University of Toledo Athletics

UT Highlights: 2009 Academic Honorable Mention All-MAC Indoor Track and Field Team...2008 Honorable Mention Academic All-MAC in cross country... Had fifth-best UT finish at NCAA Pre-Nationals, finishing 137th out of 249 runners (10/17/09)...Placed fifth overall and third among UT runners at Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge in 21:50.30 (09/26/09)... Set meet record in 3000m with time of 10:09.04 at Toledo Collegiate Challenge  (03/28/09)...Won the mile at CMU Quad-Meet (02/07/09)...Placed 12th in the 1500m at the MAC Outdoor Championships (05/17/08)…Placed third in the mile at the Tom Wright Invitational (01/26/08)...Finished fourth overall in cross country dual meet with Bowling Green (08/29/08)...Was seventh overall and second among UT runners at Falcon Invite (10/18/08)...Led UT with 17th place finish at MAC Cross Country Championships (11/01/08).

High School: Three-year letter winner in track and cross country ... Was captain on track and cross country teams senior year ... Was Plain Dealer Player of the Week in cross country senior year ... State Division I qualifier 1600m and 4 x 800m. Has run personal-best times of 2:17 (800m) and 5:03 (1600m).

Personal: Born Karen Lyn Sovacool on October 6, 1988 ... Daughter of Jim and Marie Sovacool ... Has four brothers, Patrick, Kevin, Brian and Sean ... Majoring in nursing.