Meredith Newton
Meredith Newton

Player Profile
Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Severna Park, Md.

High School:
Severna Park

Height:
5-8

Position:
Defender

High School - Played four years of lacrosse, four years of basketball and two of cross country at Severna Park HS ... Lacrosse team captain who led Severna Park to the 2007 Maryland state championship ... Her squad won regional titles in 2006 and 2007 and county titles in `05 and `07 ... Three-time academic All-America ... First-team all-county in 2005, second-team in 2007 and honorable mention in 2006 ... Won Severna Park's Sportsmanship Award in `06 ... Two-year team captain in basketball who earned honorable mention all-county honors as a senior ... Named the team's most improved basketball player in 2003-04 ... Won Severna Park's Unsung Hero Award in 2005-06 ... Played in the county all-star game as a senior ... Cross country team captain in 2006 ... Led the team to cross country state, regional and county titles in `05 and `06 ... Won the George Roberts Award as a senior for the outstanding female student-athlete at Severna Park ... Named a Top Scholar Athlete in every season played for four years ... Graduated in the top one percent of her class (fourth of nearly 500 students).

Personal - Meredith Anne Newton is the daughter of Hugh and Leslie Newton ... Her mother swam at William & Mary ... Born on January 5, 1989, in Towson, Md. ... Undeclared major.