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** Five-Time All-American **
Collegiate Career Bests
1,500 Meters: 4:27.25
3,000 Meters: 9:09.19i
5,000 Meters: 15:53.89
5,000 Meters: 16:33.03i
10,000 Meters: 35:10.62
Stanford: A competitive leader for both the cross country and track & field squads, she has garnered five All-American honors ... Has helped lead the Cardinal distance squad to back-to-back titles at the NCAA Cross Country Championships ...Will continue to inspire the distance squad with a tenacious attitude during the 2008 season.
2007 Track & Field Season (Junior): Earned All-American honors after running a career-best 15:53.89 in the 5000 meters at the NCAA Championships for a sixth place finish ... Captured the 5000 meter title at the NCAA West Regional to qualify for the NCAA Championships ... Captured the 10,000-meter title at the Pac-10 Championships with a career-best 35:10.62 ... Took second in the 3,000 meters at the MPSF Indoor Championships.
2006 Track & Field Season (Sophomore): Ran a season-best 16:27.78 in the 5,000 meters at the Big Meet, also recording a season-best 4:30.51 in the 1,500 meters ... Indoors, finished fifth in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Championships to earn All-American honors ... Logged a season-best 9:09.19 in the 3,000 meters at the Washington Invitational.
2005 Track & Field Season (Freshman): Earned All-American honors with a third-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Finished second in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA West Regional ... Ran a season-best 16:33.41 in the 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational ... Did not compete indoors.
2004 Track & Field Season: Redshirted the outdoor season ... Indoors, ran NCAA provisional qualifying times of 16:33.03 in the 5,000 meters and 9:33.08 in the 3,000 meters.
High School: A talented student-athlete who was home-schooled for 12 years ... Attended classes at San Francisco State, University of San Francisco and City College of San Francisco, as well as independent study ... Trained with the Impalas running group.
Cardinal Catalogue: Art History major ... Parents are Mike and Jeanne McWalters ... Named to the 2006 and 2007 USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team ... 2005 Pac-10 All-Academic track and field selection, as well as a 2006 and 2007 Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention choice in track and field ... Earned Pac-10 All-Academic honors during the 2004, 2005 and 2006 cross country seasons.