2016 Women's Track & Field Roster
Gina Sereno
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Madison, Wis.
- High School:
- West
- Position:
- Distance
Last Updated: May 17, 2018
At Michigan
• Cross country USTFCCCA All-American (2016, 2017)
• USTFCCCA First-Team All-American (2017 indoor: distance medley relay)
• USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American (2018 indoor: 3,000 meters / 2017 outdoor: 5,000 meters / 2017 indoor: 3,000 meters / 2016 outdoor: 10,000 meters)
• Big Ten Track Athlete of the Championships (2016 outdoor)
• Five-time Big Ten Champion (2017: indoor 3000 meter run, outdoor 5,000 and 10,000 meter runs / 2016: outdoor 5,000 and 10,000 meter runs)
• Member of two cross country Big Ten Title-winning teams (2016, '17) and four NCAA Great Lakes Regional championship teams (2013, '15, '16, '17), running in four of those meets
• Competing member of the 2016 Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championship Teams
• Three-time All-Big Ten cross country (first team; 2016, '17; second team; 2015)
• Three-time All-Great Lakes Region honoree (2015, '16, '17)
Redshirt Senior (2017-18)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 35:33.65 in the 10,000 meter run to finish 12th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11-13)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 9:39.81 in the 3000 meter run to finish 15th at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 9-10) for Second-Team All-America honors.
• Scored 10 total points with a run of 16:20.77 in the 5000 meter run to finish 3rd at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24)and a fifth-place 9:18.48 over 3000 meters.
• Ran a career-best 9:01.62 in the 3000 meter run to finish 6th at the Husky Classic (Feb. 9-10)
• Ran 4:43.26 in the Mile to finish 1st at the Simmons-Harvey Quad (Jan. 20), and also ran in the 800-meter event finishing 14th with a time of 2:17.60.
• Ran 4:48.90 in the Mile to finish 5th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13)in the invitational section.
Cross Country
• Earned All-America honors as he ran 20:05.2 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 28th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (Nov. 10) as a scoring member of the national ninth-place team.
• Ran 20:38.9 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 2nd at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10) , earning USTFCCCA All-Region honors
• First team All-Big Ten honoree for the Big Ten team champion squad, running 20:22.2 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 4th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 29)
• Ran 20:18.4 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 22nd at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 14)
• Ran 21:13.0 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 9th at the Indiana Sam Bell Invitational (Sept. 30) as a scoring runner for the team champion Wolverines
• Ran 17:18.6 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to win the individual title at the Indiana State John McNichols Invitational (Sept. 9) as a scoring member of Michigan's 1-5 sweep.
• Ran 17:00.6 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to win the individual title at the Michigan Open (Sept. 1)
Senior (2016-17)
Outdoor
• Earned USTFCCCA second-team All-America honors over 5000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 10) with a 15th-place finish in 16:03.55.
• Qualified to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 5000 meter run with a mark of 16:28.03 to win her heat at the NCAA East Prelims (May 25-27), extending her unbeaten streak in the 2017 outdoor season to six races
• Became the first woman since 1989/1990 to sweep the 5000 and 10,000 meters titles at the Big Ten Championships (May 12-14) with victories in both events. Ran 16:23.24 to win the 5000 title by .05 of a second, and crossed the line in 33:53.02 to take the 10,000-meter win.
• Ran a career-best 9:14.22 in the 3000 meter run to win the event title at the Steve Scott Invitational (Apr. 28-29)
• Ran a career-best 15:49.17 in the 5000 meter run to win the event title at the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 13-14)
• Ran a career-best 4:21.38 in the 1500 meter run to win the event title at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1)
Indoor
• Ran the 1600-meter leg of the USTFCCCA first-team All-America squad that ran 11:04.74 in the Distance Medley Relay to finish 5th at the NCAA Indoor Championships (Mar. 10-11), and also earned second-team honors in the 3000 meters final with a 13th-place finish in 9:21.67.
• Ran a career-best 9:07.00 in the 3000 meter run to win the event title at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25). Also finished sixth at 5000 meters in a career-best 16:05.52.
• Ran the 1600m leg of the team that clocked 10:58.02 in the Distance Medley Relay to finish 5th at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 18)
• Ran a career-best 4:36.68 in the Mile to win at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3-4) in the Meyo Mile.
• Ran 9:17.27 in the 3000 meter run to finish 2nd at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Ran a career-best 4:45.03 in the Mile to finish fourth at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 14)
Cross Country
• Ran 20:19.5 to finish in 30th place as the third scorer, helping U-M match its program-best national team finish (second place) at the 6,000-meter NCAA Championships (Nov. 19)
• Finished eighth to help U-M win the 6,000-meter NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship, picking up her second all-region honor with a time of 20:15.5
• Placed fourth in 21:07.3 to help Michigan finish on top at the 6K Big Ten Championships (Oct. 30)
• Ran 20:59.2 to score and finish 49th, helping U-M to place third at the 6,000-meter adidas Pre-Nationals (Oct. 15) race
• Ran 16:55.8 to finish 5th, helping U-M win the 5,000-meter Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 1) with her scoring contributions
• Scored for U-M and finished 25th at the 6,000-meter Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 24) in 22:22.4
• Ran 17:48.2 and scored with a second-place finish to help U-M win the 5,000-meter Sycamore Invitational (Sept. 10)
• Ran to a fourth-place finish at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Sept. 2), finishing in 17:50.4
Junior (2015-16)
Outdoor
• Earned second-team All-American honors at 10,000 meters by placing 13th with a near-45 second PR of 33:35.15 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 9)
• Scored 20 points and set two PRs at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 13, 15) and became the fourth Wolverine in history to sweep the 5K (16;08.42) and 10K (34:19.19) races in the same meet to provide the largest single-scoring contribution by any athlete
• Ran 16:41.46 for fourth place in the 5,000-meter run at the Payton Jordan Invitational (May 1)
• Crossed at 16:40.54 in the 5,000-meter race in the Elite Invitational section at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 15)
• Competed in the 3,000-meter run at the Battle of the Blues meet (April 2), finishing with a time of 9:46.13.
Indoor
• Scored twice for U-M at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26-27), placing fourth in the 3,000-meter run (PR 9:16.57) and sixth in the 5,000-meter run (16:26.10), totaling eight points
• Finished third in the 5,000-meter race crossing at 16:21.78 at the SPIRE Collegiate Invitational
• Shaved more than 10 seconds off her previous lifetime best when she clocked 9:17.21 to finish sixth overall as the fourth collegian at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 6)
• Helped U-M to win the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 23) with a fourth place finish in the mile race with a personal best time of 4:47.08
• Placed second in the 3000m race with a time of 9:44.74 and placed fourth in the 4x400m relay (4:02.13) at the Hillsdale Winter Opener (Jan. 9)
• Ran in the 5,000-meter event finishing sixth with an indoor personal-best time of 16:26.96 at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 4)
Cross Country
• At the NCAA Championships (Nov. 21) helped U-M to a sixth-place finish in the 6,000-meter event with a personal time of 20:47.2
• Helped U-M to a team victory at the 6,000-meter NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 13) with a 17th-place finish in 21:00.0
• Scored for U-M at the 6,000-meter Big Ten Championships (Nov. 1), placing 10th overall in a collegiate-best time of 16:08.42
• Took 35th place in 20:37.4 to help U-M win the 6,000-meter NCAA Pre-Nats meet (Oct. 17)
• Finished eighth with a career best time of 17:11.07 helping U-M to win the 5,000-meter Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 3)
• Ran 17:14.0 to take seventh and help U-M to a team win at the 5,000-meter Commodore Classic (Sept. 19)
• Finished 14th with a time of 18:02.3 in the 5,000-meter event at the EMU Celebration (Sept. 5).
Sophomore (2014-15)
Outdoor
• At the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds (May 28-30), finished 16th in the 10,000m race (34:47:40)
• Scored in the 10,000m race at the Big Ten Championships (May 15-17) with a seventh-place finish in 34:34.75
• Ran 16:29.59 for a PR of more than 20 seconds in the 5,000m run at the Payton Jordan Invitational (May 2)
• Ran 16:23.15 for 10th place in the 5,000m race at UVA Challenge (April 17-18)
• Earned a third-place finish in the 3,000m race at the CAL-UVA Tri Meet (April 3-4) with a new PR of 9:28.25
• Finished fourth in the 5,000m run at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (March 27-28) with a time of 16:51.72, a personal best
Indoor
• Set a new 3,000m PR (16:43.94) at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-28), where she scored with an eighth-place finish and also took 11th in the 5,000m race
• Ran 4:52.98 in the mile run at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7) to establish a new PR
• Finished fifth in the 3,000m race at the Dual Meet vs. Michigan State (Jan. 31) with a time of 9:36.37
Cross Country
• In her NCAA Championships (Nov. 22) debut, ran the 6,000-meter race to a 138th place finish with a time of 21:29.4, helping U-M finished 18th
• Finished 45th (21:04) at the 6,000-meter NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 14), helping U-M to fourth place
• Made her postseason debut at the 6,000-meter Big Ten Championship (Nov. 2), finishing 25th with a time of 20:47.2 to help U-M to a third-place showing
• Paced U-M at the 5,000-meter EMU Classic (Oct. 25) with a runner-up finish in a time of 17:39.9
• Placed 11th (22:23.3) in the open race at 6,000-meter NCAA Pre-Nationals (Oct.18)
• Debuted by helping U-M to a near-perfect 16 points and first-place finish at the 6,000-meter Big Ten Preview (Sept. 20) with an 18th-place individual finish (22:03.10)
Freshman (2013-14)
Outdoor
• Season cut short by injury, resulting in medical hardship redshirt
• At the California/Virginia Tri-Meet (April 5), finished fourth in the 3,000-meter run (9:39.68)
• At the Raleigh Relays (March 28-29), won Section C of the 5,000-meter run (17:06.04) in her Michigan debut
Indoor
• Redshirted
• At the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 22), competed unattached in the mile run, finishing third (5:06.91#, 5:09.95)
• At the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18), competed unattached in the mile run, placing 12th (5:15.55#, 5:18.67)
Cross Country
• Redshirted
• Competed unattached at the 5,000-meter EMU Fall Classic (Oct. 25), finishing sixth in 17:59.5
• Ran unattached at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Aug. 30), finishing 18th in 19:17.29.
Prep
Graduated from West High School in 2013 ... National Honor Society ... Spanish Honor Society ... Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) ... Peer Tutorial and Honor Guard Program ... Four-time Academic All-State (2009-12) ... Cross Country... Four-time Big Eight Conference team champion (2009-12) ... Third place team finishes at WCCCA state meet (2011-12) ... Second team All-State (2012) ...Track and Field... WIAA State Champion in outdoor 3,200-meter (2013) during which she set a new school record (10:39.85) and finished third in 1,600-meter run ... All-State in both events (2013) ...All-City in both indoor (3,200-meter) and outdoor (1,600-meter) runs in 2012-134 ... All-Big Eight Conference titles in 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter run in 2012-13.
Personal... Born on June 16, 1995 ... Daughter of David and Jennifer ... Also played two years of varsity soccer (2010-11) and was a four-year member of the Nordic ski team (2009-12).
Career-Best Performances (College)
| Event | Time | Date |
| 1500m (O) | 4:21.38 | 4-1-17 |
| Mile (I) | 4:36.68 | 2-4-17 |
| 3000m (I) | 9:01.62 | 2-10-18 |
| 3000m (O) | 9:14.22 | 4-27-17 |
| 5000m (I) | 16:05.52 | 2-25-17 |
| 5000m (O) | 15:49.17 | 4-13-17 |
| 10,000m (O) | 33:35.16 | 6-9-16 |
