2012 Women's Track & Field
Biography
2012 (Senior)
• Ran a personal-record 38:04.62 to finish eighth in the 10000m at the Cal-Nevada Championships
• Came in 11th in the 5000m with a season-best 17:48.51 at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational
• Also competed in the 1500m (4:56.14) and 3000m (10:34.44) during the season
2011 (Junior)
• Placed 27th in the 5000m at the Big West Championships
• Clocked in at a personal-record 17:31.20 to take fourth at the Steve Scott Invitational
• Won the 3000m in a lifetime-best 10:12.02 at the Irvine-Fullerton Dual Meet
• Added a season-best 39:02.83 in the 10000m at the Cal-Nevada Championships
2010 (Sophomore)
• Finished 17th in both the 5000m (18:55.31) and 10000m (39:48.00) at the Big West Championships
• Registered a season-best 17:53.99 to place eighth in the 5K at the Ben Brown Invitational
• Also took eighth in the 3000m at the Big West Challenge (10:27.59)
• Had a 1500m career-best 4:54.16 at the Oxy Distance Carnival
2009 (Freshman)
• Ran the 1500m at the UCSD Triton Invitational (4:59.79) and Pomona-Pitzer Invitational (4:59.64)
• Competed in the 5000m at the Beach Invitational (19:15.11)
2008 (Redshirt at Iona)
• Did not compete
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 MARKS AT UCI
1500m = 4:54.16 (2010 Oxy Distance Carnival)
3000m = 10:12.02 (2011 Irvine-Fullerton Dual Meet)
5000m = 17:31.20 (2011 Steve Scott Invitational)
10000m = 38:04.62 (2012 Cal-Nevada Championships)
