Pilar McShine Class: Sophomore Hometown: Post-of-Spain, Trin. & Tobago High School: Success Laventille Composite Event: Mid-Distance/Distance

NCAA All-American

Cross Country: 2008

NCAA All-East Region

800m: 2008

NCAA Participant

800m: 2008

NCAA All-South Region

Cross Country: 2007

Collegiate Bests:

5K (XC): 17:13

6K (XC): 21:35

800m: 2:05.73

1500m: 4:23.46

Mile: 4:54.02

3000m: 9:44.61

2008 Track:

Outdoor-

· Advanced to the semifinals of the 800m at the NCAA Championships. Ran a 2:07.98 in the prelims.

· Crossed the line fourth in the 800m finals with a time of 2:06.95 at the NCAA East Regional Championships to earn All-Region honors.

· Posted her personal-best time in the 800m prelims at the regional meet to win her heat and finished second overall with a time of 2:05.73. Time is the sixth-fastest in school history.

· Finished fourth at the ACC Championships in the 800m at 2:05.91.

· Also regionally qualified in the 1500m at the Seminole Twilight where she posted a career-best time of 4:23.46 that is the 10^th fastest in FSU history.

· First qualified for regionals in the 800m at the FSU Relays with a 2:06.59.

Indoor-

· Crossed the line in 9:44.61 to finish 11th in the 3000m at ACC Indoors.

· Shaved more than 15 seconds off her 3000m time during the season.

· Also ran a 4:54.02 in the mile at the Husker Invitational.

2007 Cross Country:

· Finished 15^th at the NCAA South Regionals with a 6K career-best time of 21:13.30 which earned her All-South Region Honors and is the ninth-fastest in school history.

· Crossed the finish line in first place at the FSU Invitational with 5K run of a time of 18:02.53 which earned her ACC Performer of the Week accolades.

· Took the 17^th spot at the ACC Championship with 21:46.80.

· Ran a career-best 5K at the Notre Dame Invitational with 17:40.

2007 Track:

Outdoor -

· Ran a season-best 4:33.67 at the Georgia Tech Invitational in the 1,500m.

· Placed 18th in the 1,500m at the ACC Championships, tallying a time of 4:35.42.

· Time of 4:37.07 in the 1,500m placed her second at the Walt Disney Invitational.

· Top 5,000m time was a 17:51.45 at the Snowbird Invitational.

Indoor -

· Posted a career-best time of 10:54.17 in the 3,000m at the Diet Pepsi Challenge.

2006 Cross Country:

· Redshirted her first season.

Prep:

· Has represented Trinidad and Tobago at seven Carifta Games since age 12.

· Won 10 medals during her career at the Carifta Games in the 800m, 1,500m and 3,000m.

· Represented Trinidad and Tobago at three CAC Games Championships.

· Won a gold medal in the 3,000m and silver medal in the 1500m in 2006.

· Won a gold medal in the 1,500m in 2004.

· Competed in the 2005 Pan American Junior Championships.

Personal:

Born January 6, 1987... Majoring in psychology.