| Mindy Skelton |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio
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| High School:
Thomas Worthington
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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've ever attended: Regina Spektor
Favorite "non-school" related reading material: The Bible
My day can'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.
