Junior 2013 Outdoor Season Finished 7th in the 1,500 meters running her best time of the year at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... ran the second leg of the 4x400 meter relay team at the SEC Outdoor Championships that finished 9th with a time of 3:44.58 ... contributed to three seperate relay teams at the Drake Relays including a second-place finish in the distance medley with a time of 11:09.50 ... recorded a time of 2:13.46 in the 800 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold meet ... placed first, collecting a PR of 2:05.32 in the 800 meters (earning the third best time in UA history) and contributed to a 4x400 time of 3:48.89 at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... recorded a second-place finish and a PR of 54.69 in the 400 meters at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... contributed to a first-place win in the 1,600 sprint medley with a time of 3:56.53 at the Alabama Relays.
2013Indoor Season Ran a personal-best time of 2:06.87 while placing sixth to earn All-SEC honors in the 800 meters at the 2013 SEC Indoor Championships ... also competed on Alabama's 4x400-meter relay at the SEC Indoor Championships ... competed in the 800 meters and contributed to the first place rank in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:42.29 at the Mark Colligan Memorial meet ... timed at a 1:32.92 in the 600 meters at the Indiana Relays ... finished second in the 800 meters at the Auburn Invitational in 2:10.24 ... recorded a 2:11.49 at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener to place third in the 800 meters.
Prep and Personal First name is pronounced "Yah-NEEK" ... was Essex County's most valuable performer in both the indoor and outdoor season for 2012 ... began competing in track at the age of 18 in 2009 ... placed second in the 800 at the 2012 NJCAA Outdoor Championships (2:11.46) ... coached by Michael Smart at Essex County CC in Newark, N.J. ... daughter of Erica Pinto ... born August 8, 1991
