Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Came to Villanova in 2024-25 as a graduate transfer from Columbia ... Made her Wildcats debut during the 2024 cross country season and was a Mid-Atlantic All-Region performer ... Individual winner at the season-opening Main Line Invitational and was one of the top contributors in the VIllanova during the season ... Had a successful undergraduate career at Columbia where she was a three-time Ivy League champion ... Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary in the 1500 meters three straight years while running for the Lions ... Graduated as Columbia's school record holder in the 1000 meters and the 1500 meters ... Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team for the 2024 cross country season and to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the Fall 2024 semester.
 

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PERSONAL BESTS
800 Meters	2:06.17	Larry Ellis Invitational (4.12.2024)
1000 Meters	2:43.30	ECAC Championship (3.2.2024)
1500 Meters	4:10.24	Portland Track Festival (6.9.2024)
Mile	4:36.52	Ivy League Indoor Heps (2.25.2024)
3000 Meters	9:19.97	Dr. Sander/Columbia Challenge (2.5.2022)
5000 Meters	17:32.11	Ivy League Outdoor Heps (5.8.2022)
5000 Meters (XC)	17:03.8	Main Line Invitational (9.20.2024)
6000 Meters (XC)	20:09.4	NCAA Northeast Regional (11.10.2023)

 

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CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2024 CROSS COUNTRY
Mid-Atlantic All-Region
2024 OUTDOOR
Ivy League Champion	4x800 Meter Relay (Anchor)
2024 INDOOR
ECAC Champion	1000 Meters
Ivy League Champion	Mile
2023 CROSS COUNTRY
All-Northeast Region
2022 CROSS COUNTRY
All-Ivy League (Second Team)
2022 INDOOR
Ivy League Champion	Distance Medley Relay (1600)
ACADEMIC HONORS
USTFCCCA All-Academic (Cross Country)	2024-25
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Fall 2024

 

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CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2024 CROSS COUNTRY (LEESBURG, VA. | MORVEN PARK)
Date	Distance	Time	Place
November 1	6000 Meters	21:26.02	24th

 

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BEFORE VILLANOVA

Columbia University: Three-time Ivy League champion and the school record holder in both the 1000 meters and the 1500 meters at the time of her graduation … Three-time NCAA East Preliminary qualifier outdoors in the 1500 meters … Her conference titles include being the indoor mile champion in 2024 and the anchor of winning relays both indoors (2022, distance medley relay) and outdoors (2024, 4x800 meter relay) … Won the 2024 indoor ECAC title in the 1000 meters … Her winning time of 2:43.30 set a Columbia school record and was the third-fastest time in Ivy League history … As a cross country runner was an All-Northeast Region performer as a senior and a second team All-Ivy League honoree her junior year … Team captain as a senior.
 
The Pingry School: Earned a total of 12 varsity letters during her scholastic career with four each in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field … As a cross country runner was a two-time Footlocker Cross Country finalist and a three-time NJSIAA Non-Public A state champion … Four-time first team All-Somerset County performer and three-time first team All-Skyland Conference honoree … On the track was part of the 2017 indoor NJSIAA Non-Public B state championship team … Individually was a five-time New Balance Nationals qualifier and the 2018 indoor Meet of Champions gold medalist in the 3200 meters … Named a National Merit Commended Student as a senior in 2020.
 
Personal: Born 5/26/02 in Morristown, N.J. … Younger of two daughters of Kelly and Gerald Vanasse … Has an older sister, Camille (29) … Both parents were established runners during their own racing careers … Mother was a two-time All-American and five-time Heps champion in cross country and track & field at Yale … Father competed in college at Connecticut and ran for Team adidas USA from 1983-87 during which time he was the runner-up in the 1984 Boston Marathon … Graduated from Columbia in 2024 and is enrolled in graduate school at Villanova where she is pursuing her MBA from the Villanova School of Business … Chose to continue her education and career at Villanova for the success of the cross country and track & field program along with the school’s academic rigor.