Louise Hannallah Class: Graduated Hometown: Potomac, Md. High School: Winston Churchill

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'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'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'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'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'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'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.

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