Balandran enters her first season as a volunteer coach for the women's track and field team in 2023-24 after spending five seasons as a cross country and track and field athlete with the Owls.

AS AN ATHLETE

Balandran's TFRRS Results

Rice All Time Ranking (as of June 2, 2023)
No. 1 in Indoor 800m (2:04.46)
No. 7 in Outdoor 800m

CONFERENCE TITLES
2023 C-USA Outdoor - 1500m
2023 C-USA Indoor - DMR
2021 C-USA Indoor - DMR

AT MAJOR MEETS
2023 NCAA West Prelims - 33rd, 800m, 2:07.69
2023 C-USA Outdoor - 2nd, 800m, 2:08.05
2023 C-USA Outdoor - 1st, 1500m, 4:33.75
2023 C-USA Indoor - 2nd, 800m, 2:08.65
2023 C-USA Indoor - 5th, 4x400, 3:48.43
2023 C-USA Indoor - 1st, DMR, 11:34.36
2022 C-USA Championships (XC) - 13th, 6k, 21:51
2022 NCAA West Prelims - 25th, 800m, 2:07.19
2022 C-USA Outdoor - 5th, 800m, 2:11.28
2022 C-USA Indoor - 4th, 800m, 2:10.80
2022 C-USA Indoor - 6th, 4x400, 3:48.43
2022 C-USA Indoor - 3rd, DMR, 11:40.08
2021 NCAA Championships (XC) - 242nd, 6k, 22:28.4
2021 NCAA South Central (XC) - 65th, 6k, 22:35.7
2021 C-USA Championships (XC) - 24th, 6k, 22:11.6
2021 C-USA Outdoor - 8th, 800m, 2:11.44
2021 C-USA Outdoor - 5000m, 18:19.59
2021 C-USA Indoor - 1st, DMR, 11:56.19
2021 C-USA Indoor - 9th, Mile, 5:09.11
2020 C-USA Indoor - 4th, DMR, 12:05.73
2020 C-USA Indoor - 10th, Mile, 5:17.39
2019 NCAA South Central (XC) - 40th, 6k, 22:19
2019 C-USA Championships (XC) - 26th, 5k, 18:23
2019 C-USA Outdoor - 11th, 1500m, 4:51.16
2019 C-USA Indoor - 16th, 800m, 2:18.45
2019 C-USA Indoor - 15th, Mile, 5:08.92
2018 NCAA South Central (XC) - 74th, 6k, 22:48
2018 C-USA Championships (XC) - 40th, 5k, 18:42

ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2023 C-USA Outdoor 800m (2nd)
2023 C-USA Outdoor 1500m (1st)
2023 C-USA Indoor 800m (2nd)
2023 C-USA Indoor DMR (1st)
2022 C-USA XC Championships - 13th, 6k, 21:51 (Second Team)
2022 C-USA Indoor DMR (3rd)
2021 C-USA Indoor DMR (1st)

ACADEMIC HONORS
2022-23 CSC All-District Team (T&F)
2022-23 C-USA All-Academic Team (T&F)
2022-23 C-USA All-Academic Team (XC)
2022-23 C-USA Academic Medal
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 C-USA All-Academic Team (T&F)
2021-22 USTFCCCA All-Academic (T&F)
2021-22 C-USA Academic Medal
2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020-21 C-USA Academic Medal
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2019-20 C-USA Academic Medal
2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018-19 C-USA Academic Medal
2018-19 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll

PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor
800m - 2:04.46, Last Chance Indoor National Qualifier (2/26/23)
Mile - 4:55.68, Howie Ryan Invite (2/11/22)
Outdoor
800m - 2:07.02, J. Fred Duckett Twilight (4/23/22)
1500m - 4:23.05, Bryan Clay Invitational (4:23.05)
5000m - 18:19.59, C-USA Outdoor (5/16/21)

2022-23
XC: Earned Second Team All-Conference honors after a 13th-place finish at the C-USA Championships...Indoor: Won the DMR at the C-USA Championships while also finishing second in the 800m and fifth in the 4x400...Broke the school record in the 800m at the Last Chance Indoor National Qualifier at BU with a time of 2:04.46...Outdoor: Ran at seven meets...Won her first individual conference title at the C-USA Championships in the 1500m while also finishing second in the 800m...Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 800m.

2021-22
Cross Country: Competed in six races...qualified for the NCAA Championships, placing 242nd overall...member of NCAA qualifying team at regionals, placing 65th overall...was 24th at the C-USA Championships with a time of 22:11 in 6k race. Indoor: Finished 3rd in the 800m of the Houston G5 & Super 22 Invitational… came in 16th in the 800m of the Charlie Thomas Invitational… won the Howie Ryan Invitational with a mile time of 4:55.68… was 4th in the 800m final, 6th in the 4x400 relay, and 3rd in the DMR at the Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championship. Outdoor: Won the Houston Spring Break Invitational 800m with a time of 2:09.75… came in 5th of the 1500m of the Victor Lopez Classic, and won the 800m event… won the 44 Farms Team Invitational 800m race… won the 800m race of the J Fred Duckett Twilight Meet… finished 3rd in the Alumni Muster 800m race… placed 6th in the 800m finals of Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships… placed 25th in the 800m NCAA West Prelims.

2020-21
Indoor: Member of the C-USA title winning distance medley relay team at the C-USA Championships. Outdoor: Competed at six meets...placed 8th in the 800m at the C-USA Championships...was 2nd in the 800m at the season-opening Rice Invitational...also placed 2nd in the 1500m at the Victor Lopez Classic.

2019-20
Cross Country: Competed in six races for the Owls...placed 26th overall at the C-USA Championships...recorded a 40th place result at the NCAA South Central Regional...set a season-best 6k time of 21:19 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational, finishing 40th overall...was seventh at the season-opening Rice Invitational. Indoor: Competed at five meets...member of DMR team that placed fourth at the C-USA Championships...season-best time of 5:01.74 in the mile to place third at the Howie Ryan Invite...established a season-best 800m time of 2:15.73 at the Charlie Thomas Invite, placing seventh.

2018-19
Cross Country: Ran in six races as a true freshman...placed 27th at the Rice Invitational. Indoor: Competed in two races at the C-USA Indoor Championships. Outdoor: Ran at four meets...set a season-best time of 4:39.71 in the 1500m prelims at the C-USA Championships...placed second in the 1500m at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Obra D. Tompkins HS (Katy, Texas) where she competed for the Falcons under head coach Amy Pitzel...ran four years of cross country, and had a career-best time of 17:58 in the 5k...a first team all-region performer and state qualifier her senior season...in track, was a district champion in the 800m and 3200m...career-best time of 2:13 (800m), 5:03 (1600m), 4:45 (1500m), and 11:11 (3200m)...graduated with a 4.46 GPA...Obra D. Tompkins Award for Most Outstanding Student...National Merit Hispanic Scholar...AP Scholar Awardee...a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Parents: Rogers and Martha Balandran...one brother, one sister...Rice College: Martel...Major: Psychology.

Name	Title	Email Address
Andrea Blackett	Head Coach	anndrya@rice.edu
Cutter Bernhard	Assistant Coach	Cutter.Bernhard@rice.edu
Hanna Peterson	Assistant Coach	hp81@rice.edu
Taigen Hunter-Galvan	Director of Track and Field Operations
Alyssa Balandran	Volunteer Coach
Vince Anderson	Volunteer Coach
Mark Rodriguez	Volunteer Coach

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