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Northwestern Rounds Out Roster with Four Incoming 'Cats
7/19/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country & Track
July 19, 2010
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern head coach April Likhite continues to grow her already young and talented 2010 roster, announcing on Monday the addition of four incoming freshmen to her team. The four newcomers double the number of Likhite's previously announced freshman class, which looks to make its presence known right away beginning with NU's season-opener on Sept. 3.
"We are excited to welcome four new members to the Northwestern Cross Country family who have the potential to impact our program immediately from both an athletic and academic standpoint," said Likhite, who is beginning her seventh overall season as head coach at NU. "Like our team as a whole, this group draws from a wide geographic area and also features one of the top runners from our own backyard in Chicago."
Joining Northwestern this fall will be: Julia Buford (Chicago, Ill./Latin School), Libby Kocha (Burlington, Wis./Burlington), Nicole Oliver (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) and Charlotte ter Haar (Davis, Calif./Davis). Their complete biographical information can be found below:
Julia Buford
Chicago, Ill./Latin School
High School: Three-time all-state selection in cross country with a seventh-place showing at the state meet as a senior ... Two-time sectional and conference champion and ISL Runner of the Year honoree ... Won three conference and sectional 3,200-meter championships in track ... Owns personal-best times of 18:06 in cross country and 11:20 in the 3,200 ... 2010 ISL Athlete of the Year and Latin Senior Athlete of the Year ... Two-sport captain ... Cross country team won regional and conference championships during her career while track team won conference in 2009 and 2010 ... National Merit Scholar semifinalist.
Personal: Born Julia Ann Buford ... Daughter of Robert Buford and Letitia Noel ... Chose Northwestern over Washington University in St. Louis and Emory ... Plans to major in engineering.
Libby Kocha
Burlington, Wis./Burlington
High School: Named MVP of her high school cross country team three times ... First-team All-Southern Lakes Conference selection ... Qualifier for state meet ... Also a first-team all-conference choice and team MVP in track ... Track team won 2010 sectional championship and 2009 conference championship ... Personal-best 4K time of 15:26 ... Member of the National Honors Society.
Personal: Born Elizabeth Althea Kocha ... Daughter of Bart and Carol Kocha ... Chose Northwestern over the University of Chicago ... College major is undecided.
Nicole Oliver
Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts
High School: Three-year letterwinner in track and four-year letterwinner in soccer ... Took fifth in the 3,200-meter race at the Pennsylvania state championships in 2010 with a personal-best and school-record time of 10:42 ... Conference champion as a senior in the 1,600 (5:06) ... Recipient of team MVP award, Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete award ... Also her school's winner of the Wendy's High School Heisman Award ... Class valedictorian and member of National Honors Society.
Personal: Born Nicole Ann Oliver ... Daughter of Steve and Deb Oliver ... Father ran cross country and track at Georgia Tech ... Chose Northwestern over Cornell, Washington University, Carnegie Mellon and Virginia ... Plans to major in biomedical engineering.
Charlotte ter Haar
Davis, Calif./Davis
High School: Three-time qualifier for California state cross country meet ... Named Delta Valley all-conference performer ... Winner of Coach's Award in cross country (2008) and track (2010) ... Cross country team won state section in 2007 and 2008 and won three consecutive conference championships ... Member of California Scholarship Federation.
Personal: Born Charlotte Mary ter Haar ... Daughter of Ann and Wiete ter Haar ... Grandfather was a member of the track team at Northwestern ... Chose Northwestern over Duke, UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC San Diego ... Plans to major in cognitive sciences.
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