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  Kara Newell
Kara Newell

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Tallahassee, FL

Last College:
Boston University

Event:
Distance


Collegiate Bests: Two-mile (10:51), 5000m (18:03), 10000m (37:40)

2005: Outdoor - Added depth to the distance group at Florida State... ran a season-best 18:06.74 in the 5000m to open the season at the Snowbird Invitational...finished in fifth-place at the FSU Relays in the 10000m run, posting a time of 37:54.73... Indoor - Did not compete for Florida State during the indoor season.

2004: Cross Country - Added collegiate experience to a young and talented cross country team... opened the season with a 14th place performance at the Mountaineer Open, running a time of 19:41.70... took 42 seconds off her 5K time, running 18:59 at the Notre Dame Invitational... ran a 25:26.9 in unseasonably cold weather at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships... concluded the 2004 campaign with her a season-best 6K clip of 23:46.03... Outdoor - Ran an impressive 37:40.42 in her 10K track debut...posted a 18:17.61 in the 5K at the Yellow Jacket Invite...ran at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, finishing 18th overall in the 10K. Indoor - Did not compete during the season.

2003: Did not compete at FSU during the season.

At Boston: Ran in two meets for the Terriers, placing as high as 21st in a time of 21:08...on the cross country course, helped her team to a first place finish in a group meet with Northeastern and Albany and an 11th place team mark.

Prep: A highly-decorated Florida high school runner returned home after spending her freshman season at Boston University...in high school, she was the MVP for her cross country team for three years in addition to winning two leadership awards...the Maclay High School graduate won the team cross country and track and fi eld championships all four seasons...on the track, was the state champion in the 1600m and 3200m events in 200.

Personal: 2002 graduate of Maclay High School in Tallahassee...sister attends the University of Florida...major is communication disorders...spent the summer working at a clinic for speech and language pathology.

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