2010 Men's and Women's Cross Country/Track and Field Media Guide
2010 Men's and Women's Cross Country/Track and Field Media Guide
2010 Men's and Women's Cross Country/Track and Field Media Guide
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WOMEN'S BIOS<br />
of the top-three Arizona athletes across the line...<br />
HIGH SCHOOL<br />
Coconino High School, Flagstaff, Ariz.: Was a six-time state<br />
champion during the track <strong>and</strong> field seasons at Coconino...Swept the<br />
800-, 1600- <strong>and</strong> 3200-meter runs at the 4A-II level during both her<br />
junior <strong>and</strong> senior seasons...2007 All-City <strong>Cross</strong> <strong>Country</strong> Runner of the<br />
Year <strong>and</strong> 2008 All-City <strong>Track</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Field</strong> athlete of the year as chosen by<br />
the Arizona Daily Sun...<br />
PERSONAL<br />
Hannah Pearl Moen...Born 11-01-1989 to Michelle <strong>and</strong> Layne Moen...<br />
Brother, Thor, wrestles for Arizona State University...Enjoys the guitar,<br />
piano <strong>and</strong> music...Academic area of interest in nutritional science...<br />
PERSONAL BESTS<br />
3000-meters (i): 9:32.93;Steeplechase: 10:28.48<br />
Elizabeth Patterson<br />
NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPION<br />
Senior<br />
High Jump<br />
Rowlett, Texas (North Garl<strong>and</strong> High School)<br />
ARIZONA<br />
2009: Again was one of Arizona’s star field<br />
athletes...Was the national runner-up in the high<br />
jump both indoors <strong>and</strong> outdoors...Indoors, she set a new personal<br />
best of 1.95m<br />
(6-4) at the NCAA<br />
Indoor National<br />
Championships<br />
which was good<br />
enough for the<br />
third best jump in<br />
Arizona history...<br />
Also set an<br />
outdoor<br />
personal<br />
best of 1.89m...<br />
Earned All-Conference <strong>and</strong> All-Region honors on the season…2008:<br />
Arizona’s lone individual National Champion on the season, claiming<br />
the NCAA outdoor title in the high jump with a winning clearance<br />
of 1.86m, defeating favorite Sharon Day of Cal Poly-SLO......Won the<br />
Pacific 10 Conference Championship with her all-time best clearance<br />
of 1.88m...Was the champion at the Arizona Jim Click Invitational<br />
<strong>and</strong> runner-up at the NCAA West Region Championships...Placed<br />
consistently in the top two or three in the event in nearly every meet<br />
during the season...Named a captain for the 2009 season...Competed<br />
indoors at the NCAA National Championships...Won the Boise State<br />
Blue <strong>and</strong> Orange Invitational with her height of 1.87m...2007: 2007<br />
USATF National Junior High Jump Champion with her mark of 1.75m<br />
(5-8 3/4)...One of the top newcomers during her freshman campaign...<br />
Earned All-Conference honors with her fourth place finish at the<br />
Pac-10 Championships, clearing 1.78m...Also an All-Region athlete,<br />
finishing sixth....<br />
HIGH SCHOOL<br />
North Garl<strong>and</strong> High School, Rowlett, Texas: Texas District 11-5A<br />
champion in the high jump in 2006...District 12-5A Champion in 2004...<br />
Earned 11 varsity letters in track & field (four), basketball (four) <strong>and</strong><br />
volleyball (three)...Selected a team captain in 2005 <strong>and</strong> 2006 <strong>and</strong> team<br />
most valuable athlete in 2006...Holds school record in the high jump<br />
(1.75m, 5-9).<br />
PERSONAL<br />
Elizabeth Patterson ... Born 6-9-88 in Dallas, Texas ... Daughter of Shelby<br />
<strong>and</strong> Jeannette Patterson ... Has one brother, Shelby, <strong>and</strong> three sisters,<br />
Christel, Shantel <strong>and</strong> Tanisha ... Enjoys singing <strong>and</strong> listening to music in<br />
her spare time ... Academic area of interest has not yet been decided.<br />
PERSONAL BESTS<br />
High Jump (i): 1.95m (6-4); High Jump (outdoors): 1.89m (6-2)<br />
Christina Rodgers<br />
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITOR<br />
Redshirt Junior<br />
Middle Distance<br />
Phoenix, Ariz. (Central High School)<br />
ARIZONA<br />
2009: Redshirt season…2008: Had a breakout<br />
season as a sophomore, qualifying for<br />
nationals in both the indoor <strong>and</strong> outdoor seasons...Ran the second<br />
fastest 800-meter time in Arizona history at the NCAA West Regional<br />
Championships of 2:04.90, placing fifth...Earned All-Conference<br />
<strong>and</strong> All-Region honors...Finished fourth at the Arizona State Sun<br />
Angel Classic in the 1500-meter run with her personal best time of<br />
4:34.13...Ran the 12 th fastest time in the country during the indoor<br />
season (2:06.14) where she qualified for the NCAA Indoor National<br />
Championships...Joined cross country <strong>and</strong> highlighted her season<br />
where she ran as the sixth women in the team’s rotation...Named to<br />
USTFCCA All-Academic team...2007: Earned All-Conference honors<br />
as a freshman with her fifth place finish in the 800-meters at the<br />
Pacific-10 meet...Finished fifth at the MPSF Indoor Championships in<br />
the 800-meters as well...<br />
HIGH SCHOOL<br />
Central High School, Phoenix, Ariz.: Was the 5A-II Arizona<br />
state champion in the 800-meters as a senior...Finished fourth in<br />
the 1600-meters at the same meet...Also finished second in the<br />
800-meters at the Arizona Meet of Champions while nearly upsetting<br />
the top 800m runner in the state, Kari Hardt...School record holder in<br />
the 800-meters, 1600-meters, 4 x 400-meter relay, 4 x 800-meter relay...<br />
Competed at the state meet all four years of high school...Student-<br />
Athlete of the school in 2006 for Central High School...Named by<br />
Varsity Club as student-athlete of the month...<br />
PERSONAL<br />
Christina Mone’ Rodgers...Born 4-08-1988 to James <strong>and</strong> Crystal<br />
Rodgers in Phoenix, Ariz....Brothers Cameron, Br<strong>and</strong>on, <strong>and</strong> Chris...<br />
Chris plays football at Ohio University as the starting left tackle...<br />
Hobbies include singing, running <strong>and</strong> watching moves...Academic<br />
area of study is physiology...Is an aunt to Alayzha, Julian, Elijah,<br />
Michael, Br<strong>and</strong>on, Diamond <strong>and</strong> Brock Rodgers...<br />
PERSONAL BESTS<br />
800-meters: 2:04.90; 1500-meters: 4:34.13<br />
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2009-10 Arizona TRACK & FIELD <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>
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