2005 (Cross Country): Took 10th at the Spartan Invitational ... Ran of time of 21:51.0 at the Pre-NCAA meet ... Placed 23rd at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 22:00 ... Earned a spot on the Great Lakes All-Region team by placing 16th with a time of 21:42 at the regional championships ... MSU's top finisher at the NCAA Championships, placing in the top 100 (92nd) with a time of 21:20 ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree. 2005 (Indoor/Outdoor): Placed fourth in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:59.21 at the UM Intercollegiate ... Finished 18th in the 3,000-mile run (9:44.12) at the Meyo Invite ... Posted an eighth-place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the Tyson Invite (16:58.16) ... Finished eighth in the 3,000-meter run (9:50.62), and took seventh in the shot put with a throw of 44-9 3/4 (13.66m) at the Big Ten Indoors ... Recorded a personal-best time of 34:48 in the 10,000m at the Stanford Invite ... Finished eighth out of 18 runners with a time of 16:46.99 in the 5,000-meter run at the Drake Relays ... Took second at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the 10,000 meters with a time of 35:46.54 ... Placed 16th at the NCAA Mideast Regional with a time of 17:19.87 in the 5,000 meters. 2004: Placed ninth in the 10,000 at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships ... Third in the 5000 at the MSU Open, and sixth at the MSU Twilight Meet in 17:36.50 ... Third in the 3000 at the CMU Invitational ... Season-best 10:11.80 in the 3000 at the Notre Dame Invitational ... Fourth in the 5000 at the Meyo Invitational in 17:35.35. 2003: Redshirted. High School: Two-time all-state in track in the 3200 ... Member of 2001 state champion 4x800 relay team ... Three-time all-state in cross country ... Third place in 2001 state cross country meet ... Member of 2001 Indiana state champion cross country team ... 11th at Footlocker Regionals in 2001. Personal: Daughter of Terry and Margaret Rafferty ... English major ... Born Oct. 1, 1984. |
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