2003-04 Cross Country/Track and Field Bios
Returnees
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CASSANDRA BARTELT Junior Huntingburg, Indiana (Southridge) MAJOR: Biology |
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Posted a season-best 5k time of 19:41.40 at the
Louisville Cardinal Classic...finished 26th at the GLVC Championships with a
season-best 6k time of 24:00.00...recorded a top finish of 21st at the
Saluki Invitational. INDOOR TRACK: Ran the 800 meters at the Stan
Lyons Open in 2:36.84...also competed in the mile at the Stan Lyons Open,
running a 5:32.44...placed fourth at the DePauw Classic in the 1,500 meters
with a time of 5:04.23...finished 10th in the 3,000 meters at the GLVC
Championships with a time of 11:10.38...finished ninth in the 5,000 meters
at the GLVC Championships with a time of 18:47.22. OUTDOOR TRACK:
Competed in the 3,000 meters, posting a top time and finish (10:39.97/5th)
at the Vanderbilt Invitational...also competed in the 5,000 meters, posting
a top time of 18:39.15 at the Washington Invitational and a top finish of
fifth at the GLVC Championships...ran the 10,000 meters at the Little State
Championships, finishing 10th with a time of 40:38.35.
2001-02
CROSS COUNTRY: Posted a season-best 5k time of 20:15.0 at the Indiana
Intercollegiate...recorded a top 6k time of 26:07.80 at the Indiana State
Invitational...finished 41st at the GLVC Championships with a 6k time of
26:11.0. INDOOR TRACK: Finished second in the 800 meters at the Tiger
Invitational with a season-best time of 2:29.46...ran a hand-timed
season-best 5:31.5 in the mile at the GLIAC/GLVC Challenge...ran the 3,000
meters in 11:49.01 at the Tiger Invitational. OUTDOOR TRACK: Had a
season-best time of 2:34.86 in the 800 meters and 5:06.81 in the 1,500
meters at the Washington University Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Southridge High School in Huntingburg,
Indiana…Three-time cross country MVP…Two-time track and field
MVP…Named Outstanding Senior Athlete, Letter Blanket winner…P.A.C.
Individual Champion…Helped lead SHS to semi-state in 1999…Academic
All-State and Academic All-American Honorable Mention in swimming, Academic
All-State Honorable Mention in cross country and Track and Field…Member of
Who’s Who Among American High School Students…Richard Lugar Symposium
Delegate…Earned School Corporation Academic Award…Member of the Business
Professionals and the National Honor Society.
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ABBY
BOBERG Freshman (Cross Country) Sophomore (Track and Field) Bicknell, Indiana (North Knox) MAJOR: Business |
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Redshirted. INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Became the first
competitor in USI history to earn All-America honors in a fielding
event...placed sixth at the NCAA II Championships in the high jump with a
mark of 5 feet, 5.75 inches...recorded a season-best and school-record 5
foot, 8 inch jump on two occasions...finished first in five of seven
meets...won the GLVC Championship in the high jump and earned All-GLVC
honors for her efforts...broke the GLVC Championship record in the high jump
with her 5 foot, 6 inch jump...ranked as high as second in the country in
the high jump. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Finished in a tie for ninth in
the NCAA II Championships in the high jump with a mark of 5 feet, 5
inches...earned All-GLVC honors after winning the GLVC Championship with an
outdoor-best mark of 5 feet, 7.25 inches...performance is a GLVC Outdoor
Championship record as well as a USI outdoor school record...competed in one
other event, finishing in a tie for first in the high jump in the Indy
Relays with a mark of 5 feet, 6 inches.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from North Knox High School...will compete in track for USI, mainly the high jump and relays...earned eight varsity letters in volleyball, basketball, softball, and track...was the 2000 Outstanding Female Athlete and NKHS’s MVP in 2001...Boberg won the sectional and regional championships, as a junior in 2001, and finished ninth at the IHSAA State Championships...earned All-Blue Chip Conference honors as a junior...won the sectional championship and the regional championship, setting record marks at both meets in 2002...her 5’10” jump at the regional championships was good enough to rank her first in the state of Indiana and 12th in the United States during of 2002...her efforts as a senior, once again, netted her All-Conference honors and a sixth-place finish at the IHSAA State Championships...holds the NKHS record with her 5’10” jump...also finished second in the high jump at the Midwest Meet of Champions.
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CLUTTER Sophomore Mackey, Indiana (Wood Memorial) MAJOR: Radio and Television |
2002-03
INDOOR TRACK: Competed, mostly, in the hurdles...posted a season-best
time of :10.07 in the 55-meter hurdles at the DePauw Classic...finished
eighth at the GLVC Championships in the 200-meter hurdles with a time of
:33.95...OUTDOOR TRACK: Competed in the 100 and 400-meter
hurdles...posted a season-best :17.25 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Little
State Championships and a season-best 1:12.58 in the 400-meter hurdles at
the Indy Relays.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Wood Memorial...will compete in track for USI, mainly sprints and hurdles...posted school records in the 100 meter high hurdles, the 300 meter hurdles, and the long jump...helped her relay teams post school records in the 400 meter relay and the 1,600 meter relay...earned team MVP honors as a senior at WMHS.
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HEATHER COOKSEY Sophomore Brownsburg, Indiana MAJOR: Business |
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Earned GLVC "Freshman of the Year" honors after
placing sixth at the GLVC Championships with a season-best 6k time of
22:42.00...also earned All-GLVC honors with her finish at the conference
championships...had a season-best 5k time of 18:49.90 at the Louisville
Cardinal Classic...earned Academic All-GLVC honors. INDOOR TRACK:
Earned GLVC "Freshman of the Year" honors after winning GLVC Championships
in the mile and the distance medley relay (DMR)...also earned two All-GLVC
awards for performances in the mile and the DMR (USI's DMR team set a
school-record with a 12:28.42)...ran the 1,600-meter leg of the DMR...Cooksey's 4:59.09 at the GLVC Championships
was a conference meet record...finished 11th in the mile with a
school-record time of 4:58.09 at the NCAA II Championships...holds the
school-record in the indoor 1,500 meters with a time of 4:44.8...finished
first in the mile with a time of 5:00.07 at the DePauw Classic. OUTDOOR
TRACK: Along with teammate, Jenny Farmer, Cooksey became the first female
competitor in the program's history to earn two All-America honors in the
same season...finished second in both the 3,000 meters and the 5,000 meters
at the NCAA II Championships...ran the 3,000 meters at the NCAA II
Championships in a school-record 9:39.16, less than three-tenths of a second
away from winning the national championship...was less than four seconds off
the lead in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA II Championships, crossing the
finish line in 16:52.31...finished first in the 5,000 meters at the
Hillsdale Gina Relays with a school-record time of 16:39.33...completed the
sweep of the GLVC "Freshman of the Year" honors, becoming the first USI
athlete to win GLVC "Freshman of the Year" honors three times...won the
3,000 meters at the GLVC Championships with a league meet record of
9:48.37...recorded a USI freshman record in the 1,500 meters with a time of
4:42.77 at the Little State Championships...won three championships during the outdoor season...earned
Academic All-GLVC honors for track and field.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Brownsburg High School...earned All-State honors in track...ran the 3,200-meters in 10:57 and the 4k in 14:34.
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JENNY FARMER Senior (Cross Country/Indoor Track) Princeton, Indiana (Mater Dei) MAJOR: Exercise Science |
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Earned All-GLVC for the second time and All-Region honors
for the third time in her career...finished seventh at the GLVC
Championships with a 6k time of 22:42.00...finished 11th at the NCAA II
Great Lakes Regional Championships with a season-best 6k time off
22:37.00...was USI's top finisher in six of the seven events USI competed
in...recorded a season-best 5k time of 18:35.50 at the Louisville Cardinal
Classic...earned Academic All-GLVC honors for the third time in her career.
INDOOR TRACK: Earned three All-GLVC awards after winning the GLVC championship in the indoor 3,000 meters and helping USI's distance
medley relay team to a conference championship and school-record time of
12:28.42...ran the 1,200-meter leg for USI's DMR team...also finished second in the
mile at the GLVC Championships...posted NCAA II provisional qualifying times
in the mile and 5,000 meters...set a school-record with her 17:57.70 time in
the 5,000 meters at the Cannon IV Classic...won the 3,000 meters at the
Tiger Invitational with an indoor team-best time of 10:18.60. OUTDOOR
TRACK: Along with teammate, Heather Cooksey, Farmer became the first
female competitor in the program's history to earn two All-America honors in
the same season...finished sixth in the 3,000 meters at the NCAA II
Championships with a personal-best time of 9:46.81 despite finishing the
last two laps with one shoe...placed fifth in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA
II Championships with a personal-best time of 16:59.78...earned All-GLVC
honors after winning the 1,500 meters at the GLVC Championships...posted
NCAA II provisional qualifying times in three events (1,500m, 3,000m,
5,000m)...recorded a school-record 2:17.55 in the 800 meters at the
Washington Invitational...won a total of three championships during the
outdoor season...earned Academic All-GLVC for the fourth time.
2001-02
CROSS COUNTRY: Redshirted. INDOOR TRACK: Qualified for the
Division II National Championships in the mile, finishing 11th in the
Prelims with a season-best 4:58.97 (the second-fastest time in school
history)...earned All-GLVC honors after winning the GLVC Championship in the
mile with a national qualifying time of 5:00.49...posted USI's top six mile
times of the season...posted USI's fastest 800-meter time (2:18.92) of the
indoor season. OUTDOOR TRACK: Ran eight races and placed first five
times...earned All-GLVC honors in both the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters,
placing first at the GLVC Championships in both events...posted NCAA II
provisional qualifying times in the 1,500 meters, 3,000 meters, and 5,000
meters...finished 12th in the 3,000 meters at the NCAA II National
Championships...posted USI's fastest times in the 800 meters (2:17.87),
1,500 meters (4:40.63), 3,000 meters (10:02.32), and 5,000 meters
(17:32.52)...her 10:02.32 performance in the 3,000 meters at the Billy Hayes
Invitational and her 2:17.87 at the Washington University Invitational are
both school records...the 17:32.52 she ran in the 5,000 meters at the
Hillsdale Gina Relays and the 4:40.63 she ran at the Washington University
Invitational ranks her second all-time at USI the respective events.
2000-01
CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 11th at the GLVC Championships with a 6k time of
23:03.74...earned All-Region honors for second consecutive season after
finishing sixth at the NCAA II Great Lakes Regional Championships with a
season-best 6k time of 22:37.0.finished 55th at the NCAA II National
Championships...posted a top 5k time of 17:58.0 at the All-Missouri/Border
States Championships...17:58.0 ranks Farmer third all-time at USI in the 5k...ran the 4k in 15:34.31 at the Stegemoller Classic.
INDOOR TRACK: Earned All-GLVC honors after winning the GLVC Championship
in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:23.53...ran the 3,000 meters at the
USA Track and Field Open in a school-record 10:16.00...Qualified for the
NCAA II Championships in the mile...recorded a school record in the mile
after running a 4:58.18 at the NCAA II Championships...posted a school
record in the 800 meters with a 2:18.00 at the USA Track and Field
Open...also competed on USI's distance medley relay team at the Stan Lyons
Open. OUTDOOR TRACK: Qualified for the NCAA II National Championships
in the 3,000 meters, finishing 11th with a time of 10:30.48...earned All-GLVC
honors after winning GLVC Championships in the 3,000 meters and 5,000
meters...posted top times in both of those events at the GLVC Championships,
running the 3,000 meters in 10:25.98 and the 5,000 meters in
18:29.52...5,000-meter time was the fastest of any USI runner during the
outdoor season...helped USI's only outdoor distance medley, outdoor sprint
medley, and outdoor 4x800-meter
relay teams win championships at the Wabash Relays...distance medley and
sprint medley team's set meet records...was named the Wabash
Relays Women's Outstanding Track Athlete...won championships in the 3,000
meters at the Washington University Invitational and the Woodland Mortgage INUSATF Championships...also won the 800 meters at the Little State
Championships with a time of 2:19.24...had a top 1,500-meter time of 4:45.32
at the Little State Championships.
1999-00
CROSS COUNTRY: 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...22:36.0 ranks Farmer fifth all-time at USI in the 6k. INDOOR TRACK:
Redshirted. OUTDOOR TRACK: Ran in two races as a freshman, posting a
season-best time of 19:10.12 in the 5,000 meters at the Butler Twilight.
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…Qualified for semi-state in 1995, 1996, 1997 (regional champion), and 1998, and was a state qualifier in 1997…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…Named All-City and All-Conference in cross country each of her four seasons at MDHS.
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JENNIFER FINCH Sophomore (Cross Country/Outdoor Track) Freshman (Indoor Track) Warsaw, Indiana (Warsaw Community) MAJOR: Physical Education |
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Saw limited action as a freshman, running in three
races...ran her fastest 5k in 20:57.41 at the Saluki Invitational...earned
Academic All-GLVC honors. INDOOR TRACK: Redshirted. OUTDOOR TRACK:
Competed in the 800 and 1,500 meters...posted a top 800 meter time of
2:47.17 at the Washington Invitational...recorded a season-best 1,500 meter
time of 5:21.38 at the Washington Invitational...earned Academic All-GLVC
honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Warsaw Community High School...earned 11 varsity letters in cross country, swimming, and track and field...posted a personal best of 14:38 in the 4k.
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LYDIA FLORA Sophomore North Manchester, Indiana (Manchester) MAJOR: Dental Hygiene |
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Posted a season-best 5k time of 19:55.46 at the Saluki
Invitational...finished 33rd at the GLVC Championships with a 6k time of
24:29.00...posted a season-best 6k time of 24:26.70 at the NCAA II Great
Lakes Regional...earned Academic All-GLVC honors. INDOOR TRACK:
Finished 11th in the mile at the GLVC Championships with a season-best time
of 5:45.42. OUTDOOR TRACK: Finished seventh at the GLVC Championships
in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a season-best and USI freshman record time of 12:26.02...earned
Academic All-GLVC honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Manchester High School in North Manchester, Indiana, where she earned nine letters in track, cross country, swimming, and diving...set the MHS two-mile record with a time of 12:01 and advanced to the regional as a member of the 4 x 800m relay team as a junior.
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JESSICA HEIN Freshman Ft. Wayne, Indiana (Carroll) MAJOR: Political Science |
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Redshirted. INDOOR TRACK: Redshirted. OUTDOOR
TRACK: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated for Carroll High
School...placed fifth at the 2001 IHSAA Cross Country Manchester Semi-State
Meet with a 4k time of 14:39...holds the CHS 4k record at 14:16...helped lead CHS to the 2001 Semi-State,
Regional, and Sectional Championships as well as the 2000 Sectional
Championships...helped CHS to a seventh-place finish at the 2001 IHSAA Cross
Country State Championship Meet...earned first-team All-Northeast Hoosier
Conference as a junior after placing first NHC Meet with a 4k time of
15:10...earned first-team All-NHC as a freshman after finishing second at
the conference meet...as a freshman she won the sectional title with a 4k
time of 14:35 and the regional title with a 4k time of 14:54...placed 14th
at the Semi-State Meet as a freshman...finished 33rd at the IHSAA State
Championship meet and earned third-team All-State honors...named to the 1998
and 2000 All-Area Girls Cross Country Team.
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LAURA HELHOWSKI Junior (Cross Country) Sophomore (Indoor & Outdoor Track) Hebron, Indiana (Hebron/Indiana) MAJOR: Exercise Science |
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran the 5k in a season-best 19:28.30 at the Louisville
Cardinal Classic...recorded a top finish of 22nd at the Indiana
Intercollegiate...finished 29th at the GLVC Championships with a 6k time of
24:13.00...had a season-best 6k time of 24:12.40 at the NCAA II Great
Lakes Regional. INDOOR TRACK: Redshirted. OUTDOOR TRACK:
Redshirted.
TRANSFER: Transferring from Indiana University where she posted a season-best 18:33 in the 5k at the Illini Invitational...ran the 6k in 23:39.9 at the Roy Griak Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Hebron High School...earned All-State honors in cross country as a junior and finished 21st in the state meet that season...state qualifier in the mile as a sophomore and junior...sectional and regional mile champion and holds sectional record (5:20.0)...Mental Attitude Award winner senior year.
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SUNNY HIPPLE Sophomore Corydon, Indiana (Corydon Central) MAJOR: Graphic Design |
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran the 5k in a season-best 19:51.60 at the Louisville
Cardinal Classic...was in USI's top five at the GLVC Championships,
finishing 28th with a season-best 6k time of 24:10.00. INDOOR TRACK:
Earned All-GLVC honors after running the 800-meter leg of USI's conference
championship and school-record setting distance medley relay (DMR)
team...was primarily a middle distance runner, competing in the 400, 600,
800, and 1,000-meter runs...finished seventh at the GLVC Championships with
an 800-meter time of 2:24.99...ranks third all-time at USI in the indoor 400
meters, fourth all-time at USI in the indoor 800 meters, and first in both
the indoor 600 and 1,000 meters. OUTDOOR TRACK: Competed in the 800
and 1,500 meters...finished seventh at the GLVC Championships with an
800-meter time of 2:24.86...ran a season-best and USI freshman record
800-meter time of 2:21.88 at the Washington Invitational...ranks third
all-time at USI in the outdoor 800 meters...finished 23rd at the Vanderbilt
Invitational with a season-best 1,500-meter time of 5:05.46.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Corydon Central High School...four-time All-Conference performer in track as well as an All-Conference, All-Sectional, All-Regional, and a semi-state qualifier in cross country...earned All-State honors after placing seventh in the 800 meters with a time of 2:16.84 at the 2002 IHSAA State Championship Track Meet...won the 2002 sectional title in the 800 meters and finished second in the 1,600 meters at the 2002 Sectional Championships...finished second in the 800 meters at the 2002 Regional Championships...set the CCHS school record in the 800 meters, won the county championship with an 800-meter record setting time, and was a state qualifier in the 800 meters as a junior...selected to represent Indiana on the Indiana Track and Field team in Australia...also had been named honorable mention All-State in basketball by Hoosier Basketball Magazine and All-Sectional...named the Female Athlete of the Year at CCHS as a sophomore...member of Who's Who Among American High School Students...Quill and Scroll-International Honorary Society for high school journalists...selected as an "Outstanding Student of America" and a student in First Honors, a Business First publication.
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JESSICA JONES Sophomore (Cross Country/Outdoor Track) Freshman (Indoor Track) Rockport, Indiana (South Spencer) MAJOR: Nursing |
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in two races as a freshman, finishing 35th at the
Indiana Intercollegiate with her only 5k time of 21:19.00...finished 34th at
the Belmont Opener with a 2-mile time of 12:19.75...earned Academic All-GLVC
honors. INDOOR TRACK: Redshirted. OUTDOOR TRACK: Competed in
the 1,500 meters and 3,000-meter steeplechase...posted a season-best
1,500-meter time of 5:14.64 at the Vanderbilt Invitational...finished 12th
at the GLVC Championships with a 3,000-meter steeplechase time of
13:16.64...earned Academic All-GLVC honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from South Spencer High School...four-time most valuable runner for SSHS's cross country team...honorable mention All-State selection in cross country and a member of the 2000 Pocket Athletic Conference champions...also was a one-time most valuable runner for SSHS’s track team...excelled in the classroom where she was an honor roll student and a member of Who’s Who Among American High School Students...earned Academic All-State honors...earned eight varsity letters in cross country, swimming, and track and was a three-year member of the Beta Club, Spirit Club, and FCA.
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ERIN
KUTCOSKY Freshman West Frankfort, Illinois (Frankfort Community) MAJOR: Political Science |
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Redshirted. INDOOR TRACK: Redshirted. OUTDOOR
TRACK: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Frankfort Community High School...will compete in track for USI, mainly in the sprints, pole vault, long jump, and triple jump...placed sixth in the 2002 Illinois Class A State meet in the triple jump with a personal best of 36' 6".
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CASEY SCHNEIDER Junior New Salisbury, Indiana (North Harrison) MAJOR: Secondary Education |
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Earned All-GLVC and All-Region honors...was USI's top
competitor at the GLVC Championships, finishing third with a season-best 6k
time of 22:31.00...finished 15th at the NCAA II Great Lakes Regional with a
6k time of 22:53.30...finished 65th at the NCAA II Championships with a 6k
time of 23:32.50...finished third at the Indiana Intercollegiate with a 5k
time of 19:23.00...ran a season-best 5k time of 19:03.82 at the Saluki
Invitational...ranks fifth all-time at USI in both the 5k and 6k...earned
Academic All-GLVC honors. INDOOR TRACK: Battled injuries throughout
the indoor season...finished fifth at the GLVC Championships with a
5,000-meter time of 18:19.40...ranks fifth all-time at USI in the indoor
5,000 meters...ran the 3,000 meters in 11:06.65 at the Smith Barney
Invitational. OUTDOOR TRACK: Earned All-GLVC honors after winning the
conference title in the 10,000 meters with a NCAA II Provisional qualifying
time of 37:19.87...finished third in the 3,000 meters at the GLVC
Championships with a time of 10:32.46...earned Academic All-GLVC honors for
the second consecutive year.
2001-02
CROSS COUNTRY: Earned All-GLVC honors after finishing 10th at the GLVC
Championships with a 6k time of 23:30...posted a season-best 6k time of
23:00.00...recorded a top 5k time of 18:10.1 at the Indiana Intercollegiate.
INDOOR TRACK: Posted USI's fastest 3,000 and 5,000 meter times of the
indoor season, running the 3,000 meters at the GLIAC/GLVC Challenge in
10:48.34 and the 5,000 meters at the Cannon IV Classic in
19:07.32...finished 5th in the 5,000 meters at the GLVC Championships with a
time of 19:20.49. OUTDOOR TRACK: Earned All-GLVC honors after winning
the 5,000 meters at the GLVC Championships with a season-best time and NCAA
II provisional qualifying time of 17:58.56...finished second in the 10,000
meters at the Hillsdale Gina Relays with a USI record-shattering
36:36.60...finished 12th in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA II National
Championships...recorded a 10:39.24 in her only 3,000-meter run of the
outdoor season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from North Harrison High School in Ramsey, Indiana…two-time Baron Hill Congressional Art Award winner…three-time all-state cross country performer…member of the three-time Mid-Southern Conference team cross country championship team…member of the Indiana All-Star cross country team…member of the 2000 AAU 18-and-under (Kentucky) National Championship cross country team…placed third, sixth, and eighth at the National AAU Cross Country meets…IHSAA State qualifier in the 3200-meter run…Three-time IHSAA sectional champion in 1600 meter run and one-time sectional champion in 3200 meter run.
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AMY
SHOEMAKER Freshman (Cross Country/Indoor Track) Sophomore (Outdoor Track) Boonville, Indiana (Boonville) MAJOR: Undecided |
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Redshirted. INDOOR TRACK: Redshirted. OUTDOOR
TRACK: Finished eighth at the GLVC Championships with a 3,000-meter
steeplechase time of 12:31.53...ranks fourth all-time in the 3,000-meter
steeplechase...earned Academic All-GLVC honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Boonville High School.
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TRICIA TINIUS Junior Georgetown, Indiana (Floyd Central) MAJOR: Communications |
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY/INDOOR and OUTDOOR TRACK: Sat out the 2002-03 season.
2001-02
CROSS COUNTRY: Finished as USI's number two runner in five of six
meets...ran the 5k in a season-best 19:16.5 at the Indiana
Intercollegiate...had a season-best finish of fourth place at the
Stegemoller Classic...finished 24th at the GLVC Championships with a 6k time
of 24:36.0...ran the 6k in a season-best 24:15.00 at the Indiana State
Invitational. INDOOR TRACK: Finished first at the Tiger Invitational
with a season-best 800-meter time of 2:25.48...finished 11th at the GLVC
Championships in both the 800 meters and 3,000 meters. OUTDOOR TRACK:
Finished sixth in the 1,500 meters at the Washington University Invitational
with a season-best time of 5:03.83...finished fifth at the GLVC
Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 12:23.40...had
a season-best 3,000-meter time of 12:02.7 (hand-timed) at the Cardinal Open.
TRANSFER: Transferred from Lindsey Wilson College…qualified for nationals by placing second at conference meet. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Floyd Central High School in Floyds Knobs, Indiana…earned 12 varsity letters in basketball, cross country, softball, and track…member of FCHS student council and a volunteer at Green Valley Care Center.
Newcomers
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MELISSA BURGIN Freshman Sellersburg, Indiana (New Albany) MAJOR: Business |
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from New Albany High School where she was a three-time All-Hoosier Hills Conference performer and member of the 1999 All-State team...helped NAHS's cross country team to a pair of conference championships, four sectional championships, three regional championships, and a semi-state title...also helped NAHS track and field team to three sectional titles...eight time letter winner in cross country and track and field...Hoosier Hills Conference Champion in cross country...member of the National Honor Society...has been involved with several organizations, including the German Club, Spirit Club, and Student Council.
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NATALIE CLARK Freshman Newburgh, Indiana (Castle) MAJOR: Undecided |
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Castle High School where she earned four varsity letters in basketball and track and field...member of CHS's 2003 4x400-meter relay team that finished ninth at the 2003 IHSAA Track and Field Championships...ran the 100 meters in :12.4, the 200 meters in :25:87, and the 400 meters in 57.0...helped CHS to a pair of SIAC, sectional, and regional championships.
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GILLAND Freshman Osgood, Indiana (Jac-Cen-Del) MAJOR: Biology |
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Jac-Cen-Del High School where she earned second-team All-State honors as a senior in 2003...finished fourth in the high jump at the 2003 IHSAA Track and Field Championships with a mark of 5'06.00".
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LAUREN JOHNSON Freshman Carmel, Indiana (Carmel) MAJOR: Business |
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Carmel High School where she earned six varsity letters in cross country and track and field...helped CHS's 4x800 and 4x400-meter relay teams to a pair of second-place finishes at the 2003 IHSAA Track and Field Championships...ran her 800-meter split in 2:17.0 and her 400-meter split in 57.8...had a personal-best :59.8 in the 400 meters...ran the 4k in a personal-best 16:01.0.
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JEVALINE JOHNSON Sophomore Evansville, Indiana (North) MAJOR: Political Science |
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Evansville North High School.
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DYNISHA JONES Freshman Elkhart, Indiana (Concord) MAJOR: Elementary Education |
HIGH SCHOOL: Will run primarily in track and field...graduated from Concord High School in Elkhart, Indiana where she earned seven varsity letters in basketball, soccer, and track and field...earned honorable mention All-Conference honors in 2002...CHS's MVP for fielding events all four years of high school...president of the Cultural Exploration Club.
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CARRIE
LEIMBERGER Freshman Indianapolis, Indiana (Franklin Central) MAJOR: Psychology |
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Franklin Central High School where she earned seven varsity letters in cross country and track and field...helped FCHS to a seventh place finish at the 2000 IHSAA Cross Country Championships, a ninth place finish at the 2001IHSAA Cross Country Championships, and an eighth place finish at the 2002 IHSAA Cross Country Championships...helped FCHS's cross country team to four sectional championships and three regional championships...also helped FCHS's track and field team to three sectional championships...helped her freshman 4x800-meter relay team to a top finish in the county...won the 2002 county championship in cross country...had personal-bests in the 4k of 15:38.0, the 3,200 meters of 12:28.0, the 1,600 meters of 5:18.0, the 800 meters of 2:24.0, and the 400 meters of :66.0.
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LINDSEY
MILLER Freshman New Castle, Indiana (New Castle Chrysler) MAJOR: Elementary Education |
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from New Castle Chrysler High School...earned All-North Central Conference honors in track and field, cross country, and women’s basketball...finished 17th in the 800 meters at the IHSAA Championships with a time of 2:21.23...won the 2002 NCC and sectional championships in the 800 meters and helped the NCCHS basketball team to sectional championships in 2002 and 2003 as well as the Elite Eight in 2003...earned Academic All-Conference honors in basketball and cross country...member of the National Honor Society as well as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes...eight-time letter winner in basketball, cross country, and track and field...is the younger sister of Butler University standout guard Brandon Miller.
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CANDACE PERRY Freshman Anderson, Indiana (Anderson) MAJOR: Physical Education |
2002-03: Attended USI but did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Will compete mainly in track and field...graduated from from Anderson High School where she earned eight varsity letters in basketball, soccer, and track and field...finished third at the 2001 IHSAA Track and Field Championships in the long jump with a mark of 18'07.5"...set county, sectional, and regional long jump records.
