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Ally Gates
Ally Gates
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Deep River, CT
  • High School:
    Valley Regional

Bio

Collegiate Personal Bests:
800 Meter Run: 2:27.23
1,000 Meter Run: 3:10.03
1,500 Meter Run: 4:52.71
One Mile Run: 5:12.94
3,000 Meter Run: 10:34.69
5,000 Meter Run: 18:10.22
3,000 Meter Steeplechase: 11:15.20

2015 Cross Country: Placed 59th overall at the IC4A/ECAC Championships with a time of 19:40.2...Turned in a time of 23:54 at the NCAA Northeast Regional...Placed 15th at the Northeast Conference Championships with a time of 18:40.5...Completed the CCSU Mini Meet in 10:55...Ran the New England Championships, turning in a time of 19:29.1...Led CCSU at the Nassaney Memorial Race with a time of 19:25 to place 37th overall...Turned in a 27th place finish at the Stony Brook Invitational with a time of 16:10.44.

2014 Cross Country: Completed the Ted Owen Invitational in 19:32.81 for 34th place...At the New England Championships, she finished 131st out of 262 runners with a time of 19:13.89...Ran at the NEC Championships and placed 26th with a time of 18:57.99...Completed the NCAA Northeast Region Championships in 23:01.89 to place 161st...Ran the course at the ECAC Championships in 19:56.6...Turned in a time of 10:52.96 at the CCSU Mini Meet to place 36th...Clocked a time of 22:34 at the Iona College Meet of Champions to place 62nd...

2013 Cross Country: Competed in six meets for the Blue Devils in her sophomore season...Recorded her first career podium appearance with a 3rd place finish at the Father O'Neil Invitational on Aug. 31...Finished 28th out of 71 at the NEC Cross Country Championships to help lead the Blue Devils to a 6th place finish in the conference...Finished 134th out of 283 in the varsity heat of the NEICAAA New England Championships.

2013 Outdoor Track: Clocked in a career-best time of 12:03.25 in the 3,000m steeplechase at the NEC Championships in May...Helped the Blue Devils place fifth in the 4x800m relay at the NEC Championships, the team crossed the finish line in 9:33.32...Finished 21st of 54 at the AIC Yellow Jacket Invitational in the 1,500m with a career-best time of 5:06.76...Recorded a time of 5:07.30 in the 1,500m at the UMASS Invitational on 4/13...Posted a second-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Holy Cross Invitational with a mark of 12:07.26...Had a career-best performance at the UMASS Pre-Conference meet in the 800m run, crossing the finish line in 2:27.68.

2013 Indoor Track: Posted a third-place finish in the 1,000m run with a time of 3:16.48 at the Army Crowell Open on Jan. 5...Recorded a career-best time of 3:11.71 in the 1,000m while finishing 12th at the Great Dane Classic on Jan. 18...Placed 21st in the 800m run at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational with a mark of 2:28.69...Finished 24th in the 800m prelims at the NEC Championships with a time of 2:28.30...Ran a 2:27.23 in the 800m prelims at the New England Championships.

2012 Cross Country:Competed in all eight meets for the Blue Devils as a freshman...Best finish came at the Quinnipiac Invitational on Sept. 15 where she placed 24th...Finished 55th of 102 at the Ted Owen Invitational on Sept. 22 with a time of 20:20.05...Placed 57th of 144 at the CCSU Mini Meet on Oct. 19...Ran a time of 20:20.98 at the NEC Championships, good for 67th...Finished 98th in a field of 177 at the IC4A/ECAC Championships on Nov. 17...Also competed in the New England Championships and NCAA Regional competition.

Before Central: Ran cross country and track for Valley Regional High School...Finished her high school career a fourteen-time conference champion, four-time state champion and a two-time New England qualifier...Named team MVP six times, twice for cross country and four times for track and field...Was an All-Area Selection her junior and senior years for cross country...All-Area Selection her senior year for indoor and outdoor track...Set school records in the 800 meter, 1000 meter, 3200 meter, 5000 meter, 4x800 meter and in the 2000 meter steeplechase...Three-time Scholar Athlete High Honor Roll student.

News Mentions

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Women's XC Runs University Race at IC4A/ECAC Championships

Mendelson places fourth to lead Blue Devils to 12th place finish as a team.

November 21, 2015

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Mendelson Leads Women's XC At NCAA Regionals

Sophomore Brittany Mendelson recorded a 45th place at the NCAA Regionals on Friday afternoon, leading the Blue Devils to a 30th place team finish.

November 13, 2015

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Mendelson Wins NEC Title, Women's Team Second Overall

Sophomore Brittany Mendelson helps lead the Blue Devils to a second place team finish at the 2015 Cross Country Championships.

October 31, 2015

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Mendelson Wins CCSU Mini Meet on Friday, CCSU Women Fourth

Sophomore paces Blue Devils to fourth place finish

October 23, 2015

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Mendelson Finishes Eighth At New England XC Championships

Sophomore Brittany Mendelson finished eighth out of 265 runners and led the Central Connecticut women's cross country team to a 24th place finish...

October 10, 2015