Northwestern University Athletics
Likhite Welcomes Three Members in Class of 2013
2/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country & Track
Feb. 18, 2009
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern head coach April Likhite has announced the addition of three incoming freshman who will run cross country for NU beginning in the fall of 2009. Angie Henry (Hopkins, Minn./Hopkins), Audrey Huth (Shelby, Mich./Utica) and Moira Ryan (Washington, D.C./Georgetown Visitation Prep) are set to join a talented returning squad that regularly saw four freshmen place among the team's top-5 during the 2008 campaign.
“I am very pleased to have these three exceptional young women join our Northwestern family next fall,” Likhite said. “They are excited not only about the long-term direction our team is headed in but also for the challenge of immediately contributing to our program.”
Henry was a six-year varsity letterwinner in cross country and track at Hopkins High School. She earned all-conference recognition for cross country all six years she competed while garnering all-section honors three times. Henry was a member of the school-record-holding 4x1600-meter relay team in track and has run a personal-best time of 19:18 in the 5K distance.
Huth is a four-time all-state honoree in Michigan and placed second in the state as a junior in 2007. In November 2008, Huth placed fourth at the MidEast Cross Country Championships, which pits the best high school senior runners from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and other area states against one another. Three times she won her county championship and was named conference MVP.
Ryan is the 2008-09 Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year for Washington, D.C. and was named the district's runner of the year three times by the Washington Post in her career. In 2006, Ryan won the Maryland/D.C. Private Schools championship and was the 2007 outdoor track champion in the 3200-meter event. She was a three-time captain of her cross country and track squads and has posted a personal-best 5K cross country time of 19:02.
“Our goal is to continue to bring in individuals of high character who will not only excel for us on the cross country course, but who will strive to better themselves and our program during their careers as a Northwestern student-athlete,” Likhite said. “I have no doubt that these three individuals will accomplish that.”
Below are complete bios for each Wildcat newcomer:
Angie Henry
5-4
Hopkins, Minn./Hopkins
High School: Six-year varsity letterwinner on cross country and track teams … Named all-conference in cross country six times (2003-08) and all-section three times (2004-05, 2008) … Selected as team MVP in 2007 and 2008 … In track, named all-conference four times and all-section twice … Member of 4x800 team that placed third in the state in 2004 and is part of the school record-holding 4x1,600 relay team … Cross country team won 2003 conference championship … National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born Angela Joann Henry on 1/1/91 … Daughter of Dr. Tim Henry and Brenda Henry … Chose Northwestern over Lehigh and Washington University … Competed against current NU runner Rachel Edwards in high school … Plans to major in international studies and Spanish.
Audrey Huth
5-3
Shelby, Mich./Utica
High School: Earned all-state honors all four years of high school and twice was named to the all-state all-star team … 2007 runner-up in Michigan … Three-year county champion while finishing second another year … Three-time MVP of the Macomb Area Conference (MAC) … Named her team's MVP two times … Finished fourth at the Mideast cross country championship … Team won 2006 county championship and won the Mideast cross country title … Also played four years of varsity soccer and five years of club soccer … Two-year Academic All-State and four-year Academic All-MAC selection … Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Audrey Michelle Huth on 6/5/1991 … Daughter of John and Mary-Ann Huth … Major is undecided.
Moira Ryan
5-4
Washington, D.C./Georgetown Visitation
High School: 2009 Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year for Washington D.C. … Three-time Washington D.C. Cross Country Runner of the Year (2006-08) as named by the Washington Post … Team won the 2008 Maryland/D.C. Private Schools championship … Selected to the All-Independent School League (ISL) cross country team three times (2006-08) and the All-ISL track team in 2007 … Named team MVP for cross country three times and once for track … Won the 2006 ISL cross country championship as well as the Maryland/D.C. Private Schools championship in 2006 … 2007 outdoor track champion in 3,200-meter race … School record-holder for the indoor mile … Has run a personal-best 5K cross country time of 19:02 … Captained her cross country and outdoor track teams in each of the three years in which she won varsity letters … Ran indoor track for two seasons and earned one varsity letter with the crew team … Named an AP Scholar and was the recipient of the Rubacky 3-E Award for diligence in academics (2007).
Personal: Born Moira Walsh Ryan on 1/7/1991 … Daughter of Edward Ryan and Catie Malone … Father rowed varsity crew at the University of Pennsylvania … Major is undecided.
