Nashville, Tenn. --

Elizabeth Codrington (Gretna. La./West Jefferson HS) – Elizabeth joins the Belmont program after a successful prep career in Louisiana. At the 2006 Louisiana State Indoor Championships, she placed second in the triple jump and third in the long jump.

Britney Green (Rowlette, Texas/Rockwall HS) – Britney comes to Belmont after a successful as a sprinter at Rockwall High School. During her career, she specialized in the 200, 400, and 800 meters.

Brittany Thune (Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS) – Thune is one of the top cross country and distance runners from South Dakota. In cross country, she placed 12th at the 2005 South Dakota Class AA Championship. In track and field, she finished sixth in the 800 meters and seventh in the 1600 meters at the 2006 State Meet.

Khalia Turner (Nashville, Tenn./Hillsboro HS) – Khalia joins the BU track and field program from Nashville’s Hillsboro High School, just down the street from the Belmont campus. A sprinter, Turner, placed second in the 400 meters and seventh in the 200 meters at last month’s Tennessee Class AAA Track Championship.

“We have a quality group of freshmen coming in for the 2006-07 season,” said Seth Sheridan, BU head coach. “They are really talented and they will give us a big boost as we enter this upcoming campaign.”

During the 2005-06 season, the Belmont women’s cross country team finished second at the conference championships last October while the track and field program placed eighth at the A-Sun Championships in April. In addition, freshman sprinter Lynette Rives was the A-Sun Indoor and Outdoor 400 Meter Champion and qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional.