Ana Morales Class: Senior Hometown: San Mateo, CA High School: Burlingame Height: 5-8 Event: Mid. Distance Birthdate: 08/18/1981

AS A JUNIOR: Continued to give the Irish track and field team depth in the middle distance events ... began the 2002 indoor season running the 800 meters in the Tri Meet vs. Western Michigan and Ball State, finishing seventh ... moved up to fourth in the 800 meters against Michigan State (2:17.61) ... ran well in the 1,000 meters during the Meyo Invitational, finishing fourth in 2:57.39 ... ended up 16th in the 800 meters at the Alex Wilson Invitational, running a personal-best 2:15.14 ... ran first outdoor race at the Tom Botts Invitational, finishing sixth in the 1,500 meters (4:38.12) ... top effort of the outdoor season was a fourth-place finish in the 800 meters at the Butler Invitational (2:14.98).

AS A SOPHOMORE: Began 2001 competition at the Meyo Invitational, taking sixth place in the 1,000 meters in a personal-best 3:01.30 ... moved up to fourth in the 1,000 meters at the Windsor Team Challenge ... competed at the 2001 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships, finishing sixth in her heat of the 1,000 meters ... moved to the 800 meters for the outdoor season ... placed fifth at the Purdue Open in the 800 meters (2:17.66) ... took third place in the 800 at the Spring Opener ... top finish of the 2001 season came at the Boilermaker Open, taking second place in 2:16.53.

AS A FRESHMAN: Developed into a middle-distance specialist in the 2000 indoor and outdoor track seasons ... competed in two 600-meter races during the indoor season ... took first-place in her first collegiate race, the 600-meters in the Quad Meet ... competed in the 500 meters at the BIG EAST indoor championships ... concentrated on the 800 meters in the outdoor season, consistently running better times as the season progressed ... took second in 2:19.98 at the Purdue Open in the 800 meters ... finished third in the 800 meters at the Indy Relays ... ran a personal-best outdoor 800-meter time of 2:13.68 at the Boilermaker Invitational ... competed in the 2000 BIG EAST outdoor championships in the 800 meters.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A four-year letterwinner in track and cross country at Burlingame High School ... earned all-conference and team MVP honors in track and cross country all four years of high school competition ... led the cross country team to a school-record four straight league championships ... named Burlingame 1998-99 Athlete of the Year ... qualified for the state cross country meet in 1998 ... also holds the school record in the distance medley, 4x400 and 4x800 relays ... suffered a stress fracture her senior year and was still able to finish among the top runners in the region ... born Aug. 18, 1981 ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business with an economics major.