2000 Women's Cross Country Bios
| Kelly Cunningham Senior Bloomfield, Indiana Major: Nursing |
| Southern Indiana *Finished with a season best sixth place at the 1999 Stegemoller Classic, posting a 18:42.48 time in the 5k. *Finished 14th with a 23:44.4 time in the 6k at the GLVC Championships. *Placed 25th at the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Championships with a time of 23:29.4 in the 6k. High School/Junior College *Transferred to USI from Vincennes University where she participated in cross country and track. *Named NJCAA All-American in cross country, indoor 3000m, and the marathon (twice) and won the NJCAA marathon individual championship in 1998 and 1999. *Attended Ball State University as a freshman, running on the cross country and track teams. *Earned letters in cross country, track, basketball, and swimming at Eastern Greene High School (1995-96) and Fountain Central High School (1992-95). *Won conference championships in the 800m and 1600m, sectional championship in the 800m, and was a state qualifier in the 800m in 1996. |
| Rebecca Deiwert |Freshman Franklin, Indiana Major: Elementary Education |
| High School *Won 10 varsity letters at Franklin Community High School in Franklin, Indiana. *Member of the Mid-State track and field championship teams from 1997-00. *All-Conference cross country in 1996; All-County and All-Sectional cross country in 1999. |
| Heather Dickey Sophomore Batesville, Indiana Major: Undecided |
| Southern Indiana *Had a season best finish of 14th at the 1999 Stegemoller Classic with a time of 19:37.97 in the 5k. *Placed 17th at the GLVC Championships with a 23:54.1 time in the 6k. High School *Earned 11 varsity letters at Batesville High School, participating in golf, cross country, tennis, track, softball, and swimming. |
| Melissa Eddy Senior Hope, Indiana Major: Exercise Science |
| Southern Indiana *Named NCAA Division II Great Lakes All-Region after placing 11th at the 1999 Regional Championship, posting a 22:50.3 time in the 6k. *Named All-GLVC for second consecutive year after placing fifth at the 1999 GLVC Championships with a time of 22:47.6 in the 6k. *Had a top finish after placing first at the 1998 Stegemoller Classic, posting a time of 18:06.31 in the 5k. *Named Academic All-GLVC in cross country and track as a sophomore. *1999 indoor national qualifier in the mile, finished eighth nationally in 5:01.1. *Led USI with a 15th place finish in the 1998 Saluki Invitational with a 4k time of 18:06.06 in 1998. *Named All-GLVC after a sixth place showing at the 1998 GLVC Championships with a 6k time of 22:23.40. *Placed 19th at the 1998 NCAA II Great Lakes Regional with a time of 23:25.7 and 53rd in the NCAA II National Championships at 23:18.60. *Set USI school records in 800, 1000, 1500, and 1600 meter races in the spring of 1998. *Finished sixth in the USI Invitational, also finished eighth in the USI Classic as a freshman. High School *Qualified for the state finals in track for four consecutive years at Columbus East High School. *Set CEHS record in 3200 meter relay. |
| Jenny Farmer Sophomore Princeton, Indiana Major: Exercise Science |
| Southern Indiana *Named NCAA Division II Great Lakes All-Region after placing 10th with a time of 22:44.4 in the 1999 6k Regional Championship. *Named All-GLVC after placing seventh at the 1999 GLVC Championships, posting a time of 22:59.2 in the 6k. *Placed 52nd at 1999 NCAA Division II National Championships with a 22:36.0 time in the 6k. High School *Lettered in cross country and track at Mater Dei High School in Evansville, Indiana. *Won the individual sectional title in 1998 and the Evansville city championship in 1997 and 1998. *Named All-City and All-Conference in cross country each of her four seasons at MDHS. *Qualified for semi-state in 1995, 1996, 1997 (regional champion), and 1998 and was a state qualifier in 1997. *Also named All-City and All-Conference each year at MDHS. *Won the 1600m city, conference, and sectional titles and the 3200m conference title in 1998. *Qualified for state in the 3200m run in 1997 and 1998; the 1600m run in 1998; and the 3200m relay in 1999. |
| Erin Gilles Senior Lafayette, Indiana Major: Biology |
| Southern Indiana *Placed 84th at the 1999 GLVC Championships with a 28:43.7 time in the 6k. *Named Academic All-GLVC in cross country and track as a sophomore. *Best finish in 1998 was a 23rd at the Stegemoller Classic with a 4k 17:00.07. *Placed 38th at the 1998 GLVC Championships with a time of 24:31.50. *Best finish in 1997 was 31st at the USI Invitational. *Finished the 1997 spring semester with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. High School *Lettered in cross country, track, and basketball at Lafayette Jeff High School. *Won Most Valuable Runner for cross country four straight years at LJHS. *All-State selection senior year at LJHS. *Was a member of the LJHS track team that finished fourth in the 1996 state track meet. |
| Tracy Lampert Junior Jasper, Indiana Major: Advertising/Graphic Design |
| Southern Indiana *Two-time academic All-GLVC. *Had a top finish of 10th at the Stegemoller Classic with a time of 19:20.39 in the 5k. *Placed 29th at the 1999 GLVC Championships, posting a 24:23.9 time in the 6k. *Ran in Indiana Intercollegiate as an unattached, finishing the 5k course in a time of 21:35.62; and in the 1998 GLVC Championships, finishing 49th with a time of 25:01.4. High School *Lettered in swimming and cheerleading at Northeast Dubois County High School. |
| Emily Maier Senior Griffin, Indiana Major: Business Education |
| Southern Indiana *Had a top finish of 13th at the 1999 Stegemoller Classic, posting a time of 19:36.51. *Ran a season personal best of 23rd at the Stegemoller Classic with a 4k time of 16:58.49 and 23rd at the GLVC Championships with a 6k time of 23:55.50 in 1998. *Finished 23rd in the USI Invitational in 1997. High School *Lettered in volleyball, basketball, cross country, and track at North Posey High School. *Most Valuable Runner for cross country three straight years at NPHS, Most Valuable Runner on the track team for four straight years. *Qualified for state finals her senior year at NPHS. |
| Alisha McDaniel Senior Evansville, Indiana Major: Physical Education |
| High School/Previous School *Transferred from Indiana State University in 2000 where she ran cross country and track. *Member of the 1999 Outdoor Track and Field Missouri Valley Conference championship team at ISU. *Won eight varsity letters at Reitz High School in Evansville, Indiana. |
| Erin Oxendine Sophomore Oakland City, Indiana Major: Occupational Therapy |
| Southern Indiana *Had top finish of 32nd at the 1999 Stegemoller Classic, posting a 20:55.32 in the 5k. High School *Attended Wood Memorial High School in Oakland City, Indiana, lettering in cross country, track, volleyball, softball, and cheerleading. *Named to the All-County cross country team as a senior. *Twice named Academic All-State in cross country and track. *Holds the WMHS records in the 3200m and 3200m relay. |
| Nicole Shepler Senior Fishers, Indiana Major: Physical Education |
| Southern Indiana *Red-shirted in 1999. *Named All-GLVC after placing fourth at the 1998 GLVC Championships with a 6k time of 22:55.2 *Placed first in the 1998 Stegemoller Classic with a 4k time of 15:19.15. *Was USI top finisher in six of seven meets, including a ninth in the NCAA II Great Lakes Regional with a 6k time of 22:55.50 and 28th at the NCAA II National Championships with a time of 22:47.20 in 1998. *Named All-Great Lakes Region, All-GLVC, and Academic All-GLVC in 1998. *All-GLVC selection in 1997 with a tenth place finish. *Finished fourth in the Stegemoller Classic, second in the USI Invitational, 17th in the SIU Saluki Invitational, 33rd in the Indiana Intercollegiates, tenth in the GLVC Championships, 18th in the NCAA II regionals, and was USI best runner in the NCAA II nationals with a 35th place finish in 1997. *A member of the Dean’s List at USI. High School *Lettered in cross country, track, and softball at Hamilton Southeastern High School. |
| Jessica Vagedes Senior Gosport, Indiana Major: Nursing |
| Southern Indiana *Had a top finish of 36th in 1999 at the Stegemoller Classic, posting a 21:16.78 time in the 5k. *Named Academic All-GLVC in cross country and track. *Finished a season high 19th at the 1998 GLVC Championships with a 6k time of 23:38.10 and the Stegemoller Classic with a 4k time of 16:49.49. *Placed a season high 12th at the Stegemoller Classic. High School *Attended Edgewood High School. |
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