Kerry Meagher Class: Sophomore Hometown: Allentown, PA High School: Allentown Central Catholic Height: 5-3 Event: Distance Birthdate: 08/10/1983

AS A FRESHMAN: Developed well during her first year of collegiate competition ... began the 2001 cross country season with a 38th-place finish at the Valparaiso Invitational ... ran the JV race during the National Catholic Invitational and finished eighth ... ended up 35th in the Central Collegiate Championships ... finished 12th in the Gold Division race during the Notre Dame Invitational ... indoor season began against Michigan State with a third-place finish in the 800 meters (2:16.95) ... ran the 1,000 meters during the Meyo Invitational, finishing third in 2:56.37 ... posted top 800 meter time of the indoor season during the Alex Wilson Invitational, finishing 11th in 2:12.76 ... started the outdoor season in the 800 meters, finishing 22nd at the Purdue Invitational in 2:21.86 ... ran well at the Tom Botts Invitational, finishing seventh in the 800 meters (2:14.39) ... also ran at the Butler Invitational, finishing sixth in the 800 meters ... competed in her first BIG EAST Conference championship at the 2002 outdoor meet, finishing 17th in the preliminaries of the 800 meters.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterwinner in track and field and cross country at Allentown Central Catholic ... also earned one letter in swimming ... earned all-conference and all-city accolades in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons in track and field and cross country at Allentown Central Catholic ... also earned all-state honors in both sports her senior year ... named track and field team MVP all four years of high school competition ... three-time conference champion in the 800 meters ... also won the regional 800-meter championship her junior season ... finished 22nd at the 2000 Pennsylvania state cross country meet ... took sixth place in the 800 meters at the 2001 Pennsylvania state track and field meet ... won the Allentown Central Catholic Athlete of the Year Award for the 2000-01 school year ... captured first in the East Penn Conference cross country championship in 2000, helping the team win the team title ... one of six children in the Meagher family ... father, Fran, played football at Holy Cross College ... brother, Mike, played football at Dickinson College ... brother, Colin, played soccer and lacrosse at Fairleigh Dickinson University ... member of the National Honor Society, Pennsylvania Math League and served on the student council ... born Aug. 10, 1983 in Schenectady, N.Y. ... enrolled in the College of Science.