AS A SENIOR IN 2006-07: WCC Fall All-Academic... All-WCC Honorable Mention ... placed 16th in San FranciscoInvitational on 9/2 with a 5k time of 18:53.90...Placed 64th inSundodger Invitational on 9/16 with a 6k time of 22:25...Placed17th in Notre Dame Invitational on 9/29 with a 5k time of18:33...Placed 53rd in Santa Clara Bronco Invitational on 10/14with a 5k time of 18:57.6...Placed 12th in the WCC Championshipswith a time of 23:20 on 10/28 in the 6k...Finished the NCAA WestRegional race in 106th place on 11/11 with a time of 23:39.72 inthe 6k.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2005-06: Raced in fourcompetitions during the season...Best finish was a 12th placeshowing at Gator Invitational on 10/1 with a 6k time of 24:08, herseason-best at that distance...Finished 55th at USF Invitational on9/3 with a 5k time of 20:11.5.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2004-05: Raced in fourcompetitions during the season... best finish was an 8th-placeshowing at the Bronco Invitational in a time of 20:06... clocked a5k time of 19:21 at the Willamette Invitational... placed 73rd atthe Fresno State Invitational with a time of 19:59.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2003: A first-team all-WestCoast Conference selection ... posted four top-10 finishes on theseason ... top finish was a second-place effort at the Santa ClaraInvitational in a time of 18:15.6 ... ran 17:57.97 at theWillamette Invitational ... team's top finisher at the WCCChampionships, placing fifth overall in a time of 18:34 at CrystalSprings ... opened collegiate career with an 18:39.4 clocking atthe Bronco Invitational ... finished eighth at Bronco and at theAggie Open two weeks later ... ran 22:28 at the NCAA West Regionalsin Portland.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 1993 graduate of La JollaCountry Day School in La Jolla, Calif. ... coached by Kevin Palmer,Sarah Bakhiet and Scott Sanders ... led team to back-to-backundefeated seasons and three CIF team championships ... four-timeall-Coastal Conference selection and all-CIF honoree as well asearning team MVP honors in each of her four seasons ... recorded a5,000-meter personal cross country best time of 19:40 as a seniorand registered 17:58 in the 5,000-meters in track ... posted11:18.24 in the 3,200-meters as a senior ... earned school's track& field excellence award twice ... four-time All-Academicselection by the San Diego Union Tribune ... church youthgroup leader and a member of the International Club ... served as astaff writer for the school newspaper.
PERSONAL: Born August 19, 1984 in New YorkCity, N.Y. ... parents are Jim and Suzanne Swigart, both Universityof Michigan graduates ... has one older brother, Christopher, and ayounger sister, Sarah ... lists biking, backpacking, snowboarding,painting, ultimate frisbee and reading a good book among herhobbies.
