Towson University Athletics

Cross Country: (Senior Year) Top finish was 18^th in the Towson Invitational ... set a personal best for the 6K with a 24:38 in the Paul Short Invitational. (Junior Year) Clocked a personal record 20:21 for the 5K in the TU Invitational for a 26^th place finish. (Sophomore Year) Competed in 7 of 8 cross country meets ... top 5K time was 21:46, top 6K time was 25:23. (Freshman Year) Ran her best time at the ECAC Meet with a 21:46 ... opened her college career with a 21:48.84 in the Baltimore Metro followed by 21:59.20 in Towson's Invitational ... finished in 21:49.96 at the Delaware Invitational

Track: (Senior Year) Ran the 3000 indoors, placing 9^th at the Thomson Invitational in 12:07.90 ... (Junior Year) Ran the 3000 and 5000 ... top 3000 finish was a 7^th in 11:06.40 at the Navy Invitational ... posted a season best 19:34.86 at the Towson Invitational in the 5000 . (Sophomore Year) Turned a 5:24 for the 1500 in the TU Invitational ... clocked a 20:11.05 in the 5000 at the Penn Invitational. (Freshman Year) Top effort on the oval was a 4th place finish at the Delaware Open in the 1500 (5:18.08) ... she finished 9th in the same event at the Delaware State Invitational (5:35.76).

Background/Personal: Ran cross country and track for Bill DuBois ... helped the Cavaliers finish eighth at the Division I state meet and fifth at the Blue Hen Conference Championships ... earned All-Blue Hen honors ... received the Blue Hen Conference Academic Award ... high honor roll student ... finished 24th at the state meet as a senior ... father is a toolmaker at General Motors ... mother is an administrative coordinator ... has two older brothers ... very involved with the Special Olympics and helping children with special needs ... favorite movie is "The Little Mermaid" favorite meal is steak and pasta ... favorite book is Lance Armstrong's "It's Not About The Bike" ... most memorable experiences are running her last high school meet and working with the Hand-In-Hand Program ... carrying a 3.366 grade point average at Towson ... born May 26, 1988 in Wilmington, Del. ... daughter of Gerald and Catherine Blanco.