Yanely Gomez

Height:
5-2
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Grayson
Hometown:
Lawrenceville, Ga.

2017 NCAA Cross Country All-Region

2019: Outdoor - Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019.
Indoor - Opened the indoor season with the first event win of her career, clocking 17:24.87 to win the 5,000 meters at the Husker Invitational...Finished 10th in the mile run (5:07.32) at the Tyson Invitational...Capped off her season at the SEC Indoor Championships, racing to a time of 9:56.30 in the 3,000 meters and running a leg on the distance medley relay team that finished 10th (11:56.52).

2018: Cross Country - Scored in four of five meets she ran in, including a 57th-place finish (21:49.3) at the 6k NCAA South Regional…Was 23rd in the 6k SEC Championships after running a 20:07.09.
Outdoor - Capped off her season with 16th place in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA East Prelims with a personal record time of 34:38.61 after earning the No. 45 NCAA East Region qualifying spot...Earned bronze in the 10,000 meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a time of 35:13.47, her first medalist performance at a championship meet...Nearly matched her personal best in the 1500 meters in a third-place finish at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial with a time of 4:31.40...Opened the outdoor season in two events (800m and 1500m) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, highlighted by a second-place finish in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:34.41.
Indoor - Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.

2017: Cross Country - Finished fifth at the two-mile WCU Festival with a time of 11:00.56…Took 50^th at the 6k Paul Short Run after completing the course in 20:51…Took All-Region honors back to Athens after finishing 16^th (20:29.1) at the NCAA South Regional…Was the third Lady Bulldog across the finish line at the 6k NCAA Championships thanks to a time of 21:01.34 for 140^th place.
Outdoor - Was second in the 1500-meter run at the Spec Towns Invite after registering a time of 4:31.11…Ran a single 10,000m race, taking ninth at the Virginia Challenge with a 35:10.45…Had a season-best 800m time of 2:16.67 to take 10^th in the 800-meter run at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial…Finished 15^th in the 1500m after completing her laps in 4:31.86 at the SEC Championships while also taking 20^th (16:56.03) in the 5000m.
Indoor - Finished fourth in the mile at the Texas A&M Quad meet with a 4:57.33…Had a top time of 9:51.87 for runner-up honors in the 3000-meter run at the Orange & Purple Classic…Was eighth in the 5000m (17:05.38) at the Music City Challenge…Took 17^th at the SEC Championships after completing her 3000m laps in 9:57.62.

2016: Cross Country - Scored at all five of the meets she ran in...Was the third Lady Bulldog and fourth overall at the 5K UGA Cross Country Invitational with a time of 18:14.27, which was her first collegiate race...Clocked a 21:34 for 127th place at the 6K Paul Short Run...Had a top-20 finish at the 6K Crimson Classic with a 21:24.9...Completed her first 6K SEC Championships with a 78th-place finish (22:26.6)...Was 48th at the 6K NCAA South Regionals thanks to a time of 21:26.9.

High School: Earned GHSA 6-A All-State honors as a junior and senior and All-County honors her last three years...As a senior, named to All-Metro team and Gwinnett County Runner of the Year and Gwinnett’s Track & Field Runner of the Year...Personal-best times of 18:10 (5K cross), 4:57 (1600 meters) and 10:39 (3200m)...Captured the 2016 Region 8 1600m and 3200m titles and the 2016 Gwinnett County 3200m crown...Won 2015 region cross country championship...Honors graduate.

Personal: Born April 7, 1998...Daughter of Conrado Gomez and Ana Gomez...Majoring in Communication Studies and Art.