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2019 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Alanna Lally

Alanna Lally

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Galway, Ireland
Personal Records
400m: 56.40
800m: 2:04.62
1000m: 2:57.39

2021 Outdoor: Won the 800m at the Temple Invite with her mark of 2:06.28... Registered a fourth-place finish in the 800m at the Raleigh Relays (2:05.50)... Ran a personal-best 56.40 for first place in the 400m at the Quaker Invitational... Set the school record in the 800m with her time of 2:04.62 at the North Florida Invite... Earned All-Conference honors in the 800m with her third-place time of 2:09.08... Qualified for the NCAA East Prelim in the 800m.

2020-21 Indoor: Won the 800m at the #HTownSpeedCity Series II meet (2:08.80)... Finished second in the 800m at the #HTownSpeedCity Series III meet (2:10.55)... Was the top collegian to finish at the Camel City Invite with her third-place finish in the 800m.

2020 Cross Country: Did not compete in Temple's lone meet of the unprecedented season. 

2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 Indoor: Was outstanding during her rookie season in Cherry and White that featured a pair of gold medals at the AAC Championships...Won gold in the 800m at the conference meet, helping the Owls sweep the podium in the event for the first time in program history...Ran the 800m leg of the DMR that shattered the conference meet record and won gold...Ran the fastest 800m time in Temple history at the Valentine Invitational, resetting the school record to 2:06.35 to place 12th...Ran the 1000m in 2:57.39 at the Fastrack Season Opener, the fastest time for Temple this season...Ran the 800m leg on Temple's DMR that posted the fastest time in conference history, resetting the program record to 11:14.87 at the JDL DMR Invitational.

2019 Cross Country: Did not compete.

Prior to Temple: A well-decorated transfer from UCD in Ireland…Was a World University Games semifinalist in the 800m in Italy in 2019…An All-Ireland Indoor Senior 800m Champion in 2018…Finished fourth in the European U-23 Championships in the 800m in 2017 in Poland…Was a member of the UCD relay team that took gold in the AAI Road Relays in 2017…All-Ireland Indoor Senior 800m silver medalist in 2017, and All-Ireland Indoor U-23 800m Champion in 2016 and 2017.

High School: Attended Presentation College Athenry in Galway, Ireland…As a junior, was an All-Ireland Champion in the 800m and the 400m both indoor and outdoor…Held the national record in the 800m…Was named the Connaught Tribune Athletics Sports Star of the Year…Also was named Athletics Ireland School Girl Athlete of the Year as a junior…Qualified for Would Juniors…Finished 15th in the 400m at the World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine as a sophomore.

Personal: Parents are David and Clodagh Lally…Is pursuing a Master’s degree in Athletic Training at Temple…Earned a degree in Physiotherapy from UCD.

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