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2025 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Yessenia Castellanos

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Height 5-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pelion, S.C.
  • Highschool Pelion High School

Biography

2025 OUTDOOR
Competed at six meets... NAIA National Qualifier (4x800m Relay)... AAC Champion (4x400m Relay)... 3x All-Conference (800m, 4x400m Relay, 4x800m Relay)... CSC Academic All-America® Women's Track & Field/Cross Country First Team... CSC Academic All-District® Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Team... Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete... AAC All-Academic Team... USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete.

2025 INDOOR
Competed at six meets... NAIA All-American (DMR)... NAIA National Qualifier (DMR)... AAC Champion (4x400m Relay)... 2x All-Conference (600m, 4x400m Relay).

2024 CROSS COUNTRY
Competed at four meets... Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete... AAC All-Academic Team.

2024 OUTDOOR
Competed at seven meets... 2x All-Conference (400m, 4x400m relay)... NAIA National Qualifier (4x800m relay)... CSC Academic All-District® Track & Field/Cross Country Team... Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete... AAC All-Academic Team.

2024 INDOOR
Competed at six meets... NAIA National Qualifier (4x800m relay)... 2x AAC Champion (DMR, 4x800m relay)... 2x All-Conference (DMR, 4x800m relay).

2023 CROSS COUNTRY
Competed at six meets... Second Team All-AAC... Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete... AAC All-Academic Team... USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete.

2023 OUTDOOR
Competed at eight meets... NAIA National Qualifier (4x800m Relay)... 2x All-Conference (4x800m Relay, 4x400m Relay)... CSC Academic All-District® Track & Field/Cross Country Team... Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete... AAC All-Academic Team... USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete.

2023 INDOOR
Competed at seven meets... 3x NAIA National Qualifier (DMR, 800m, 1000m)... AAC Champion (DMR)... All-Conference (DMR).

2022 CROSS COUNTRY
Competed at six meets... Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete... AAC All-Academic Team.

2022 OUTDOOR
Competed at seven meets... AAC Champion (800m)... All-Conference (800m)... USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete.

2022 INDOOR
Competed at five meets... 2x All-Conference (800m, DMR).

2021 CROSS COUNTRY
Competed at six meets... Second Team All-AAC... AAC All-Freshman Team.

COLLEGE
Valedictorian.

HIGH SCHOOL
2 x All-Region Champion Cross Country... 2021 Region MVP Track and Field... 2020 Cross Country All-State Team... 2021 All State 800m Champion.

PERSONAL
Born May 25... Daughter of Eduardo Castellanos and Maria Padilla... Majors in General Communications and Minors in Marketing.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    Mid-Distance
  • 2023Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
    5'1"
  • 2024Junior

    Mid-Distance
    5'1"
  • 2025Senior

    Mid-Distance
    5'1"