(Updated: 08/06/2014)
2013-14
Cross Country - Did not compete.
Indoor Track - Competed unattached during the indoor season.
Outdoor Track - Competed unattached during the outdoor season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Bests
800m - 2:12.56 | 1600m - 5:08.63 | 5000m (XC) - 19:29.14
Noteworthy
- Nine-time MSHSAA All-State finisher
- 2012 MSHSAA Cross Country All-State
- 2013 MSHSAA State Champion in the 4x400m
- 2012 MSHSAA State Champion in the 4x400m and 800m
Valeska competed for Francis Howell HS under coaches Nate Tower and David Rogles...CROSS COUNTRY...Was a member of the 2012 MSHSAA State Champion team...Placed 19th at the 2012 MSHSAA Championships...Was a two-time MSHSAA State Championships qualifier (2011-12)...Earned three All-Conference, All-District, and All-Sectional honors...TRACK & FIELD...Valeska was a three-time MSHSAA State Champion in the 4x400-meter relay (2012-13) and 800-meters (2012)...She was a nine-time MSHSAA All-State finisher in the 800-meter (2010, 2012-13), 4x800-meter relay (2010, 2012-13), and 4x400-meter relay (2011-13)...She was a member of the second-fastest 4x400-meter relay team in Missouri history...Broke the Francis Howell HS Record in the 4x400-meter relay.
PERSONAL
Parents are John and Wendy Halamicek...Born August 9, 1995 in Chesterfield, Mo....Has a sister, Paige, and brother, Victor...Dad, sister, and brother are all Mizzou alumni...Mom ran for Murray State and competed post-collegiately with a partial sponsorship from Saucony...Dad has participated in triathlons for 31 years...Brother is an elite triathlete...She also competed in volleyball throughout high school...Was a DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) District Champion for Finance Team Decision Making (2012-13)...Finished as runner-up at the State DECA competition for Finance Team Decision Making (2013)...Is studying Information Technology at Mizzou, and hopes to pursue a career as a mobile applications or web developer.