Ana Garcia Arias

Class:
Senior
High School:
IES Martaguisela
Hometown:
Valdeorras, Ourense, Spain

PERSONAL RECORDS
Outdoor
800: 2:29.80
1500: 4:45.94
400 hurdles: 1:09.96
2000 steeplechase: 7:14.87
3000 steeplechase: 11:07.04

Indoor
600: 1:41.70
800: 2:20.73
1000: 3:05.05
Mile: 5:17.81

Cross Country
5K: 18:49.2
6K: 22:39.9

2021 (Outdoor): Set a personal record of 11:07.04 in the 3000 steeplechase at the Mid-American Conference Championships (5/7-8) … set a personal record of 4:45.94 in the 1500 at the Hillsdale GINA Relays (4/22-24) … won the 3000 steeplechase at the Bob Harris Open (5/1) … placed second in the 3000 steeplechase at the Bobcat Inv. (3/25-27).

2021 (Indoor): Set a personal record of 10:50.00 in the 3000 at the GVSU Mike Lints Alumni Open (1/23) … placed third in the 3000 at a dual with Western Michigan (1/16).

2020 (Cross Country): Placed 63^rd (6K 22:56.6) in the Mid-American Conference Championships in Bowling Green, Ohio (11/21) … placed 77^th (6K 25:10.0) in the Bowling Green State Falcon Invitational (11/7) … finished 26^th (5K 19:57.8) at the CMU Jeff Drenth Memorial (10/31) ... earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2020 (Outdoor): Redshirted.

2020 (Indoor): Placed 10th in the distance medley relay (12:15.48) in the Mid-American Conference Championships in Akron, Ohio … posted a personal-record 5:17.81 finish in the mile at the GVSU Big Meet Invitational (2/14) … placed sixth in the distance medley relay (12:28.44) at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (2/7-8) … finished second in the 800 meters (2:24.00) at the CMU Jack Skoog Open (1/31) … finished fifth in the mile (5:25.55) in a dual meet at Akron (1/17) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2019 (Cross Country): Competed in six meets … posted a personal-best 6K time of 22:39.9 at the Bradley Pink Classic (10/18) … set a personal 5K record with an 18:49.2 clocking at the Joe Piane – Notre Dame Invitational (10/4) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2019 (Outdoor): Placed third in the 3000 steeplechase (11:43.28) at the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Invitational (4/12-13) … placed eighth and set a personal best (1:09.96) in the 400-meter hurdles at the Western Michigan Jack Shaw Classic (4/5) … placed sixth in the 4x1500 (19:23.95) at the North Carolina State Raleigh Relays (3/29-30) … placed eighth and set a personal best (7:14.87) in the 3000 steeplechase and set a personal best in the 1500 meters (4:48.54) at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational (3/22-23) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2019 (Indoor): Finished fifth with a personal-record 2:20.73 at the SVSU Tune-Up (2/15) … placed second in the 600 meters (1:41.70) and sixth in the 4x400 relay (4:31.66) at the CMU Jack Skoog Open (1/11) … posted a personal-record 3:05.05 finish in the 1000 meters at the GVSU Holiday Open (12/7) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2018 (Cross Country): Competes in six meets … finished 72nd in 23:00.9 at the MAC Championships (10/27) ... earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2018 (Outdoor): Set a personal best 11:32.52 in placing fifth in the 3000 steeplechase at the Virginia Challenge (4/20-21) … ran a personal-best 2:29.80 in finishing fifth and finished sixth (5:05.98) in the 1500 meters at the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Invitational (4/13-14).

2017 (Cross Country): Ran a 5K time of 18:58.3 to place in the top 20 at the CMU Jeff Drenth Memorial (9/1) … came in 87th in field of 293 runners with a 6K time of 24:25.5 at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational (9/15) … posted a 23:19.5 time at the Pre-Nationals Invitational (10/14) in Louisville, Ky.

High School: Five-time regional champion in the steeplechase (2013-2017) ... placed second in the steeplechase at the Spanish championship in 2014 and third in 2015 .. competed with ADAS O Barco club team.