CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Awards:

- Academic All-Big Sky (2025 Indoor)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Indoor:

55m - 7.33 - NHIAA DII Indoor Championship (2/11/24)
60m - 7.90 - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/28/25)
200m - 25.97 - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/28/25)
300m - 45.05 - Spokane Invitational (12/14/24)

Outdoor:

100m - 12.27 - NHIAA DII Outdoor Championship (5/24/24; PSU Best: 12.51 - Pac-12 Open, 5/10/25)
200m - 24.91 - New England Interscholastic Outdoor Championships (6/10/23; PSU Best: 25.62 - L&C Electric Forest Opener, 3/8/25)
 

2025 OUTDOOR:

Set a seasonal best in the 100 meters with a finish in 12.51 seconds at the Pac-12 Open (5/10)...Ran the opening leg of the Vikings' first 4x100-meter relay since 2018, finishing in 49.36 seconds at the John Knight Twilight (4/11-12)...Ran the 100 and 200 meters at the Oregon Preview (3/21-22), finishing in 12.57 and 26.00 seconds, respectively...Set the No. 10 freshman time in the 100 meters while finishing in 12.56 seconds at the L&C Electric Forest Opener (3/8)...Also won the 200 meters at the L&C Electric Forest Opener, finishing in 25.62 seconds.
 

2025 INDOOR:

Set personal bests in the 60 (7.90) and 200 (25.97) meters at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/28-3/1)...Moved into a tie for 10th in the 60 meters within the freshman record book with her time at the Big Sky meet...Set a personal best in the 200 meters at the Riverfront Invitational (2/7-8), finishing in 26.33 seconds...Competed in the 60 (8.08) and 200 (26.91) meters at the UW Invitational (1/31-2/1)...Ran the 60 (7.98), 200 (26.55) and 300 (45.05) meters at the Spokane Invitational (12/14)...Made her PSU debut while running the 200 meters in 26.98 seconds at the PSU vs. UP Dual Meet (11/25).
 

KENNETT HIGH SCHOOL:

Gatorade Athlete of the Year in track & field for New Hampshire following the 2022-23 school year…Double state champion between the 100 and 200 meters during the 2023 outdoor season…Placed fifth across all of New England in the 200 meters during her high school career…Never lost a race against Division II opponents during her high school career…Five-time team MVP between indoor (2023, 2024) and outdoor (2021, 2023, 2024)…Four-time Golden Boot winner for her soccer team…Scholar Athlete award winner…Valley Athlete award winner.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Daughter of Shannon Palentchar (Mom), Chris Palentchar (Stepdad) and Micah Wheat (Dad)…Recipient of the Principals Award, Architecture Award, Writing Award, Communication Award and Kindness Award during high school…Played for Seacoast United Soccer from 2021-23…First Division I athlete from her high school in over 30 years…Lists reading, writing, thrifting, working out and cooking food as hobbies/interests…Hopes to get a doctorate in architecture and design homes in her future…Plans on majoring in architecture with a minor in real estate.