Courtney Blackwell

Class:
First-Year
High School:
The Loomis Chaffee School
Hometown:
Hartford, Conn.

2006: Fourth place finish at the Forester Invitational (10/14). Finished 37th at the Chuck Carroll Invitational (9/8), 64th at the Midwest Collegiate (9/16).

High School: Three-year letterwinner in cross country, two years in outdoor track ... Best time for cross country 5K is 20:36, set during senior year ... Best time for track 3K is 11:43, set during senior year ... Founder's Leage Award recipient for cross country junior year ... In senior year, team finished first in Founder's League championship and third at New England championship ... High honors all four years of high school.

Personal: Born Courtney King Blackwell on 10/6/87 ... Daughter of Doug and Marjorie Blackwell ... Chose Northwestern over Emory and Muhlenberg College ... Plans to major in theatre and English.