Amanda Alvarez Class: Senior Hometown: Ogden, Utah High School: St. Joseph Catholic Height: 5-5 Event: Sprints Birthdate: 07/13/1980

AS A JUNIOR: Consistent performer for the track and field team in the 2001 season ... began the indoor season with a second-place finish in the 500 meters vs. Ball State and Western Michigan ... won the 500 meters seven days later in a dual meet vs. Michigan State (1:16.54) ... continued her steady production in the 500 meters at the Meyo Invitational, finishing third ... finished fifth in her heat in the 500 meters at the 2001 BIG EAST Indoor Championships ... moved up to concentrate on the 800 meters during the outdoor season ... finished seventh in the 800 at the Tom Botts Invitational and fourth at the Woodland Mortgage Relays ... finished competition in the outdoor season with a fifth-place finish in the 800 meters at the Purdue Open.

AS A SOPHOMORE: One of the team’s top sprinters in both the indoor and outdoor seasons ... ran the 200 and 400 in the 2000 indoor campaign ... took third in the Quad Meet, running a career best 25.71 ... repeated the feat in the 400, finishing third with another career best of 57.43 ... continued running the 200 and 400 in the outdoor season ... finished fourth in the Spring Opener, equalling her career-best time in the 200 at 25.60 ... competed in the 400 at the BIG EAST championships.

AS A FRESHMAN: Earned a track and field monogram in 1999 ... placed fifth in her collegiate debut at the Purdue Open in the 400 meters with a time of 58.98 ... fourth in the 400 at the dual meet with Indiana, running a time of 57.80 ... won the 60-meter dash at the Meyo Invitational with a time of 8.14 ... fourth at the Alex Wilson Invitational in the 200 meters (25.79) ... ran the 200 and 400 during the outdoor season ... competed in the 400 meters at the BIG EAST championships, posting a heat time of 57.62 ... runner-up in the 400 at the Purdue Open, coming in with a time of 57.89 ... best 200 time of the season was 25.60 at the Boilermaker Open.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Lettered all four years in both track and volleyball at St. Joseph Catholic High School in Ogden, Utah ... two-time state champion in track, earning a national ranking as a junior and senior ... two-time all-state honoree ... set the Class 1A state record in the 400 meters ... three-time regional champion and team captain ... had a career-best 58.30 in the 400 and 25.5 in the 200 meters ... team co-captain for volleyball as a senior ... born July 13, 1980, in Ogden, Utah ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.