 Megan
Saunders
Senior/Senior
Sylva, N.C.
(Carolina Day School)
Cross Country Career: 2007-08: Two Top-20 and
three Top-30 finishes in six race starts ... 14th in Belmont opener
... 17th in Atlantic Sun Championships ... 29th at Vanderbilt Invitational
... Participated in NCAA South Regionals ... A-Sun All-Academic. 2006-07:
Finished a season-best 16th at the 5K Evansville Invitational with a
time of 19:10.37 ... Placed 24th at the Belmont Opener with a time of
15:06.69 ... Finished 40th at the Atlantic Sun Championships with a
time of 20:58 ... Earned A-Sun All-Academic honors ... 2005-06: Posted
two top-35 finishes during the season ... Posted a season best 24th
place finish at the WKU Classic with a time of 19:27.80 ... Earned A-Sun
All-Academic honors ... 2004-05: Finished a season-best 14th at the
Tennessee Tech Invitational with a time of 21:52 ... Earned A-Sun All-Academic
honors.
Track and Field Career: 2007-08: Three race starts
in indoor season, highlighted by second place finish in 3000m at MTSU
Invitational. 2006-07: Posted three top-10 finishes during outdoor season
and two during indoor season ... Finished sixth in the 5,000m at the
A-Sun Outdoor Championships with a time of 18:14.70 ... Finished seventh
in the mile at the A-Sun Indoor Championships with a time of 5:21.66
... Earned A-Sun All-Academic honors ... 2005-06: Posted five top-10
finishes during the outdoor season in distance events ... Placed third
in the 1,500m at the APSU Outdoor Spring Fling with a time of 4:59.26
... Was sixth in the 5,000m at the Vanderbilt Commodore Invitational
with a time of 18:05.14 ... Earned A-Sun All-Academic honors ... 2004-05:
Posted six top-20s while running long distance events ... Finished 10th
in the 3,200m at the Lipscomb Quadragular with a time of 12:07 ... Earned
A-Sun All-Academic honors.
Prior to Belmont: Prepped at The Carolina Day
School ... Placed eighth in the NCISAA Class 1A/2A State Cross Country
Championships ... Earned All-State and All-Western North Carolina honorable
mention honors as a senior.
Personal: Majoring in Nursing ... Favorite athlete
is Lance Armstrong ... Likes to eat anything made of chocolate ... Has
two siblings: Steven and Nicole ... Daughter of Michael and Jeannie
Saunders ... Born June 12, 1986 in Sylva, North Carolina.
Personal
Records
| |
INDOOR |
OUTDOOR |
1500m |
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4:48 |
Mile |
5:15 |
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3000m |
10:58 |
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5000m |
19:05 |
17:47 |
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