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  Amanda Russell

Amanda Russell

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
North Bay, Canada

High School:
St. Joe's-Scollard

Event:
Distance

2004-05: Outdoor - Broke the Spiders' 10K record by running a 35:07.09 at the Duke Invitational to place second... Ran a season-best 5000 meter time of 16:53.52 at the Penn Relays where she place 14th... Recorded three Top-3 finishes in the 5000 meters including a win at the Fred Hardy Invitational... Was named the Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week once (April 11). Indoor - Set the program record in the 5000 meters with a win at the Virginia Tech Invitational and a time of 17.11.80... Placed third in the 5000 meters at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a 17:17.40... Logged a season-best time of 10:08.32 in the 3000 meters at the Virginia Tech Challenge... Was named the Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week once (Jan. 17)... Selected to the All-Academic Atlantic 10 team. Cross Country - Led Richmond in all seven competitions of the season... Named Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week four times, including a string of three-straight weeks... Was an Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference selection... Logged four Top-5 finishes including two individual titles... Ran her best 5K time of the season (17:23.0) at the Maymont Cross Country Festival, winning the event... Placed third at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a 5K time of 17:56.0 to earn her second-straight All-Conference honor... Set a season-best 6K time at the NCAA Southeast Regional (20:58.7) to place 22nd... Named the Spiders' Women's MVP following the season.

2003-04: Outdoor - Placed in the top-10 in the 6K at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 36:18.71... Was crowned the Collegiate Champion in the 5000m at the VCU Ram Invit. Indoor - Placed third in the 5000m at the Conference Championships with a personal best of 17:35.88... Ran 17:50.61 in the 5000m at the Penn State National Invit... Nearly lapped the field to win the 5000m race at the CNU Invit. Cross Country - Was named Atlantic 10 Conference "Rookie of the Week" four times... Won the overall title at the Maymont Cross Country Festival... Was the top freshman at the Lou Onesty Invit. placing fifth with a time of 18:09.80... Earned All-Conference honors by placing eighth at the Atlantic 10 Championships... Ran a 21:33.20 in the 6K at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships... Placed second at the LaSalle Invit... Placed fifth (18:16.50) at the Walt Disney World Classic.

High school and personal data: Ran two sub-17 minute 5K races her senior year including a 16:35.00 performance at the Pre-OFSSA Championships... Placed first at the Regional and League Cross Country Championships... Won three cross country meets her senior season... As a junior won her league championship in the 3000m, 1500m and 800m... Won the regional titles in the 800m and 1500m while placing second in the 3000m... Set school records in the 3000m and 800m during her junior year... Placed first in the league cross country skiing championships.

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