2021 Women's Cross Country Roster

Jay Bendlin

Mercedes Planavsky

  • Position PLAYER
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Ballston Spa
  • Hometown Ballston Spa, N.Y.

Biography

Planavsky’s TFRRS Profiles
            T&F | XC

Personal Bests
Track & Field
 Event                  Indoor                  Outdoor            
 1,500m  X  5:04.15
 Mile  5:28.86  X 
 3,000m  10:50.05  X 
 5,000m  19:05.78  18:55.06
 3,000m SC  X  11:50.60
Cross Country
 Event  Mark
 3.1M  19:12.5
 5K  18:52.2
 6K  22:11.0


2021-22
 
Outdoor
America East Outdoor Championships (May 7-8)
            3,000m SC: 11:50.60 - 7th
Capital District Classic (April 30)
            1,500m: 5:04.15 - 3rd
Bobbi Palma Spring Classic (April 23)
            3,000m SC: 11:56.65 - 1st
Northeast Challenge (April 15-16)
            3,000m SC: 12:07.85 - 7th
The Dogfight (April 2)
            5,000m: 18:55.06 - 8th
 
Indoor
America East Indoor Championships (February 25-26)
            3,000m: 10:50.05 - 23rd
            DMR: 12:48.69 - 7th
Fastrack National Invite (February 11)
            Mile: 5:28.86 - 3rd 
Great Dane Classic (January 28)
            5,000m: 19:47.54 - 13th
Battle in Beantown (January 22)
            3,000m: 10:54.38 - 18th
Crowell Open (December 4)
            3,000m: 10:57.68 - 4th

Cross Country
NCAA Northeast Regional XC Championships (November 12)
            6K: 24:29.9 (211th)
America East XC Championships (October 29)
            5K: 18:52.2 (51st)
R.K. Munsey UAlbany XC Invitational (October 15)
            5K: 20:10.8 (29th)
Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (September 24)
            5K: 20:56.0 (185th)
America East Pre-Conference (September 18)
            5K: 19:41.9 (33rd)
Siena XC Invitational (September 11)
            5K: 20:02.9 (26th)

2020-21
 
Outdoor
CCSU Invitational (April 17)
            5,000m: 19:57.53 – 3rd
UConn Dog Fight (April 9-10)
            3,000m SC: 12:21.85 – 3rd
 
Indoor
Season cancelled due to COVID-19
 
Cross Country
America East XC Championships (March 5)
            5K: 19:53.28 - 48th
Vermont Quad Meet (February 21)
            3.1M: 19:12.50 - 18th

2019-20


Outdoor
Season cancelled due to COVID-19

Indoor
UAlbany Winter Classic (February 7)
            Mile: 5:45.66 - 60th
            3,000m: 11:06.22 - 47th
Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invitational (February 1)
            3,000m: 11:01.94 - 31st
Great Dane Classic (January 11)
            5,000m: 19:34.65 - 15th
Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (December 7)
            5,000m: 19:05.78 - 67th
 
Cross Country
NCAA Northeast Regional XC Championships (November 15)
            6K: 22:11.0 - 158th
America East XC Championships (November 2)
            5K: 18:58.9 - 49th
R.K. Munsey UAlbany XC Invitational (October 18)
            19:04.4 - 13th
Paul Short Run (October 5)
            6K: 22:49.2 - 298th, Gold
Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (September 20)
            5K: 20:23.7 - 176th
Siena XC Invitational (September 7)
            5K: 21:31.6 - 40th

Before UAlbany

Attended Hudson Valley Community College for two years... earned two cross country and one track & field All-America honor… 2019 Chancellor’s Scholar Athlete… 2019 3,000m steeplechase national champion… 2019 outdoor track & field team MVP… 2018 cross country team MVP… 2018 Region I cross country champion.
 

High School

Four-year letter-winner in track & field and cross country at Ballston Spa High School… team captain as a senior… 2015 cross country Most Improved
 

Personal

Mercedes Planavsky… daughter of James Planavsky… has two brothers, Gaven and Raigen… cousin Jason attended UAlbany from 2015-19… intends to major in Criminal Justice

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Junior

    PLAYER
    5'4"
  • 2020-21Senior

    PLAYER
    5'4"
  • 2021Graduate Student

    PLAYER
    5'4"