2008: In opening meet of season, ran 4K distance in 16:37.18 at Belmont/Vanderbilt Opener, following that effort with 20:07.08 5K at the Commodore Classic… Ran 19:21.85 at 5K distance in Louisville Classic (5k)… Finished Pre-National Invitational in 23:46.7, then lowered 6K best for season with 23:36.45 effort at the SEC Championships.
2007: Did not compete in any races.
2006-07: Best 5K finish was at the Blue Ridge Open – sixth place on the team and 28th overall … Finished eighth on the team and 16th overall at the Commodore Classic in a time of 20:21 … In track, ran 18:07.57 5K at Vanderbilt Invitational.
2005: Competed in three meets – Belmont Invitational, Commodore Classic and Rhodes Invitational … Finished sixth on team at Rhodes meet, running 22:10 for 5K … Opened season with 87th overall finish at Belmont, followed by 41st place result at Commodore Classic.
High School/Prep:
Captain of the cross country team and lacrosse team … Regional and district qualifer all four years in cross country … 2003 cross country state qualifier … 2004 second team all OCC in cross country … 2003 academic All-Ohioan in cross country … Columbus Dispatch Scholar Athlete … Recieved the Gary Smith Award in cross country … Member of National Honor Society.
Personal:
Mindy Arletta Skelton … Born on March 1, 1987 … Daughter of Janice and John … Has an older brother and a younger sister … Majoring in engineering science and economics, with minors in engineering management and mathematics … Enjoys traveling, hiking and camping … Great uncle invented the board game Scrabble.
Off the Course with Mindy:
First job I had: Babysitting
Dream job: Managing a service-based organization
Item I brought to VU to remind me of home: Pictures
Dream vacation: Going on a safari
Favorite restaurant: any sushi restaurant
Favorite class this semester: Sports economics
Best concert I[apos]ve ever attended: Regina Spektor
Favorite ‘non-school’ related reading material: The Bible
My day can[apos]t start until I: spend time praying.
Not many people know that I: love to travel and have been to 20 different countries; and I play the piano.