University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Career Highlights:

• Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2024)

• Finished 15th in the 100m (12.84), 18th in the 200m (27.02 and ran a leg on the fifth-place 4x400 at Oakland's Golden Grizzlies Invite
• Recorded a 14th-place finish in 12.71 in the 100m and was on the fifth-place 4x100 at Oakland's Elaine Leigh Invite
• Posted a season-best 12.56 for 11th in the 100m, was 14th in the 200m (26.63), and was part of the winning 4x400 and third-place 4x100 at the Don Kleinow Memorial Invitational
• Ended her year with a season-best 25.89 in the 200m for 25th as well as taking 25th in the 100m (12.67) and on the sixth-place 4x100 at the Horizon League Championships

• Began her collegiate career taking 10th in the 200m (26.89), 19th in the 60m (8.06), and was on the eighth-place 4x400 at Notre Dame's Blue & Gold Invitational
• Set her PR in the 60m with a time of 8.06 for seventh at the SVSU Classic
• Was 21st in the 60m (8.08) and 25th in the 200m (26.94) at the Horizon League Championships

• Earned varsity letters in basketball and track and field
• Was a regional champion in the 100-meters all four years
• A state qualifier in the 100m, 4x100 and 4x200-meter relay
• Competed at the New Balance Nationals in the 4x200 as a sophomore
• Helped Divine Child to a D2 state title as a senior
• All-State in the 4x100 and runner-up in the 4x200 as a senior
• A 2023 Michigan D2 state qualifier in the 100m, 4x100 and 4x200
• Took bronze on the 4x200 in 2022 and a silver in 2021
• Teammates with current Titan signees and sisters Kirsten and Meghan Koss

• Daughter of Rosie and Rigo Velazquez
• Has an older brother, who plays baseball at Michigan, and an older sister
• Chose Detroit Mercy because of the small community and the academics
• A Business major