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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Lovington, NM
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, Elvin, Schapendonk) (All-American) | 4x800m Runner-up- 9:15.67 (Elvin, Gallegos, Kausz, 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
NJCAA Outdoor National Champion (2024)
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.
News Mentions

T-Bird WXC Eager to Compete at the NJCAA XC Championships
November 11, 2023

T-Birds (WXC) Finishes Runner-Up for Second Straight Year
November 11, 2023

NMJC WXC Wins Region V and WJCAC Championships
October 28, 2023

WXC Earns 4th Title, Damaris Chewon Wins for Third Time
October 13, 2023

Chewon Claims Sixth XC Title at the NMJC Invitational II
October 6, 2023

Jayne Elvin Defeats Damaris Chewon for First Title
September 22, 2023

T-Bird Women Place 4th at Texas Tech Open 5k
September 15, 2023

Women's XC Finishes Runner-up in Las Cruces
September 2, 2023

T-Bird Women's XC Starts Perfect in Snyder
August 25, 2023