Courtney Bishop
Courtney Bishop
Year: SO
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Position: Distance
Last School: Brentwood Academy

2009-10: Competed in three indoor meets ... Finished ninth in the Mile at the Blue Raider Invitational (5:37.87) ... At Indiana Relays took 31st in Mile with a season-best 5:32.13 ... Finished 14th in 3000m at MT Valentine Invitational (10:51.76) ... Competed in four outdoor meets ... Third-best Belmont finisher, eighth, in 1500m (4:57.11) at APSU Spring Fling ... Finished seventh in 3000m (10:42.54) at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational ... Took 12th in 5000m (18:33.03) at Vanderbilt Invitational ... At Atlantic Sun Outdoor Championships, finished eighth in 5000m with a season-best 18:07.56 ... Received Atlantic Sun All-Academic honors.

 

High School: Led Brentwood Academy to a second-place team finish in the 2008 Cross Country State Championship ... A four-time All Mid-State selection ... Earned All-State track honors in 2009 ... Cross country team captain junior and senior years ... Qualified for the cross country state meet all four years ... Finished second at the state cross country meet as a senior ... Coached by Cathy Cheeseman.

 

Personal: Born Courtney Mae Bishop ... Born May 20, 1990 in Pensacola, Florida ... Parents are Robert and Annette Bishop ... Mother graduated from Belmont in 1982 ... Father is a family practice M.D. ... Uncle, Rob Parrish, also graduated from Belmont ... Has an older sister, Brooke, and a younger sister, Grace ... Spanish major.