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2013 Women's Track and Field Roster

Gayana Wanniarachchi

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  • Class Freshman
  • Highschool South
  • Hometown Waukesha, Wis.

Biography

Wannirachchi's Cross Country Bio

2014 Indoor: Finished 12th in the 5000m and 13th in the 3000m at the Horizon League Championships ... came in sixth in the 3000m at the John Tierney Triangular Jan. 17 ... placed seventh in the mile at the John Craft Invite Jan. 25 ... posted season-best times in the 3000m (10:41.01) and the 5000m (18:10.44) at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 15 ... finished runner-up in the mile at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 22. 2014 Outdoor: Came in 16th in the 5000m at the Horizon League Championships ... ran the 3k once on the season, taking 12th at the Marquette Duals April 4 ... had a season-best 5k time of 18:29.12 taking seventh at the Billiken Invite April 12 ... also competed in the 1500m twice on the year, posting a season-best time of 5:04.59 at the Gateway Invite April 19.

2013 Indoor: Placed 11th in the 5000m and 16th in the 3000m at the Horizon League Championships ... posted season-best times in both events at the league meet ... came in second in the 3k at the Panther Tune-Up ... seventh in the 5k at the Iowa State Open ... also ran the 800m in collegiate debut, taking fourth. Outdoor: Finished sixth in the 10000m with a time of 39:41.44 at the Horizon League Championships ... also competed in the 5000m at the league meet ... took fourth in the 1500m against Marquette ... was fifth in the same event at the Gateway Invitational.

High School
Ran track and cross country all four years ... named team captain as a junior and senior in both track and cross country ... qualified for the state meet in the 1600 as a senior ... holds the school record in the 3200 ... second-team all-conference in cross country ... won the athletic director team award.

Personal
Daughter of Saman and Ama Wanniarachchi ... chose UWM because of its diversity and the culture of the city ... was on the high honor roll all four years of high school and was a member of the National Honor Society ... also helps our at school track camps ... originally from Colombo, Sri Lanka ... born Feb. 2, 1994.