Iliana Nierengarten

Our Athlete of the Week is Iliana Nierengarten. This runner is a student at Our Lady of Grace School in Castro Valley. This spring she participated in the Diocesan Championships where she placed first in the 1600 meters in a time of 5:17, and first in the 400m in a time of 1:03. Later in summer, she went on to compete for the Diablo Valley Track Club and in the U.S. National Junior Olympics in July. There she placed 4th in the 3000 meters in 10:36, 8th in the 1500 meters in 4:50, and was part of the 6th place 4X800 meter relay. She’s looking forward to Cross Country this fall.