Valeria McNamara

Bio

Welcomed to Tech in the 2014 cross country season where she was a consistent contributor in her roookie year...heads into her first collegiate season on the track where she will pose a threat to score points in the distance races

AT TECH (2014): Lera had a solid freshman season in cross country, placing in the top four for the Golden Eagle team in each meet during the fall...posted a career-best time of 20:13.07 in the 5K at the OVC Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lera attended Creekview High School in Canton, GA...well rounded student athlete receiving awards in both athletics and academics...for academics, she received the President’s Education Award...for athletics, she received the Scholar Athlete Gold Award...freshman year of HS she played soccer and was on the swim team...the rest of her high school career she stuck to cross country and track where she went to the State meet multiple years...received the teammate award twice...was named Team Co-Captain, National Elite, and Top 10 County & Region...personal record for the 5K was 19:57...the Mile was 5:48...the Two Mile was 12:26... and the 800m was 2:43.

PERSONAL: Valeria is the daughter of Paul and Kathy McNamara...prefers to be called “Lera”...was born on March 25, 1995 in Feodosia, Ukraine...majoring in Pre-Physical Therapy.