Bio

Phonetic Pronunciation: Vanessa Gallegos

NMJC (Sophomore Track & Field 2024)

Indoor

• MLK Invite (Jan. 20) | 800m- 2:28.80 | 3000m- 11:23.55
• New Mexico Open (Jan. 27) | 1 Mile- 5:27.17 | 3000m- 11:09.26
• Charlie Thomas Invitational (Feb. 2) | Mile- 5:15.90 (National Qualifier) | DMR- 12:17.19 (Gallegos, Peart, Mitchell, Schapendonk) (National Qualifier)
• Jarvis Scott Open (Feb.9-10) | 1000m- 3:04.01 (National Qualifier)
• Indoor T&F National Championships (March 1-2) | DMR 6th- 12:14.48 (Gallegos, Peart, Evlin, Schapendonk) (All-American) | 4x800m Runner-up- 9:15.67 (Evlin, Gallegos, Klausz, Schapendonk) (All-American)

NJCAA Indoor Team Third Place (2024) | Two-time Indoor All-American

Outdoor

• Masked Rider (March 22-23) | 800m- 2:21.70 | 1500m- 4:59.15 (National Qualifier) 
• Texas Relays (March 28-30) | 4x800m- 9:21.01 (Jayne Elvin, Vanessa Gallegos, Daphne Kausz, Lisanne Schapendonk)  
• Bobcat Inivitational (March 28-30) | 800m- 2:18.99 (National Qualifier)
• Michael Johnson Invitational (April 19-20) | 1500m- 4:56.62 (IQ)
• Corky/Crofoot Shootout (April 26-27) | 800m- 2:27.55

NMJC (Sophomore)

Cross Country Races 2023

• 08-25-23 Western Texas Open 5k- 4th Place (21:45.90) 
• 09-02-23 Lori Fitzgerald Memorial Open 5k- 20th Place (19:45.03)
• 09-15-23 Texas Tech Open 6k- 20th Place (24:13.00)
• 09-22-23 NMJC Invitational 5k- 3rd Place (19:24.04)
• 10-06-23 NMJC Invitational II 5k- 3rd Place (19:15.50)
• 10-13-23 NMJC Invitational III 5k- 3rd Place (19:19.28)
• 10-28-23 Region V Championships 5k- 3rd Place (19:07.00)
• 11-11-23 NJCAA DI Women’s XC Championships 5k- 19th Place (18:36.10)
• 11-14-23 NJCAA Half-Marathon- 19th Place (1:31:01.80)

NMJC (Sophomore Cross Country 2023)

• NJCAA Cross Country Championships National Runner-up (2023)
• USTFCCCA All-American for 5k (2023)
• USTFCCCA Half Marathon All-American (2023)

NMJC (Freshman Track & Field 2023)

Indoor

• Corky Classic (Jan. 13-14) | 1000M- 3:14.42 | Mile- 5:43.54
• Region V Multi and DMR Invite (Jan. 19-20) | Medley Relay- 12:45.02 (Magoro- 1200m-3:47.3, Vassell- 400m- 57.3, Gallegos- 800m- 2:25.3, D. Chewon- 1600m- 5:34.3) (National Qualifier)
• UNM Team Open (Jan. 27-28) | 600M- 1:41.83 | 800M- 2:22.00 (National Qualifier)
• Jarvis Scott Open (Feb. 10-11) | 1000M- 3:03.97 (National Qualifier)
• Matador Qualifier (Feb. 17) | 800M- 2:23.28 | Mile- 5:27.01
• Indoor T&F National Championships (March 3-4) | 1000M- 3:09.27 | DMR 4th- 12:38.99 (Gallegos- 3:51.526, Martin- 58.542, Magassa- 2:25.375, Kimalel- 5:23.539) (All-American)

NJCAA Women's Indoor Team National Champion (2023) | DMR Indoor All-American

Outdoor

• TTU Masked Rider Open (March 25) | 800M- 2:23.15 | 1500M- 4:57.69 (National Qualifier)
• WT Jo Meaker Classic (April 6-8) | 800M- 2:24.80
• Ross Black Open (April 14-15) | 800M- 2:21.15 | 1500M- 5:12.50
• UNM Don Kirby (April 20) | 800M- 2:22.45
• TTU Corky Crofoot Shootout (April 29) | 800M- 2:22.52
• Outdoor T&F National Championships (May 18-20 | Hobbs, NM) | 4x800M Relay 6th- 9:51.51 (Gallegos, Magassa, Jerop, Kimalel) (All-American)

NJCAA Women's Outdoor Team National Champion (2023) | 4x800M Relay Outdoor All-American

NMJC (Freshman Cross Country 2022)

2022 Cross Country Races

• 08-26-22 Western Texas Open 5k- 9th Place (22:26.70)
• 09-23-22 NMJC Invitational 5k- 7th Place (20:22.20)
• 09-30-22 SPC Invite 5k- 8th Place (19:54.10)
• 10-07-22 LCU October Invite 5k- 6th Place (19:50.00)
• 10-14-22 NMJC Invitational II 5k- 11th Place (20:04.00)
• 10-29-22 Region V Championships 5k- 11th Place (19:59.60)
• 11-12-22 NJCAA Women's Cross Country Championships 5k- 35th Place (19:52.70)

Prior to NMJC

Jr.

• Placed 2nd in NM State Championships in the Medley Relay (Lovington High School record) (2021).
• (4A) NM Track & Field State Champion for the two mile (2021).
• 2021 Cross Country NM All-Honors                  

Sr.

• Placed 3rd in NM State Championships in the 800m (2022)

Personal

Parents: Santiago Gallegos and Leticia Gallegos

Gallegos is bilingual in English and Spanish, she also enjoys photography.