Longwood University Athletics

2009: Fourth-year team member … 2008: Ran a season-best 6K of 24:53 at the George Mason Invitational (Oct. 4) … ran a season-best and career-best 5K of 20:12 at the IC4A Championships (Nov. 22) … one top 25 finish … 2007: Ran a season-best 5K of 20:49 at the ECAC Championships (Nov. 17) … two top 25 efforts among three top 50 finishes overall … Athletics-Academic honor roll … 2006: Ran a season-best 5K of 21:23 at the Hagan Stone Park Classic (Oct. 7) … one top 25 effort among four top 50 finishes overall … High School: Three-time All-Region … 43rd at the Nevada 4A State Championships as a senior after placing sixth in the Southern Regional, and third in the Southern Nevada League Championships … helped team to a fourth-place finish at the 4A Championships after winning the Regional … fifth in the 3200 at the Southern Regional Track Meet as a senior … high school best 5K of 20:40 and two-mile of 12:14 … high school jersey retired following senior year of cross country … Personal: Daughter of John and Gail Bland of Las Vegas, Nevada … helped family move to Northern Virginia during summer 2009 … City of Las Vegas lifeguard during summer 2008 … served internship at office of U.S. Senator John Ensign of Nevada during summer 2007 … Major: Political Science, with concentration in global politics and a minor in history.