Andrea Retano
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- Height:
- 5-4
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- Hometown:
- Culver, Ore.
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- Year:
- Freshman
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- High School:
- Culver HS
Bio
A middle distance specialist from a state that churns out exceptional runners, Andrea is a middle distance specialist from Oregon who enjoyed a highly successful prep career at Culver High School...will train with the cross country team over longer distances in the fall, then compete in the middle distances at 800m and 1,500m during the track & field sason.
Coach Angel on Retano: Andrea is a gutsy athlete with untapped potential. She brings a strong work ethic and is a highly competitive runner. She will be an impact runner who will make a difference in both cross country and track.
AT TECH (IN 2015-16): Andrea worked out during the fall season with the cross country team to continue her development, but did not compete in any meets.
HIGH SCHOOL: A versatile athlete, Andrea competed on the volleyball and basketball teams, in addition to running with the track & field team...helped with the 2012 state title in volleyball...Andrea was the 2014 Oregon High School Class 2A state champion at 800 meters...the following year she was the 2015 bronze medalist in the same event with a time of 2:18.42...member of the Honor Society.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Jesus Retano and Irma Rodriguez...born November 25, 1996 in Santa Ana, Calif...studying environmental science.
News mentions
Three Golden Eagles scored points Friday with Top 8 efforts, and Tennessee Tech qualified runners for the finals on Saturday in three additional events on the first day of the 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Tennessee State University.
The Tennessee Tech track & field team is looking for the fun it has enjoyed throughout the season to continue this weekend when it heads to Nashville to compete in the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships.
Tennessee Tech earned three first place finishes Saturday at the Kentucky Relays, set three school records and established seven personal-best efforts in the team's final tune up before the OVC Championships.
The Tennessee Tech track & field team heads to Lexington, Ky., this weekend to compete at the Kentucky Relays, the final tune up for coach Wayne Angel’s team before the Ohio Valley Conference Championships the following weekend.
Tennessee Tech runners and throwers set four more school records Saturday at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational, including a mark by D'Airrien Jackson in winning the 400-meter dash that is close to the Olympic Trials qualifying standard.
The assault on the school record books proved successful during the indoor season for the Tennessee Tech track & field team, and now coach Wayne Angel’s team turns its focus to the outdoor season, which gets underway this weekend at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational.
The Tennessee Tech track & field team earned five points Friday on the first day of the 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships. More importantly, coach Wayne Angel's team will send five runners into the finals on Saturday.
Optimistically eyeing the best showing in school history, the Tennessee Tech track & field teams heads to Nashville this weekend to compete in the 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships. The meet will be held Friday and Saturday at the Gentry Center on the campus of Tennessee State University.
The school record book, as well as the list of individual personal best efforts, continues to undergo a transformation for the Tennessee Tech track & field team, with one more school mark and seven PR efforts falling Saturday on the final day of the Music City Challenge at Vanderbilt.
After setting one school record and two personal best marks Friday night to open action at the Vanderbilt Invitational, the Tennessee Tech women's track & field team added another school record and five more career topping efforts Saturday to wrap up the squad's third weekend of action during the indoor season.
Tennessee Tech’s 4x800m relay shattered the school record Friday night at the Vanderbilt Invitational, slicing more than 30 seconds off a mark that had stood in the books for 16 years. The record performance, along with a couple of personal best times in the 200m dash, were the highlights on an opening night when the Golden Eagles had very few events.
The Tennessee Tech women’s track & field team returns to action Sunday to compete in the Ed Temple Invitational at Tennessee State University. Second-year coach Wayne Angel sees more school records and career-best performances on the horizon from his squad.
Tennessee Tech runners broke four school records Saturday, including marks that had stood for 18 and 15 years, when the Golden Eagles opened the 2015-16 indoor season at the Vanderbilt Indoor Opener.
What promises to be an exciting, record-breaking season for the Tennessee Tech track & field team gets underway Saturday when coach Wayne Angel takes a squad of 20 athletes to Nashville to compete in the Vanderbilt Indoor Opener.