In High School: Competed at Rio Grande City High School for Erasmo Montalvo winning team district titles in 2004, 2005, and 2006...had season-best of 18’1" in the long jump, 36’4" in the triple jump, 25.9 seconds in the 200-meter dash and 12.6 seconds against the win in the 100-meter dash 2006 and All-Valley multiple times...named team MVP i...had a personal-best of 18’2" as junior at the regional meet and a time of 58.3 seconds in the 400 in the games of Texas...competed at the AAU National Meet in 2004...holds the school record in the 800 with a time of 2:24 and is part of the record-setting relay teams in the 4x100 and 4x400...also ran a cross country qualifying for regionals

Personal: Born Vanessa Lee Sanchez on May 4, 1990 in Mission...daughter of Salome and Yolanda Sanchez...has two younger siblings...major is undecided.