Lauren Holesh Class: Senior Hometown: Raleigh, N.C. High School: Cardinal Gibbons Height: 5-4 Event: Distance

Holesh's PR's
• 3,000 - 9:45.21

• Mile - 4:57.14

• 5,000 - 16:42.97

• 10,000 - 35:24.30

Junior Year: Placed second in the 5000 at the ACC Indoor Championships earning her All-ACC honors • Her best 5K indoor time was 16:27 at the ACC Championships • Also ran the 3000-meters during the indoor season • Did not run in the 2009 outdoor season • Was a 2008 All-ACC, All-Region and All-American in cross country.

2008 Cross Country Season: Claimed All-America honors at NCAA Championsips with 30th place finish • Earned all-region honors with a fourth place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional • Finished fifth at the ACC Championships en route to All-ACC honors • Never finished below 15th on the year • Won the UNC Challenge and was named the ACC Performer of the Week.

Sophomore Year: Finished fifth in only 10,000 action of the outdoor season at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Also competed in the 3,000 and 5,000 during the outdoor season • Placed 12th at the ACC Indoor Championships in the 3,000 • Also competed as a member of the distance medley relay team and in the mile• Placed fifth on the team at the Notre Dame Invite • Ran at the ACC Cross Country Championships and the Southeast Regional • Scored at the NCAA Championships. Freshman Year: Member of the cross country team in the fall • Did not compete during the indoor season • Competed in the 5,000 at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Also competed in the 1,500 during the outdoor season • Made the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman Year: Member of the cross country team in the fall • Did not compete during the indoor season • Competed in the 5,000 at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Also competed in the 1,500 during the outdoor season. Made the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Four-time all-state selection in cross country • Led her team to three cross country state championships • Earned all-state honors in the 800 and 1600 as a senior • Member of 3,200-meter relay champion team • Scholar athlete • National Honors Society member.

Personal: Biology major • Plans to attend medical school • Her father has had the greatest influence on her athletic career • Favorite food is salmon • Lists "Pretty Woman" as her favorite movie • Lauren Marie Holesh is the daghter of Michael and Annette Holesh • Born April 12, 1988, in Raleigh, N.C.