Louise Hannallah - Women's Cross Country - Vanderbilt University Athletics

Louise Hannallah Season 2008-09

Distance

Class Freshman
Hometown Potomac, Md.
High School Winston Churchill
Bio

Personal Records:
4K – 14:06.57
5K – 17:54.23(Louisville Invitational – 10/2/10)
6K – 20:47.59(NCAA South Regional – 11/13/10)
Mile (indoor) – 4:57.96 – No. 11 all-time at Vanderbilt
1,500 meters (outdoor) – 4:35.61
3,000 meters (outdoor) – 9:51.49 – No. 8 all-time at Vanderbilt
3,000 meters (indoors) – 9:41.67 –No. 5 all-time at Vanderbilt
5,000 meters (outdoor) – 16:50.35 –No. 7 all-time at Vanderbilt
5,000 meters (indoors) – 17:10.52 – No. 4 all-time at Vanderbilt

2011 Cross Country:Finished fourth for the Commodores, 46th overall at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational with a time of 20:56, helping lead team to second place finish and No. 3 national ranking … Clocked a time of 14:06.57 at the Belmont-VU Opener for a third-place finish.

2011 Track:Placed 11th overall at the Kentucky Invitational with a personal best time of 4:57.96 in the mile, tied at 11th best in Vanderbilt history … Competed in the 3,000 meter and 5,000 meter events at the SEC Championships, placing 11th and 9th overall, respectively … 5,000 meter time of 17:10.52 at the SEC Championships was good for fourth best in Vanderbilt history, as well as a personal best … Set a personal best in the 3,000 meter with her time of 9:41.67 at the Arkansas Invitational, placing sixth overall in the meet as she slid into Vanderbilt[apos]s record books at fifth best in the event.

 

2010 Cross Country: Did not compete in the first two races of the season … Posted a time of 17:54.23 at the Louisville Invitational, good for 41st overall … Clocked at time of 21:39.9 in the Blue Race at Pre-Nationals … Finished 21st overall at the SEC Championship meet with a time of 21:41.69 … Clocked in at 20:47.59 at the NCAA South Regional.

2010 Track: Competed in the 3,000 meters and one mile events during the indoor season … Posted a personal best time of 9:53.97 in the 3,000 meters at the University of Kentucky Invitational … Improved personal best in the 3,000 meters to 9:51.44 at the Tyson Invitational … Placed seventh in the 3,000 meter finals at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 9:59.36 … Member of the distance medley relay team that placed sixth at the SEC Indoor Championships … In the outdoor season, competed in the 1,500 meter, 3,000 meter and 5,000 meter events … Set a personal best time of 4:36.58 in the 1,500 meters at the Vanderbilt Invitational … Competed in the college women[apos]s division of the 5,000 meter run at the Penn Relays, setting a personal best time of 16:59.24 … Placed 12th at the SEC Championships in the 5000 meters with a time of 17:05.24.

2009 Cross Country: Recipient of the Most Improved Award for the 2009 XC season… Finished 28th individually at NCAA Regionals and helped Vanderbilt to a fifth place finish, running a personal best 21:22.12 in the 6k… Was team[apos]s No. 2 runner at the SEC Championships, clocking a 22:27.51 in the 6K, good for 27th place… Finished sixth out of 148 runners in the 5K race at the Commodore Classic, clocking a 18:47.35… Was the team[apos]s No. 4 runner at the Belmont-Vanderbilt Opener.

2009 Track: Competed in the mile run, 3,000 meters, and the distance medley indoors… Best mile run indoors was 5:06.91 at Iowa State… Best 3,000 meters was at the Kentucky Invitational with a time of 10:07.31… Member of the VU distance medley team that ran an 11:40.28, good for fourth place at the SEC Indoor Championships… Top outdoor 1,500 of 4:43.97 came at the Ole Miss Invitational… Also ran 5,000-meter personal best of 17:30.6 at the prestigious Penn Relays.

2008 Cross Country: Placed among the top-seven qualifiers for Vanderbilt in every race… Crossed the timeline in 15:26.29 in collegiate debut at the Belmont/VU Opener (4K)… Ran a 19:15.31 at Commodore Classic in first collegiate 5K… Finished 66th (18:44.18, 5K) out of 265 racers in the Greater Louisville Classic… Completed the Pre-Nationals White Race (6K) in 23:19… Ran 6K PR 23:00.40 at the SEC Championships … Qualified 71st (23:08.61) out of 156 runners at the NCAA South Regional.

High School/Prep: Received 10 varsity letters in HS … Served one year as team captain … Cross country team won county/regionals … Also played junior varsity soccer.

Personal: Louise Marie Hannahllah … Nicknames are ‘Lu,’ ‘LuLu’ and ‘Weez’ … born Dec. 13, 1989 … Parents are Penny and Medhut … Double majoring in cognitive psychology and child development … Has an older sister and a younger brother … Enjoys reading, working with children and playing soccer and basketball.

Off the Course with Louise:

Favorite ‘non-school’ related reading material: Love stories and ‘Cosmopolitan’

Favorite class this semester: Anatomy and physiology

My day can[apos]t start until: I press the snooze button five times.

My dream jobs: Physical therapist/running coach

Item I brought to VU to remind me of home: Pictures and letters

Dream vacation: Traveling around Europe

Best concert I[apos]ve ever attended: Rascal Flatts/Taylor Swift

Favorite restaurant: Monami Gabi

First job I had: Camp counselor

Not many people know that I: am half Egyptian and half British.