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2022-23 Track & Field Roster

Vanessa Gunderson

Vanessa Gunderson

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Sprints/Hurdles
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Hometown:
    Denison, Iowa
  • Highschool:
    Denison

Summary

Biography

Personal Bests
Indoors

60 m hurdles:  9.71 at Nebraska Tune-Up, 2/18/22
60 m: 8.55 at USD Alumni, 2/4/23
200 m:  27.81 at Jack Johnson Invitational, 1/28/23 
300 m: 43.73 at SDSU Holiday Invite, 12/3/22 
400 m:  1:02.31 at SDSU Last Chance, 2/20/21
600 m:  1:41.03 at Cyclone Open, 1/21/23

Outdoors
100 m hurdles: 16.16 at KT Woodman Classic, 4/9/22 
400 m hurdles:  1:05.82 at Summit League Championships, 5/12/22
400 m:  1:01.93 at Jim Duncan Invitational, 4/9/2

2021-2022 (Junior)

Indoors, set career personal bests in the 200, 600, and 60 and 300 hurdles... placed 12th at the Jack Johnson Invitational (Jan. 29) in the 200 meter with a time of 28.35... finished with best time in the 300 meter hurdles (48.36) for the Mavericks, which placed 3rd at the SDSU Holiday Invite (Dec. 4)… outdoors, set career personal bests in the 100 and 400 hurdles... placed in top-10 at three events in the 400 meter hurdles, including a 7th-place time of 1:06.77 at the USD Twilight (May 6)… Contributed to 3rd-place finish at the Graduate Classic (Jan. 14) in the Distance Medley with a time of 12:30.37 

2020-21 (Sophomore)
Indoors, had a lifetime best 200 meter time of 28.52 at the SDSU Indoor Classic (Feb. 13)…put up a lifetime best 400 meter time of 1:02.31 at the SDSU Last Chance (Feb. 20)…was a member of the Mavericks’ 4x400 meter relay team that took sixth at the Summit League Championships with a time of 4:09.29 (Feb. 28)…outdoors, had Omaha’s top time in the 400 meter hurdles, running 1:06.47, a lifetime best, at the South Dakota Tune Up (May 7)…ran a lifetime best 400 meter time of 1:01.93 at the Jim Duncan Invitational (April 9)…was a member of the Mavericks’ 4x400 meter relay team that finished sixth at the Summit League Championship with a season-best time of 4:04.06.

2019-20 (Freshman)
Indoors, ran a lifetime best time of 9.94 in the 60 meter hurdles at the Nebraska Tune-Up (Feb. 21)…posted a lifetime best 200 meter time of 29.07 at the SDSU Indoor Classic (Feb. 15)…put up a lifetime best 400 meter time of 1:05.40 at the Jack Johnson Classic (Feb. 1)…ran a lifetime best time of 1:48.01 in the 600 meters at the Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational (Jan. 25)...named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll.

Before UNO
Was a four-year letter winner in cross country and track & field at Denison High School...was a state qualifier in both sports each season...as a senior, qualified for the state meet in the 100 m and 400 meter hurdles; and the shuttle hurdle relay...also a member of the school's 4x100 meter relay team that qualified for the Drake Relays...was named Iowa Girls Coaches Association Academic All-State...also was a four-year letter winner in basketball and soccer...was a four-time all-conference player in soccer and was all-state honorable mention as a junior...also played two years of softball.

Personal
Born Dec. 1, 2000...daughter of Greg and Carrie Gunderson...has two sisters, Sydney and Olivia...majoring in neuroscience.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'6"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'6"
  • 2021-22Junior

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'6"
  • 2022-23Senior

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'6"