2008: Competed in five meets ... Top finish came in Illini Invitational 5K with a time of 20:05, landing her 14th overall and second on the team ... Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honoree.

2007: Ran in six races for the Wildcats ... Started with the two-mile UIC Home Opener (9/1) in 13:32 in the first race of the year ... Raced the 5k Fordham Invitational (9/8) in 22:55 ... Finished in 20:36.21 at the Illinois Intercollegiates (9/14) ... Turned in a top-30 finish at the Forester Invitational (9/22) in 20:55 ... Finished 34th place in 21:01 at the adidas Invitational Open Race (9/28) ... Ran a 25:22 at Bradley Classic (10/12) in only 6k meet of the season ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2006: Turned in a time of 21:18 at Loyola Lakefront Invitational.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and senior captain on cross country team ... Two-time Division I regional qualifying team ... Personal best times of 21:19 in the 5K, 12:42 in the 3200 and 5:52 in the 1600 ... Two-year letterwinner in swimming and track and field ... Also considered Syracuse University and Ohio University.

Personal: Born Katherine Leigh Cline ... Daughter of Gary and Marcia Cline ... Named National Honor Society member ... Majoring in journalism.