Michelle Diez

Member of both the track and cross country teams

2008: INDOOR SEASON: Ran in four different events for the Bobcats during the 2008 indoor season ... Most frequent events were the one mile run and 800 meters, each competed in three times ... Season-best time of 5:25.41 in the mile came at the Akron Open on Feb. 1 ... Season-best time of 2:22.55 in the 800 meters came at the Kent State Double Dual on Jan. 18 ... Also competed in the 4x400 meter relay once and the distance medley relay once ... CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 42nd at the Mel Brodt Invite ... Crossed the finish line in 20:00.50 at the MAC Championships.

2007: OUTDOOR SEASON: One of Ohio's top middle-distance runners in 2007 ... Recorded team's third best time in the 800 meters at the All-Ohio Championships (2:19.75) ... Competed in the 800 meters at every event in the 2007 outdoor season ... Ran a 4:45.78 in the 1,500 meters at All-Ohio Championships, her outdoor best ... INDOOR SEASON: Competed in the 500 and 800 meters during the indoor season ... Recorded the team's fastest 800m time with a 2:19.35 mark at the MAC Championships ... Recorded Ohio's third best time of the season in the 500m at the Marietta College Open (1:24.38) ... Also recorded Ohio's third and fourth best time's in the 800 meters.

HIGH SCHOOL: Co-Captain for track and cross country teams ... Four-time letter winner in track and cross country ... State Qualifier all four years in track including 3 events in 2005 (800m, 4x800m relay, 4x400m relay) ... Set meet record at Baldwin Invitational in the 4x400m relay ... Received the Georgiana Thomas Winter Sport Award, the Cross Country Sabatos Award and the Northern Athletic Directors Tri-Athlete Award ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Recognized in Schoolsports.com Magazine April 2006.

PERSONAL: Majoring in business ... Daughter of Andrea and Dave Diez.