CAREER RESULTS AND PERSONAL BESTS

2015 Indoor and Outdoor Track (Senior):

2014 Cross Country (Senior): Ran in a total of six events during the season, including the Southland Conference Championships and the South Central Regionals. She placed 2nd at the Rio Grande Valley Classic (10:50) in the 3k and seventh at the Islanders Splash with a mark of 18:36.5 in the 5k race. 

2014 Indoor and Outdoor Track (Junior): Opened the indoor season with a third-place finish in the 5000 at the Houston Indoor Opener. Took third in the 3000 at the McNeese Cowboy Invite with a time of 10:43.03. Also placed third in the 3000 at the islanders Open outdoor meet. 

2013 Cross Country (Junior): Competed in six events on the year and finished in the top-10 twice. Her first career win came with partner Ann-Kathrin Ott at the Rio Grande Valley Classic in 46:23 in the 8 mile race. Galindo also finished ninth in the islanders Splash in the 5k event (18:55.3).

2013 Indoor and Outdoor Track (Sophomore): Set career marks in in both the mile and 3000-meter events. Finished sixth at the Texas Tech Indoor Open in the mile with a time of 5:24.39 (PR). Also finished second in the 3000 at the same meet with a time of 10:45.01. Took third at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships in the 5000 with a time of 18:12.48. Placed third in the 5000 at the Victor Lopez Rice Bayou Classic during the outdoor season with a time of 18:01.62.

2012 Cross Country (Sophomore): Picked up two top-10 finishes out of the three races she took part of. At the Rio Grande Valley Classic, she took 2nd place with her partner Cecilia Jones in the 8k with a time of 44:31. Completed the Islanders Splash 6k event in a time of 19:09.4 for sixth place. 

2012 Indoor and Outdoor Track (Freshman): Placed third in the women’s 3k with a time of 10:42.60 and finished first in the 5k at the Indoor Southland Conference Championships (2/24-25) … Placed third overall in the women’s 3k with a personal-best time of 10:37.23 to qualify for the Indoor Southland Conference Championships at the Jeff Davis Bank McNeese Indoor Meet (2/3) … placed fourth overall with a time of 10:41.00 at the McNeese State Cowboy Indoor Meet (1/13). Qualified for the Southland Conference Championships in the 10k at the Victor Lopez Rice Classic (3/23) with a time of 37:26.12 … clocked a time of 38:02.37 in the 10k at the Southland Conference Championships (5/11) … Won the 3k and placed fourth in the women’s 1500m with a time of 5:09.32 at the Border Olympics (3/3) … placed second in the 5k with a time of 18:29.80 at the Cactus Cup (3/17) … set a personal-best time of 4:53.95 in the women’s 1500m to finish second at the Texas State Invitational (4/6) … recorded a personal-best time of 10:47.23 to win the women’s 3k at the Texas Invitational (4/14) … set a personal-best Southland Conference qualifying time of 18:13.76 in the 5k at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight (4/21) … finished third in the 5k with a time of 18:28.20 at the Southland Conference Championships (5/11-13).

2011 Cross Country (Freshman): Teamed up with Melissa Jones to finish third for the Islanders with a time of 46:08 at the UTPA Bronc Relays (9/2) … clocked a personal-best time of 24:12.4 in the women’s 6k at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival (10/15) … competed in five meets during the season.

High School: Ran for Rick Smith at Del Rio High School in Del Rio, Texas … regional champion and district champion … state qualifier … named 2011 Runner of the Year and Most Dedicated Runner of the Year in 2010 … helped her team to a district championship … finished third at regionals and qualified for state as a team … holds the school record in the 3200-meter with a time of 11:32.

Personal: Born Vanessa Galindo on Oct. 8, 1992, in Del Rio, Texas … parents are Salome and Guadalupe Galindo … has one sibling ... major is kinesiology.