2008 Cross Country: Ran in three meets during the year…ran 24:28 at the Doc Adams Invitational for her top 6K time…best 5K time was 19:33 at the Santa Clara Invitational.

High School: A 2008 graduate of Carondolet HS in Concord, Calif...ran four years of track and cross country and played one year of basketball for the Cougars...earned first team all-Bay Valley Athletic League honors all four years in cross country...helped the team to the state title in 2006...ran a personal-best 18:49 at the state meet as a senior...top mile time was 5:16 and ran the 800 in 2:21.

Personal: Born Dec. 19, 1989...plans to major in kinesiology and would like to work as a physical therapist...parents are Timothy and Diane Chavez.