Igna Mendez
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- Year:
- Fy.
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- Hometown:
- Santiago, Chile
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- High School:
- Mayflower School
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- Major:
- Economics
2022 Outdoor: Earned All-NCAC honors as part of Wooster’s third-place 4x400 relay that crossed at 4:12.23 at the NCAC Championships (May 5-6) … Individually, placed seventh at conference with time of 1:03.54 in the 400 meters … All-Ohio performer, thanks to running leg on Wooster’s first-place 4x400 (4:09.37) at the All-Ohio Championships (April 16) … Time of 1:03.42 was good for fifth-place in the 400 at All-Ohio … Part of the winning 4x400 at the Wooster Invitational (April 2, 4:19.67), dual meet with Denison (April 13, 4:11.56) and Kenyon Spring Invitational (April 23, 4:15.22) … Competed in seven meets.
2022 Indoor: Two-time all-conference performer, thanks to running leg on Wooster’s runner-up 4x400 (4:07.11) and distance medley relays (12:36.56) at NCAC Championships (Feb. 25-26) … Helped Wooster to first runner-up conference showing since 1997 … All-Ohio honoree as part of Wooster’s second-place DMR (13:09.82) at the All-Ohio Championships (Feb. 12) … Debuted with two first-place finishes at the Fighting Scots Invitational (Jan. 22) … Went 4:21.89 on the 4x400 and 13:03.61 on the DRM at Fighting Scots Invitational … Double winner in dual meet with Denison (Jan. 27) with top times in the 400 (1:06.71) and 4x400 (4:34.02).
2021 Cross Country: Made five starts … Earned a letter as part of the 12-harrier contingent at the NCAC Championships (Oct. 30) … Crossed at 28:39.2 at the NCAC Championships … Logged a season-best championship-length time of 27:10.4 at the Muskingum Invitational (Oct. 2), with time ranking 17th in the field.
Prior to Wooster: Chilean national champion … Attended the Mayflower School and was a member of the basketball, cheerleading, soccer, track & field, and volleyball teams … Prepped for Marcelo Gajardo in track & field.
Personal: Born July 5, 2001 … Parents are Manuel Mendez and Carolina Alvarez … Economics major and mathematics minor.
