Andrea Retano
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- Height:
- 5-4
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- Hometown:
- Culver, Ore.
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Culver HS
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- Previous School:
- Culver HS
Bio
A middle distance specialist from a state that churns out exceptional runners, Andrea is a middle distance specialist from Oregon who enjoyed a highly successful prep career at Culver High School...will train with the cross country team over longer distances in the fall, then compete in the middle distances at 800m and 1,500m during the track & field sason.
Coach Angel on Retano: Andrea is a gutsy athlete with untapped potential. She brings a strong work ethic and is a highly competitive runner. She will be an impact runner who will make a difference in both cross country and track.
SOPHOMORE (IN 2017): Andrea set a personal-best mark in the indoor 600-meter at the IU Relays with a time of 1:46.08...also established a career-best mark in the indoor 400-meter at the Samford Open with a time of 1:04.96...recorded a personal-best time in the outdoor 800-meter at the Weems Baskin Invitational with a time of 2:27.28.
FRESHMAN (IN 2016): Andrea was a part of the 4x800m indoor relay team that broke the former Golden Eagle school record with a time of 9:25.95 (along with Sarah Brandt, Madison Stremler, and Molly Griffin).
HIGH SCHOOL: A versatile athlete, Andrea competed on the volleyball and basketball teams, in addition to running with the track & field team...helped with the 2012 state title in volleyball...Andrea was the 2014 Oregon High School Class 2A state champion at 800 meters...the following year she was the 2015 bronze medalist in the same event with a time of 2:18.42...member of the Honor Society.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Jesus Retano and Irma Rodriguez...born November 25, 1996 in Santa Ana, Calif...studying environmental science.
News mentions
After two days of competition, the Tennessee Tech track and field team currently stand in tenth place with 16 points, however, have numerous athletes that have qualified for the finals of their events on Saturday.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team competed in the Tennessee Challenge on Saturday, as part of their preparation for the upcoming OVC Outdoor Championships. Despite rain intermittently throughout the day causing participants to scratch from their heats, the Golden Eagles put on a promising performance heading into next weekend.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team headed to familiar OVC territory this weekend and came back even more prepared for the upcoming OVC Outdoor Championships.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continues their outdoor OVC in familiar OVC territory on Friday-Saturday. The Golden Eagle squad will head to Clarksville, Tenn., to compete at the Austin Peay Invitational.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team saw abundant success at the Hilltopper Relays on Saturday at Western Kentucky university.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continued their success from day one over to day two at the Weems Baskin Invitational under host University of South Carolina.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team had a superb showing on day one of the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, currently standing in third place (out of 12 teams) with 33 points, which is just 11 points behind leader Eastern Illinois.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continued preparation for the OVC Championships on Saturday at the Samford Open.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team opened day one at the Indiana University relays on a high note.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continued to put their skills to test on Saturday when the Golden Eagles competed in the Illini Classic at the University of Illinois.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team had a successful meet on Saturday at the Gene Edmonds Open at Purdue University with the day’s action highlighted by Micayla Rennick breaking a school record in the 3,000-meter race.
The Tennessee Tech track team opened their 2016-17 season at the Vanderbilt Opener Invitational in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday.