Ally Romanko
Ally Romanko

Player Profile
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Coos Bay, Ore.
High School:
North Bend
Height:
5-6
Event:
800m, 1500m

SOPHOMORE (2008): Received the team's Callie Calhoun Award for Drive and Determination for the second straight year...NCAA Regional Qualifier in the 800-meter run...clocked the second-fastest outdoor 800-meter time in Academy history...crossed the finish line of the Mountain West Conference Championships in 2:08.00...that time is a new Sophomore Class record...earned all-conference honors after finishing third in the 800-meter run at the conference's outdoor meet...became just the second female all-conference track honoree since 2000...also moved into the program's top-10 in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:35.03...recorded that team-leading time at the Louisville Classic...ran the leadoff leg of the 4x800-meter relay team that posted the second-fastest time in Academy history (9:16.92)...ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that posted the season's fastest time (3:56.78)...first set Sophomore Class record in the 800-meter run at the Sun Angel Classic...recorded the fastest time of the indoor season in the 800-meter run...clocked a time of 2:11.68 (adjusted for altitude) at the Mountain West Conference Championships...finished sixth at that meet...also led the team with a season-best 59.03 in the 400-meter dash...clocked that time at the Don Barrett Air Force Open...ran the final leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that recorded the fastest time of the season (4:00.69)...earned the team's Track Athlete of the Week award twice during the indoor season and three times during the outdoor season.

FRESHMAN (2007): Earned the team's Callie Calhoun Award for Drive and Determination...Academy record-holder in the indoor 800-meter run...clocked that Academy-record time of 2:11.12 (adjusted for altitude) at the Mountain West Conference championships...finished fourth in that event...that time is a Freshman Class record...ran a career-best 58.30 in the indoor 400-meter run at the Air Force Invitational...that was the fastest time on the team during the season...that mark is the sixth-fastest time in Academy history...ran the final leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that posted a season-best time of 4:00.81a at the Air Force Invitational...that time is the 10th-best in Academy history...led the Falcons in the 400-meter dash and 800-meter run during the outdoor season...set a Freshman Class record in the 800-meter run during the outdoor season...ran the Oregon Invitational in 2:10.49...that is the third-best time in Academy history...clocked a career-best time of 57.99 in the 400-meter dash at the Wyoming Invitational...that is the seventh-fastest time in program history...ran the final leg of the 4x400-meter relay during the outdoor season that posted the ninth-best time in Academy history (3:55.78) at the MWC Championships...won the 800-meter run at the Military Classic...also won the 200- and 400-meter dashes at the Colorado College Invitational...earned the team's Track Athlete of the Week four times during the indoor season and once during the outdoor season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned Most Valuable Athlete honors for the track and field team as a junior and senior...won the Oregon 3A state high school championships in the pole vault at 11'6"... also placed second in the 800-meter run and sixth in the 300-meter hurdles...recorded a career-best time of 2:13.13 in the 800-meter run that ranked as the best time in Oregon among all classifications...also holds the school records in the pole vault and 300-meter hurdles...named MVP of the cross country team as a freshman and sophomore...editor-in-chief of the school newspaper...class valedictorian.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Bob and Pam Romanko...has one younger sister Katie...majoring in astronautical engineering...future plans include becoming a fighter pilot...hobbies include snowboarding and spending time outdoors...two-time academic all-conference honoree...member of the Air Force cross country team...served as team captain during the 2008 season...member of the 2009 track and field leadership council.

 
 
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