Venessa D'Arpino

Position:
Sprints
Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
High School:
North Valley HS
Hometown:
Grants Pass, Ore.

PERSONAL BESTS

60m: 7.55 (i)
MPSF Championships
Seattle, Wash., 2/24/17
100m: 11.70
Beach Invitational
Long Beach, Calif., 4/15/17
200m: 23.60
NCAA West Preliminary CHampionships
Austin, Texas, 5/26/17
400m: 54.14
Bulldog Invitational
Clovis, Calif., 4/22/17
400 relay: 46.01
Sun Angel Classic
Tempe, Ariz., 4/9/16
1600 relay: 3:50.92 (i)
MPSF Championships
Seattle, Wash., 2/27/16

NCAA Track and Field West Preliminary Championships
2017: 200m, 26th, 23.60
2016: 400m, 26th, 54.21

Pac-12 Track & Field Championships
2017: 200m, 11th, 24:02
2017: 400m, 11th, 55.28
2016: 400 relay, 6th, 46.14
2016: 1600 relay, 11th, 3:51.03

TRACK AND FIELD

2017
Outdoor: Pac-12 Academic Honorable Mention ...qualified for NCAA regionals for first time but did not advance to quarterfinals in 200m or 400m... Improved PRs by .36 in 100, by 1.22 in 200 and by nearly three seconds in 400 this season ... Set school records in 100m (11.70), 200m (23.60) and 400m (54.14) ... Broke school record in 200m five times, running 23.83, 23.82., 23.81, 23.63 and 23.60 ... Ran under 24 seconds six times in 200m. Indoor: Ran in three meets ... Took 16th in 60m at MPSF meet in school-record 7:55 ... Took ninth in 200m in 24.67, No. 2 all-time clocking ... Placed 11th in 400m in 55.61 ... Earned MPSF all-academic honors. Season Bests: Outdoor - 100m, 11.70, Beach Invitational, Long Beacvh, Calif. (4/15/17); 200m, 23.63, Bulldog Invitational, Clovis, Calif. (4/22/17); 400m, 54.14, Bulldog Invitational, Clovis, Calif. (4/22/17). Indoor - 60m, 7.55, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/24/17); 200m, 24.67, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash.(2/24/17); 400m, 55:61, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/24/17).

2016
Outdoor: Ran leg on school-record 400 relay team and on 1600 relay team that posted No. 4 all-time clocking ... Posted No. 6 time in 100 (12.06), No. 8 time in 200 (24.82) and No. 6 time in 400 (57.10). Indoor: Competed in four events ... Placed 16th at MPSF Championships in 200 in school-record 24.70 and placed 20th in 400 in 56.15. Season Bests: Outdoor - 100m, 12.06, High Performance Meet, Corvallis, Ore. (4/30/16); 200m, 24.82, Bulldog Invitational, Clovis, Calif. (24.82); 400m, 57.10, Bulldog Invitational, Clovis, Calif. (4/23/16); 400 relay, 46.01, Sun Angel Classic, Tempe, Ariz. (4/9/16); 1600 relay, 3:51.05, Pac-12 Championships, Seattle, Wash. (5/15/16). Indoor - 60m, 7.79, Husky Classic, Seattle, Wash. 2/13/16; 200m, 24.70, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. 2/26/16; 400m, 56.15, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. 2/27/16; 1600 relay, 3:50.92, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. 2/27/16.

2015
Outdoor: Redshirted. Indoor: Competed in four meets ... Set school record and placed 16th in 400 at MPSF championships (55.60) ... Also set school indoor record in 60m (7.72) and 200m (24.96). Season Bests: 60 Meters, 7.72, Husky Classic, Seattle, Wash. (2/14/15). 200 Meters, 24.96, Husky Classic, Seattle, Wash.(2/14/15). 400 Meters, 55.60, MPSF meet, Seattle, Wash. (2/28/15).

NORTH VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years in track and field as a sprinter and earned numerous all-Skyline Conference honors ... Won six 4A state individual/relay championships and holds state 4A record in 200 meters (24:11) and 400 meters (54:68); has PR of 12:00 in 100 meters ... Ran anchor leg on 4A state-champion 400 relay team (49.10) ... Oregon Sports Award 2013-14 Oregon 4A Athlete of the Year ... Also lettered four years in soccer as a striker, was team's leading scorer and Skyline Conference all-star as a junior and senior ... Team captain in soccer and track as a junior and senior.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Sherry and Brian D'Arpino ... Twin sister, Kerissa, is teammate on OSU track team ... Has a younger brother, Cory ... Enjoys riding an ATV, camping and soccer ... Graduated from NVHS with a 3.5 GPA and is majoring in sociology ... made OSU honor roll in 2015 winter quarter ... Chose OSU because of "the environment/people, and being an Oregonian." ... Top athletic thrill to date is winning six state titles, winning a team championship and holding the state 200 and 400 records..