| Lauren Pence |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Columbus, IN
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| High School:
Columbus North
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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' 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'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.
