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2019 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Shannon Palladino

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Santa Rosa, Calif.
  • High School Maria Carrillo HS

Biography

SENIOR (2019) - Competed in almost every meet during her final season as a senior ... Finished in eighth overall at the Nevada Twilight Classic with her time of 22:20 in the 6k ... Competed at the Capital Cross Challenge where she finished 152nd overall with a time of 22:33.9 ... Improved her time during the season at the Bronco Invitational with a time of 22:14.5  ... Last meet of the season was at the Mountain West Championship where she finished 76th with a time of 23:24.1 

JUNIOR (2018) - Ran in all five races for the Wolf Pack, placing in the top 35 in her first two races of the season â€Ĥ Finished with a time of 22:10 at the Dellinger Invitational, just nine seconds off her personal record.

JUNIOR (2017) - Did not race (redshirt).

SOPHOMORE (2016) - Competed at the Nature's Bakery Nevada Twilight Classic and the Chase Race â€Ĥ Took fifth at the Twilight Classic with a 4K time of 15:05.

FRESHMAN (2015) - Raced in every race leading up to regionals as a true freshman ... Finished 14th at the Nature's Bakery Nevada Twilight Classic ... Ran the third fastest 6K in freshman school history with a time of 22:01 at the Santa Clara Invitational â€Ĥ Was named a 2015-16 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL - Attended Maria Carrillo High School in Santa Rosa, Calif. and earned four letters in both cross country and track & field â€Ĥ Helped her team to four consecutive NBL Cross Country Championships (2011-14), three CIF North Coast Section Championships (2011-13) and two NBL Track & Field Championships (2012, 2014) â€Ĥ Served as the cross country team captain during her senior season and earned Redwood Empire Cross Country Runner of the Week honors â€Ĥ Has competed in the CIF North Coast Section Cross Country Championships, CIF State Cross Country Championships, and CIF NCS Redwood Empire Track Championships four times each and the CIF North Coast Section Meet of Champions three times â€Ĥ Was selected to the All-Redwood Empire second team for cross country in 2014 and the All-Redwood Empire track & field second team in 2015 â€Ĥ Her best time in the 400m is 60.79, in the 800m is 2:19.89, in the 1600m is 5:21.20 and in the 3200m is 11:53.65.

PERSONAL - Daughter of Steve Palladino and Sharon Wiles â€Ĥ has three brothers, Vincent, Will and Tim â€Ĥ intends to major in chemistry â€Ĥ her father, Steve, ran collegiately at UC Davis and post-collegiately for Adidas â€Ĥ her mother, Sharon, competed in track & field for Ithaca College â€Ĥ enjoys rock climbing, poetry, horror movies, thrift shopping, photography, laughing and all types of art â€Ĥ chose Nevada because of family, location and abundant opportunities â€Ĥ lists Emil Zatopek as her sports hero â€Ĥ favorite sports moment of her career is running the NCS cross country championship in the mud and pouring rain.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior

  • 2019Senior