2011 Women's Cross Country
Biography
2011 (Senior)
• UCI's second finisher at the Big West Championships and West Regional (22:23)
• Ran a 6K personal-record 21:28.9 to place 26th at the conference meet
• Finished sixth at the Cal State Northridge Invitational with a time of 22:06.93
• Came in 24th out of 192 runners to lead the 'Eaters at the UC Irvine Invitational 5K (18:26.5)
• Took 69th at the Stanford Invitational (22:12)
2010 (Junior)
• Placed 33rd at the Big West Championships with a 6K time of 21:56.3
• Went on to finish 127th at the NCAA West Regional (22:19.0)
• Had a top-10 showing at the Cal Poly Invitational
• Came in 29th at the UC Irvine Invitational 5K (18:37.6) and 80th at the Stanford Invitational (22:48.0)
2009 (Sophomore)
• Established a season-best 21:48.4 over 6000 meters to finish 28th at the Big West Championships
• Placed 103rd at the NCAA West Regional (23:00.2)
• Runner-up at the West Region Preview with a time of 22:51.2
• Added a fifth-place showing at the Triton Invitational (22:30.9)
2008 (Freshman)
• Competed at the UC Irvine Invitational 5K (20:17.4)
2007 (Redshirt at Iona)
• Redshirted after competing in only one meet at Iona College
High School
• Competed in cross country, track and volleyball at Newport Harbor High School
• Helped her cross country team to back-to-back runner-up finishes at the state meet
• Had a 17th-place individual showing at the 2006 state championships
• Earned All-Orange County honors
Personal
• Majoring in literary journalism
• Big West Scholar-Athlete in 2010-11
• Parents are Margaret Walker and Norman Mead
TOP TIMES AT UCI
5K = 18:26.5 (2011 UC Irvine Invitational)
6K = 21:28.9 (2011 Big West Championships)
