Liz Borrell Class: Junior Height: 5-6 Hometown: Miami, FL High School: Coral Gables

Came back from a freshman injury to excel as a sophomore...considered top cross country runner...hard work over the summer helped her confidence...posted her personal best cross country time of 19:09 at the 1998 Seminole Invitational with a top 20 finish...holds the school record in the outdoor 800-meters (2:10.78) and is a member of the FIU-record 4x800 outdoor relay team...her 800m time was best in the league last year...finished with FIU's top time in the 800m (2:17.90) at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships...had the team's fastest time for 1999 in the outdoor 1,500m (4:41,54)...member of the Commissioner's List and SBC Academic Honor Roll last year...Trans America Athletic Conference Academic All-Star in 1997-98...first-team All-Miami-Dade County in cross country and track...Coral Gables HS Female Athlete of the Year in 1996-97 and cross country team MVP...third at the state meet in the mile and ninth at the cross country championship...Social Work major.

Tiffany Cook Class: Junior Height: 5-64 Hometown: Orlando, Florida High School: Dr. Phillips

A sprinter who will be relied upon to excel in the 100 and 200-meter dashes...her leadership will be counted on to provide a spark for the younger sprinters...recorded a season-best 100-meter time of 12.24 at the Miami Gatorade...as a freshman, ran her best times at the 1998 TAAC Championship, finishing second in the 100 meters (11.69) and fourth in the 200 meters (24.70)...member of the school record-holding outdoor 4x100 relay and sprint medley relay teams...state prep champion in the 100 and 200 meters as a sophomore when she ran her personal best 24.2 in the 200m...participated in the Olympic training camp as a high school junior...Orange County 6A Runner of the Year and twice named team MVP...ran two years with the USA Track and Field team Central Florida Gliders...four-year high school Honor Roll student...Business major.

Ranada Daniels Class: Freshman Height: 5-1 Hometown: Miami, Florida High School: Norland

Highly recruited student-athlete...accomplished prep performer in the long jump and the 300-meter hurdles...physical size goes against the stereotypical long jumper and hurdler, but good enough to score in the 400m hurdles once she become comfortable with the longer distance...owns Norland school records in cross country (19:36), long jump (19'0"), triple jump (38'7") and 300m hurdles (43.04)...finished among the top 20-percent of her high school graduating class...Physical Therapy major.

Anita Edwards Class: Sophomore Height: 5-8 Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida High School: Stranahan

More maturity is expected especially indoors...showed great improvement as the year progressed...more of the same is expected in 2000...expected to excel in the 200 and 400 meters...recorded the team's second-fastest time indoor in the 200 meters (24.78), which when converted for a banked track, was the third-fastest time in the Sun Belt last season...her season-best 400m indoor time (57.15) also ranked among the league's top 10...outdoors, had the team's second-fastest times in the 200m (24.04) and 400m (54.97)...member of the school-record holding 4x400 outdoor relay team...both of those marks were the third-fastest times in the SBC last season...Junior All-American after competed in the 1998 AAU Junior Nationals running a 400m personal best of 54.89 and eighth place overall...ran four years of track and a season each of cross country and basketball in high school...three-time All-Broward and the county's Runner of the Year as a senior...1998 state champ in the 200m...prep ROTC cadet in high school and class commander as a senior...Health Service Administration major.

Mary Formosa Class: Sophomore Height: 5-6 Hometown: Miami, Florida High School: Sunset

A walk-on who brings depth to the cross country team...given her prep team's Outstanding Senior Award in track and voted second-team All-County as a junior...cross country state qualifier as both a junior and senior...personal best times of 12:30 in the two miles and 20:30 in the three-mile runs...helped lead Sunset to a district championship in cross country...high school Honor Roll member...Physical Therapy major.

Janell Graso Class: Sophomore Height: 5-3 Hometown: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida High School: William T. Dwyer

Showed improvement in her distance running between her freshman and sophomore seasons...recorded a personal-best time of 19:44 at the 1998 Paul Short Run...finished among the top 10 runners in her very first intercollegiate competition at the '98 Greentree Invitational...participated in the indoor mile and outdoor 1,500-meter run...cross country, track and basketball performer in high school...MVP in cross country and named Most Dedicated in track...personal bests include a 2:21 in the 800 meters, a 5:20 mile run and a 3-mile time of 19:21...member of Dwyer's 1998 state champion 4x800-meter relay team...her prep teams that year won both district and conference championships...played AAU basketball in 1995...a high school Honor Roll student...Physical Education/Special Education major.

Shannon Heninger Class: Junior Height: 5-5 Hometown: West Palm Beach, Florida High School: William T. Dwyer

After two season of cross country, has decided to concentrate solely on track in the 400 and 800 meters...worked hard at improving her times...competed in six cross country matches last season, running her personal best of 19:23 at the 1998 Seminole Invitational...finished 18th at the '98 Nike Twilight Invitational in Gainesville...recorded a school-record time of 2:14.16 in the indoor 800 meters at the NationsBank Invitational which was the third-fastest time in the league all season...finished fourth at the conference meet in that event...competed in the outdoor 800m and 1,500m...finished third in the 800m at the 1998 Trans America Athletic Conference championships, earning All-Conference honors...high school All-State and All-Palm Beach County performer in cross country...state champion in the 800 meters (1996-97)...three-time track team MVP...finished third at the 1998 AAU Track & Field Nationals in the 800 meters...Advertising/Visual Arts major.

Kelly Holm Class: Sophomore Height: 5-8 Hometown: Stuart, Florida High School: Dr. Phillips

A walk on competing in the distance events and cross country...attended Rutgers University last year...competed in four years each of cross country and track in high school....named Dr. Phillips' Fastest cross country Junior In 1996...named All-Metro in 1997 after establishing a school-record 3-mile cross country time of 19:53...team MVP that season...district champ in the 1,600 meters has a high school season...personal bests include a 12:42 in the 3,200 meters and 5:42 in the 1,600m...competed with the Central Florida Gliders in 1995-96...Art major.

Antranique Jackson Class: Sophomore Height: 5-2 Hometown: Uniordale, New York High School: Uniondale

Showed continuous improvement last season and more of the same is expected...expected to score this year in the 400m hurdles and indoor 400 and 800 meters...ran the 400, 500 and 800 meters indoors last season and posted the team's fastest time in the 55-meter hurdles (8.73)...outdoors, had the team's second-fastest and league's third-fastest time in the 400-meter hurdles (1:01.70)...finished fourth in the SBC championships in that event...scholastic letterwinner in track from 1992 through '98...voted Most Dedicated in 1994 and '98 and team MVP in '93 and '98...her 61.9 400-meter hurdle time as a high school senior ranked among the top 25 fastest times in 1998...won both the county and division championships in that event...earned Scholar Athlete recognition in 1998...member of the high school student government association, dance and fashion clubs and played varsity volleyball...Psychology and Business major.

Sheba Mason Class: Junior Height: 5-5 Hometown: Miami, Florida High School: Miami Senior

A walk-on who has persevered and improved as her intercollegiate career continues...ran the 55, 200 and 400 meters indoors last season...established personal bests outdoors in the 200 meters (27.65) and 400 meters (1:04.68)...ran two seasons of prep cross country and track...named team MVP in cross country and Outstanding Female Athlete by the Sports Society...a 1997 Silver Knight nominee in Speech and winner of the Citizen Award at graduation...participated in several high school student organizations including the TV Production Club and In Vogue Fashion Club...Health Service Administration.

Karen Moya Class: Senior Height: 5-3 Hometown: Miami, Florida High School: Miami Beach

Considered one of the top cross country runners on the team...competes with plenty of heart...posted a career-best 18:59 time at the 1998 Paul Short Run--the 17th fastest time recorded in FIU school history...finished fifth at the '98 Greentree Invitational and just missed Sun Belt All-Conference recognition with an 11th-place finish...raced with the school-record holding women's 4x800m relay and distance medley outdoor relay teams...had the team's second-fastest outdoor 1,500m time of 4:41.76 at the Raging Bull Twilight meet...earned All-TAAC honors with an eighth place finish at the 1997 conference meet...won the 1,500m event at the '98 TAAC outdoor track championships...high school state champion in the 800m...All-Miami-Dade County and team MVP in soccer, cross country and track...Broadcast Journalism major.

Melissa Perez Class: Freshman Height: 5-4 Hometown: Miami, Florida High School: Our Lady of Lourdes

A walk-on who will train for future competition...three-year letter winner in prep cross country and track...voted Most Improved as a sophomore cross country runner...member of Lourdes' 1998 cross country state champion team...Psychology major.

Monique Peters Class: Freshman Height: 5-7 Hometown: Trinidad, West Indies High School: St. Joseph's Convent

Multi-talented performer who was highly recruited out of high school...accomplished hurdler and jumper who is expected to represent the team in the outdoor heptathlon...Engineering major.

Farah Jean-Pierre Class: Freshman Height: 5-8 Hometown: Miramar, Florida High School: Stranahan

Outstanding high jumper who looks to translate her prep successes to the college level...a three-time All-Broward honoree and two-time state champion in that event and FHSAA Track & Field Player of the Year...finished second in the state meet last season...Broward high jump record holder at 5'08", a height that would have won last year's Sun Belt Conference championship...will also take on the triple jump this season...an all-around student-athlete who additionally ran four years of cross country and played four seasons of basketball...track team MVP as a senior...member of the Principal's Honor Roll...extracurricular activities included membership in the Urban League and junior class treasurer...Architecture major.

Meisha Richards Class: Senior Height: 5-6 Hometown: West Palm Beach, Florida High School: Suncoast

Distance and middle distance runner who has shown annual improvement...posted a career best 19:37 for the 5k at the 1998 Seminole Invitational, good for 25th place...ran the 1,500, 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000-meter runs last outdoor season...her 10,000m time of 43:22.71 ranked among the top 10 times in the Sun Belt...recipient of SBC Commissioner's List and Academic Honor Roll recognition last academic year and has been on the FIU Dean's List for three straight terms...her career best in that event was a 41:54.22 at the 1998 Trans America Athletic Conference championships, good for a fourth-place finish...an All-Palm Beach County prep runner who competed in both cross country and track in high school...member of Suncoast's 1995 state championship team...four-year Honor Roll student-athlete...Special Education major.

Rebecca Rodriguez Class: Freshman Height: 5-3 Hometown: Miami, Florida High School: Our Lady of Lourdes

A hard worker who is expected to contribute in the distance events...expected to be a regular this fall in cross country...sister of Golden Panther runner Gaby Rodriguez...two-time first-team All-Miami-Dade County (1997-98) in cross country and in track for the two-mile run (1998-99)...personal bests include 18:44 in the three miles, 11:39 in the two miles and 5:15 in the mile run...member of Lourdes 1998 5A state champion cross country squad...undecided major.

Simone Thomas Class: Junior Height: 5-7 Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida High School: Westminster Academy

Top female shot put and discus thrower on the team...expected to score some points in this year's conference championships...saved her best indoor shot put and 20-pound weight throw for the Sun Belt championships...finished fifth in the weight throw with a distance of 42'01.50...outdoors, tossed the discus, javelin and shot put, leading the team in all three events...an outstanding prep basketball player who has turned her full attention to track...first-team All-County, second-team All-State and runner-up for Conference Player of the year in high school basketball...also competed in softball, volleyball and track...second-team All-County in volleyball...Exercise Physiology major.

Andrea Walkes Class: Junior Height: 5-7 Hometown: Ridgewood, New York High School: Randolph

A sprinter who has transformed herself into a fine 400-meter hurdler...never ran the hurdles in high school but has adapted well on the college level...may also see action in the relays...ran a sub-minute 400-meter indoors (59.92) at the 1999 NationsBank Invitational...recorded a career-best 104.84 in the outdoor 400m hurdles--the eighth fastest SBC time in that event last season...ran a career-best 56.0 split in the 4x400 relays...finished fourth at the 1998 Trans America Athletic Conference championships in the 400m hurdles (1:08.05)...three-time high school MVP and senior-season Most Versatile...Exercise Physiology major.

Sadie Wells Class: Junior Height: 5-5 Hometown: Titusville, Florida High School: Astronaut

Distance runner who competed in the Sun Belt Conference outdoor heptathlon and surprised many with a fourth place finish and 4,332 points...injuries have limited her progress in the early going...can also score points outdoors in the 800 and 1,500 meters, as she did last season...ran a 5k time of 18:52 at the 1998 Paul Short Run which ranks as the 15th fastest time in school history...finished 13th at the Seminole Invitational...ran the team's fastest indoor mile last season with a time of 5:12.64, which was the second-fastest time in the SBC...finished fourth at the Sun Belt outdoor meet in the 800 meters (2:18.79)...SBC Academic Honor Roll honoree...finished seventh at the Trans America Athletic Conference cross country meet, good for All-Conference recognition...second-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the TAAC track championships earned her All-Conference honors in that event...All-State high school runner in both track and cross country...finished second at the state meet in the mile and 800m as a junior and third in the mile as a senior...Art major.