Valerie Reina - Women's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Valerie Reina

R-Sr | 5-2 | Distance | Tontitown, Ark. | Springdale Har-Ber HS

#RazorFacts

  • Two-time NCAA First Round Qualifier (5,000m)

Redshirt Junior (2016)
Posted back-to-back top five finishes to open the season in the 1,000 and the mile at the Arkansas Invitational (1/15) and Gladstein Invitational (1/23), respectively … Ran a 3K PR of 9:32.89 to place 10th in the event at the Razorback Invitational (1/30) … Picked up a season’s best in the 5K of 16:16.74 at the Husky Classic (2/13) … Closed out indoor season with a 12th place finish in the 5K at the SEC Championship (2/27) … Opened up her outdoor campaign with PR in the 5K of 16:06.66 at the Stanford Invitational (4/2) … Raced to a new PR and second-team All-SEC accolades in the 10K, clocking 34:13.11 to place third at the SEC Outdoor Championship (5/14) … Capped off the season with a 28th-place finish in the 5K at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.

Redshirt Sophomore (2015)
Kicked off her sophomore campaign with a PR in the mile of 4:48.63 good for second place at the Arkansas v. Texas Dual … Followed that performance with a PR in the 3,000-meter run of 9:35.49 at the Tyson Invitational … Finished fourth in the 5,000 meter run at the SEC Indoor Championship in 16:34.94 … Clocked a personal best 4:26.44 at 1,500 meters to finish in first at the Arkansas Twilight … Collected four points for the Razorbacks with a fifth place finish at 5,000 meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Qualified for first round of the NCAA Championships in the 5,000-meter run.

Redshirt Freshman – Indoor (2014)
Opened the indoor season with two-consecutive top-five finishes in the mile … Finished third in the 3,000-meter run at the Armory Collegiate Invitational.

Freshman – Outdoor (2013)
Utilized a redshirt during the indoor season … Collected two top-three finishes at 3,000 meters at the John McDonnell Invitational and Arkansas Team Invitational in her first season competing for the Razorbacks … Capped her first season with a PR of 36:51.35 in the 10,000-meter run at the SEC Outdoor Championships.

High School
An eight-time Arkansas state champion at Springdale Har-Ber High School … Won two cross country titles, four indoor, and three outdoor championships … Named the Gatorade Arkansas Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year as a junior … Finished 11th at the 2010 Foot Locker South Regional … Owns a personal-best time of 17:46 in the 5K and 4:44.26 in the 1,500m.

Personal
Born on Aug. 16, 1994 … Daughter of Reuben and Joel Reina … Older of four children with siblings Elise, Reuben and Gabby … Father was a two-time NCAA Champion in the 3,000m and an eight-time All-American at Arkansas … Majoring in elementary education.

TFRRS Profile

Indoor PRs

  • 1,000: 2:50.21
  • Mile: 4:48.63
  • 3,000: 9:32.89
  • 5,000: 16:34.94

Outdoor PRs

  • 1,500: 4:22.78
  • 3,000: 9:55.85
  • 5,000: 16:06.66
  • 10,000: 34:13.11