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      Adrienne DiRaddo

    Adrienne DiRaddo

    Player Profile

    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    The Woodlands, Texas

    High School:
    The Woodlands

    Personal Records:
    4K - 14:48
    5K - 18:37
    6K - 22:11
    3,000 meters (indoor) - 10:04.70 -- No. 12 all-time at VU
    5,000 meters (indoor) - 17:37.35
    1,500 meters (outdoor) - 4:39.83
    3,000 meters (outdoor) - 10:06.85
    5,000 meters (outdoor) - 17:15.84 -- No. 8 all-time at VU

    2010 Cross Country: Ran to a sixth place finish at the Commodore Classic with a time of 18:28.01 ... Clocked a time of 18:00.83 at the Louisville Invitational, good for 52nd place out of 302 participants.

    2010 Track:
    Competed in the 3,000 meters during the indoor season ... Posted a personal best time of 10:06.85 in the 3,000 meters at the Sea Ray Relays ... Finished fifth at the Tennessee Invitational in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:50.66.

    2009 Cross Country: Ran to 16th at the Belmont-VU opener with a time of 14:58.45... Finished 10th at the Commodore Classic with a time of 18:55.60... Finished 55th at the Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 18:37.13.

    2009 Track: During outdoor season, ran personal best of 4:39.83 in 1,500 meters at Ole Miss competition... During winter campaign, finished 12th in the 3,000 meter run at the SEC Indoor Championships

    2008 Cross Country: Placed among team's top five runners in every race... Opened season with 13th place result in Belmont/Vanderbilt meet, running 4K distance in 15:12.67... After several weeks away from competition, returned at Pre-Nationals to run 6K in 22:33... At SEC Championships, finished a solid 41st overall, running 6K in a new personal best of 22:11.85... Aided team result at NCAA South Regionals by finishing 54th overall in 22:53.98 (6K).

    2008 Track: Ran distances from 1,500 to 5,000 meters... Ran team's fastest outdoor 5,000 of 17:15.84 (No. 8 all-time) at Stanford Invitational... Also ran well at SEC Outdoor Championships (17:29.89)... Best effort at 1,500 meters (4:42.15) came at Ole Miss competition... Was second fastest Commodore indoors at 3,000 meters, running 10:04.70 at SEC-Big Ten Challenge meet.

    2007 Cross Country: Finished ninth at the Belmont/Vanderbilt Opener, 13th at the Commodore Classic, 20th at the Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge, 51st at the SEC Championship and 53rd at the NCAA South Regional Championship ... At the Vanderbilt cross country postseason banquet, received the Best Newcomer award ... Named the 2007-08 Vanderbilt Female Comeback Player of the Year at the Black and Gold Banquet.

    High School/Prep: Personal bests -- 5:12.94 (1600); 11:15.86 (3200); 11:11.7 (2 mile cross country); 18:41 (5K cross country) ... Earned four varsity letters ... Served two years as team captain ... Named All-State cross country in 2005 and helped lead her team to third place finish at Texas 5A state meet.

    Personal: Adrienne Mims DiRaddo ... Nicknames are "D-Rod," "Mims" and "Mutt" ... Born on March 6, 1989 ... Parents are Connie and Jeff Pinkerton, and Andy and Terri DiRaddo ... Has an older brother and sister ... Majoring in neuroscience ... Enjoys music, sudoku and playing music.

    Off the Course with Adrienne:

    Favorite class this semester: Schizophrenia

    My dream jobs: Music producer/background vocalist

    Item I brought to VU to remind me of home: Blue Bell Ice Creameries hat

    Dream vacation: Fiji

    Best concert I've ever attended: Keith Urban at the Sommet Center

    Favorite restaurant: Maggiano's Little Italy

    First job I had: Hostess at Rockfish Seafood and Grill

    Favorite "non-school" related reading material: "Survival of the Sickest"

    My day can't start until: I brush my teeth.


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