2016-17 Women's Cross Country
Biography
2015... Was named a Gold Scholar on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll... was a recipient of the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (D2ADA) Academic Achievement Award... was named a NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region selection by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association... was named an All-Peach Belt Conference selection... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors... was named to the Peach Belt Conference All-Academic team... competed in all seven events for the Falcons during her junior season... posted two of the top 10 times in a 5K event in program history... registered four top-10 finishes and two top-5 finishes... posted a season-best third-place finish in the Crimson Classic with a time of 18:39.6 in the 5K event... posted a career-best 5K time of 18:00.4 in the Chile Pepper Festival, which placed her 66th overall in individual standings... posted a season-best 6K time of 22:55.3 in the NCAA Division II National Championship, which placed her 175th overall in individual standings.
2014... Shared the athletic department's Margaret Blalock Award as the Female Student-Athlete of the Year... was named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region team... was named All-Peach Belt Conference... was named to the Peach Belt Conference All-Academic team... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic team honors... was named the Peach Belt Conference Runner of the Week once during the season... was named a third team CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-American selection... was named a first team CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District selection... was named a Gold Scholar on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll... competed in six events for the Falcons during her sophomore season... posted two of the top 10 times in a 5K event and one of the top 10 times in a 6K event in program history during her second season with the Falcons... posted four top-10 finishes during the season, including three top-five finishes... recorded a career-best 5K time of 18:42 in the Earl Jacoby Memorial at UAH, which placed her runner-up in individual standings... posted a career-best 6K time of 21:44.1 in the Peach Belt Conference Championship, which placed her runner-up in individual standings.
2013... Became only the third member in the history of the women's cross country program to compete in the NCAA Division II National Championship... was named first team All-Peach Belt Conference... was named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic team... was named a Gold Scholar on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll... was named the Peach Belt Conference Runner of the Week once during her freshman season... competed in six events as a freshman, winning two individual titles... posted a season-best 6K time of 21:47.04 in the Peach Belt Conference Championship, which placed her runner-up in individual standings... won the individual championship in the season-opening Georgia Southwestern Remembrance 6K Run with a time of 23:05.99... claimed the individual title in the Falcon Classic 6K with a time of 23:25.36.
High School... Graduated from Chelsea High School in Chelsea, Ala. in the spring of 2013... recorded a personal best 5K time of 19:07... placed eighth overall in individual standings in the Alabama High School Athletic Association Cross Country State Championship meet... was named her senior class valedictorian... was also a member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club and Key Club.
Personal... Is a biology major with a minor in environmental studies at Montevallo... is the daughter of Nathan and Sherri Thompson... has three brothers, Tyler, Sterling and Chase, and one sister, Erica.
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