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Becca Bauman |
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AS A JUNIOR: Participated in five of six races
for the Irish ... opened her 2007 season with a
19th-place (18:41) finish at the National Catholic
Championship ... finished 108th (18:35) at the
Notre Dame Invitational ... followed that with her
highest finish of the season, a 16th-place showing
(21:57) in the Pre-National Meet Open race ...
clocked in at 21:37 for a 28th-place finish at the
BIG EAST Championship ... finished the 2007
season with a 43rd-place finish (22:11) at the
Great Lakes Regional meet ... opened the indoor
track season with a second-place finish in the
3,000 meters at the Blue and Gold Invitational ...
clocked a time of 5:08.13 in the mile to finish sixth
at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener ... finished
sixth (10:00.40) in the 3,000 meters at the Notre
Dame Invitational ... ran the mile in 5:08.94 to
finish fourth at the Indiana Relays ... finished the
indoor season with an 18th-place showing in the
3,000 meters (10:08.54) at the BIG EAST
Championships ... opened the outdoor season,
finishing the 800 meters in a time of 2:27.22 for
an 18th-place finish at the Mike Poehlein
Invitational ... topped her career best in the 3,000-
meter steeplechase with a time of 11:18.00,
finishing second at the Spartan Invitational ...
finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase
with a time of 11:21.88 at the Eastern Michigan
Invitational ... finished her season by setting a new
personal best with a time of 11:12.10 and a 10thplace
showing in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at
the BIG EAST Championships.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Participated in all six
of the cross country meets ... placed ninth at the
Valparaiso Invitational ... followed that up with a
15th-place showing at the National Catholic
Championship ... finished 94th at the Notre Dame
Invitational, running the 5,000-meter course in
18:20 ... moved up to 6,000 meters at the NCAA
Pre-National meet, taking 149th in 22:07 ... was
44th at the BIG EAST Championship in a thirdplace
team effort ... closed her season with a 74thplace
performance at the NCAA Great Lakes
Regional ... improved her career best
in every event of 2007 ... qualified for
the BIG EAST indoor meet by
running 17:50.33 at the Meyo
Invitational ... gained valuable
experience while placing 23rd at the
league meet ... ran a career-best
5:07.75 in the mile at the Alex Wilson
Invitational ... ran well outdoors at the
Stanford Invitational, placing fourth in
her section of the 5,000 meters with a
BIG EAST-qualifying time of 17:21.64
... ran a career best 1,500 meters at the
Spartan Invitational (4:47.10) ... took
second in the 3,000-meter
steeplechase at the Central Collegiate
Championship with a time of 11:24.00
... ran the steeplechase at the BIG
EAST outdoor meet and finished 13th
in a career-best time of 11:19.40.
AS A FRESHMAN: Ran in four
cross country meets during her debut
season for the Irish ... finished second
on the team and ninth overall at the
Valparaiso Invitational, posting a
6,000-meter time of 23:35 ... took
19th at the National Catholic
Championship, covering the 5,000-
meter Notre Dame course in 18:50 ...
placed 40th (18:57) in the Gold Race
at the Notre Dame Invitational two
weeks later ... closed her season at the
NCAA Pre-National Meet, finishing
34th in the open race in 23:20 ...
competed just once during the indoor
track season, running the mile
(5:28.46) at the Blue & Gold
Invitational ... made her outdoor
debut at the Notre Dame Opener,
posting a time of 5:00.33 in the 1,500
meters ... ran well at the Miami
(Ohio) Invitational, covering 1,500
meters in 4:49.64 ... took second in the 1,500
meters at the Indy Relays, running 4:52.21 ... in
her 5,000-meter debut at the Hillsdale Gina
Relays, qualified for the BIG EAST Outdoor
Championship with a time of 17:47.38 ... placed
15th in the BIG EAST outdoor 5,000 (18:16.41).
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:
Four-year letterwinner in track and field and
three-year letterwinner in cross country at
Catholic Central High School ... three-time state
medalist in track and field, all-state once ... threetime
all-state cross country pick ... four-time
conference champion in track and field ... twotime
conference champion in cross country ...
school record holder at 800, 1600 and 5000 meters
... captain of both cross country and track teams
her senior year ... named Central Catholic Female
Athlete of the Year in 2005 ... born April 26, 1987,
in Grand Rapids, Mich. ... daughter of Lisa and
Bill Bauman ... youngest of four children ...
majoring in finance and psychology ... garnered
Dean's List recognition in spring 2006 with a
3.667 semester grade-point average.
