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Natalie Atabek
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Bethesda, Md.
High School: Georgetown Visitation
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Cross Country:
2009: Wildcats' top finisher at every meet in her rookie season ... earned All-SoCon honors by finishing ninth overall with a time of 18:58.41 at the 2010 SoCon Championships ... also team's top finisher at the NCAA Regionals, finishing 68th with a time of 21:17.88 (6K) ... ran a season-best time of 18:32.02 and finished 50th at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic ... finished sixth with a time of 18:39 at the Eye Opener and placed fifth with a time of 18:43.93 at the Winthrop Invitational ... turned in top finish with a third-place time of 18:53.22 at the USC Upstate Invitational.
Prep/Personal: Four-year varsity runner in high school ... varsity track and cross country team captain as a junior and senior ... All-League cross country in 2007 and 2008, track in 2007 and indoor track in 2008 ... recipient of Coach's Award in cross country in 2007 and 2008 and in indoor track in 2007 ...school cross country MVP in 2006 ... Washington Post All-Extra First Team in cross country and track in 2007 and 2008 ... MVP in indoor track in 2008 ... member of the first honor roll every semester ... Awards of Academic Excellence from high school in Math, Spanish and History ... Gold Medal in 2008 and 2009 in National Spanish Exams ... member of the Spanish Honors Society, the National Society of High School Scholars and the school nominee for High School Heisman ... holds the indoor track record in the 3200 meters (11:40) ... personal records of 19:50 in the 5K, 11:40 in the 3200 meters, 5:32 in the 1600 meters and 2:31 in the 800 meters.
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