Brittany Ballard Class: Senior Hometown: Midland, Mich High School: Midland Event: Mid-Distance Birthdate: 01/18/1984

2005 (Cross Country): Took 20th place at the Spartan Invitational ... Placed 41st in the Pre-NCAA meet in Terre Haute, Ind., with a time of 21:30.0 ... Ran a time of 22:24 in the Great Lakes Regional Championships, good for 40th ... In the final cross country race of her career, ran for a time of 22:10 at the NCAA Championships ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

2005 (Indoor/Outdoor): Finished second in the 1,500-meter run at the MSU Invitational with a time of 4:39.80 ... Member of MSU's distance-medley relay team that finished 17th (12:01.44) at the Drake Relays ... Finished eighth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:17.43 at the Len Paddock Invitational.

2004 (Cross Country): Competed at five meets ... Was MSU's third-best runner at the NCAA Championships, placing 123rd (22:11.2) ... Finished 29th at the Big Ten Championships (22:14) ... Placed 45th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a season-best time of 21:23.0 ... Was 79th at the Pre-NCAA meet (21:56.9) ... Finished 105th at the Notre Dame Invitational (18:26).

2004 (Track): Competed indoor only ... Fifth at the Meyo Invitational in the mile (5:11.72) ... Season-best time in the mile of 5:07.90 came at the Notre Dame Invitational.

2003 (Cross Country): Finished third at the Saginaw Valley Open (22:23.7) ... Posted a time of 22:26.2 at the Spartan Invitational, good for 19th ... Placed 43rd at the Big Ten Championships (22:24.1) ... Earned 44th place at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (22:07) ... Recorded a time of 21:53.9 for 187th place at the NCAA Championships ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2003 (Track): Placed sixth at Notre Dame in the 800m (2:20.09). 2002 (Cross Country): Competed in three events ... Fifth place at the Jeff Drenth Memorial (19:45) ... 44th at the Spartan Invitational (19:59) ... 61st at the Big Ten Championships (19:12.6).

High School: Three-time team MVP in track and cross country ... All-state in track as a sophomore and senior ... Received Libby Cudahy Award for most valuable runner in the city of Midland in track ... All-state academic selection as a senior year ... Three-time Saginaw Valley MVP in cross country.

Personal: Daughter of Paul and Deborah Ballard ... Majoring in criminal justice ... Born Jan. 18, 1984.