Lauren Pence

2005 Cross Country: Competed in three meets – Belmont, Commodore Classic and Rhodes College Invitational… Ran 15:34 (4K) to finish29th overall at Belmont… Finished 23th overall at Commodore Classic.

2004 Cross Country: Started sophomore season with a 13th finish overall at the Belmont Invitational. Her time of 15:05.02 ranked her with the third highest team finish.

2003 Cross Country: Narrowly missed scoring points in the SEC and NCAA Regional Championships, but was a key factor in two of the Commodores[apos] three team titles… Finished fourth on the squad in early-season victories at the Commodore Classic and Bulldog Invitational… Placed seventh overall at Commodore Invitational with 19:23 performance, following up that effort with a 15th overall finish (19:13) at Bulldog Invitational… Opened season with an 18th overall effort at Belmont Invitational (11:26)… Finished 84th overall and 88th overall at the Notre Dame Invitational and Chile Pepper Invitational, respectively… Ran 24:11 in first SEC Championships, then closed season with 22:51 to take 74th at NCAA Regionals.

In High School: Captain of track and cross country squads… Earn state medal… PRs of 2:21 (800), 5:06 (1600) and 11:01 (3200)… Finished seventh in state meet, and ninth overall in cross country… Earned squad[apos]s Bulldog Award as senior… Involved with student government, serving as student body vice president during senior… National Honor Society member… Recognized as Academic All-State as senior.

Personal: Lauren Anne Pence… Daughter of Gregory and Denise Pence… Dad serves as president of oil company; mom is a homemaker… One of four siblings… Hopes to become a medical doctor.