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Whitney Valenti

NCAA APPEARANCES (1)
2022 NCAA 6K (xc) (234th)

2024-25

Placed 80th in the 6k (22:04.0) at the Big 12 Conference Cross Country Championship (Nov. 1, 2024)
Finished 142nd in the 6k (21:30.9) at the Arturo Barrios Invitational (Oct. 18, 2024)
Ran 21:46.0 in the 6k, finishing 8th at the Roadrunners Invitational (Sep. 21, 2024)
Placed 11th in the 5k (18:28.0) at the Wyoming Invite (Aug. 30, 2024)

INDOOR: Did not compete

2023-24
XC

Placed 240th in the 6k (22:22.2) at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships (Nov. 18, 2023)
Finished 76th in the 6k (21:40.6) at the Pac-12 Cross Country Championship (Oct. 27, 2023)
Ran 22:28.1 in the 6k, finishing 227th at the Nuttycombe Invite (Oct. 13, 2023)
Placed 81st in the 5k (17:29.4) at the Virginia Invitational (Sep. 23, 2023)
Ran 19:07.7 in the 5.31k, finishing 10th at the CU Time Trial (Sep. 1, 2023)

INDOOR

Ran 4:55.01 in the mile, finishing 20th at the Ken Shannon Last Chance (Feb. 23-24, 2024)
Placed 76th in the mile (4:57.26) at the Husky Classic (Feb. 9-10, 2024)
Finished 4th in the 800m (2:14.14) and 2nd in the mile (4:57.48) at the Colorado Invitational (Feb. 2-3, 2024)
Placed 13th in the mile (5:10.26) at the Potts Invitational (Jan. 12-13, 2024)

OUTDOOR

Placed 23rd in the 1500m (5:03.37) at the Pac-12 Track and Field Championships (May 10-12, 2024)
Finished 27th in the 1500m (4:27.53) at the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 11-13, 2024)
Ran 4:31.33 in the 1500m, finishing 9th at the Stanford Invitational (Mar. 29-30, 2024)
Placed 8th in the 800m (2:11.25) at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic (Mar. 29-30, 2024)
Finished 5th in the 800m (2:14.61) at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing (Mar. 22-23, 2024)p

2022-23

XC: Ran in six races for the Buffs ... placed 64th in the 6K at the Pac-12 Championships while setting a personal record of 20:57.1 ... finished 81st in the 6K at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships ... placed 234th in the 6K at the NCAA Championships
Indoor: Ran the mile in four meets ... finished fifth in the mile at the Potts Invitational ... set a personal record of 4:51.28 in the mile at the Husky Classic
Outdoor: Competed in two meets ... won the 1,500 at the Jack Christiansen Invite with a time of 4:32.68 ... finished third in the 800 at the Kit Mayer Classic with a time of 2:16.12

2021-22

XC: Redshirted
Indoor: Ran in one race, recording a personal record of 10:49.83 in the 3,000 at the Colorado Invitational
Outdoor: Competed in four meets for the Buffs ... finished ninth in the 1,500 at the Jerry Quiller Classic ... finished 10th in the 3,000S at the Fresno State Invitational

2020-21

XC: Season was canceled due to COVID-19
Winter XC: Ran in three races for the Buffs ... finished fourth in the 6K at the FSU Winter Classic ... finished 44th in the 6K at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 20:57.1
Outdoor: Competed in eight races over seven meets ... three of her first four races were top-five finishes ... placed eighth in the 1,500 at the GCU Antelope Invitational while setting a personal record of 4:31.81 ... at the Pac-12 Championships, she set a personal best of 10:43.50 in the 3,000S and another personal best of 16:47.48 in the 5,000

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended Brea Olinda High School
Ranked No. 1 in the 1,600 run in California in 2020, Valenti lettered in cross country and track and field
BOHS made the CIF-SS Division Finals in cross country all four years and qualified for the CIF State Championship her sophomore and senior years
Placed 70th as a sophomore and improved to 20th as a senior while helping the team finish third
Ran at the 2019 Foot Locker West Regional and placed 42nd
Was the runner-up in the 1,600 at the CIF-SS Division 3 Finals as a sophomore and junior
Was a scholar-athlete all four years
Owns prep records in the 1,500, 3,000 and 4x1600m relay

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS

IN THE CLASSROOM

PERSONAL

Whitney Barstow Valenti
Her father, Dreux, ran at Southern California, while her mother, Pam, ran at Michigan
Her hobbies include painting, dancing, biking, skiing and paddle boarding
Has done volunteer work with canned food drives, children’s shopping days for the holidays, helping at blood drives and assisting at Brea Elementary School’s track and field meets
Was a Girl Scout and earned the bronze and silver award
Was a member of the National Honor Society and was a four year member of the student government