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Elizabeth Tiller                  Hometown: Tuscaloosa, Ala. High School: American Christian Academy Height: 5-7 Event: Distance Year (In/Out): Sr./Sr.

PERSONAL RECORDS

Indoors
Mile: 5:40.54 (2010)
3000m: 10:33.35 (2011)
5000m: 18:34.75 (2011)

Outdoors
1,500m: 5:07.87 (2011)
3000m: 11:08.85 (2011)
5000m: 19:01.73 (2010)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Three-time member of SEC Academic Honor Roll...2011 Capital One Academic All-District IV Cross Country/Track & Field Second Team...2011 SEC Track & Field Community Service Team...2011 Volscars Helen B. Watson Female Scholar-Athlete...2011 Dr. Jack Chesney Award for outstanding community service by a Lady Vol.

2012: Honors - None...Indoors - Ran the 3000m at the Kentucky Invitational, finishing in 11:45.37...Outdoors - N/A.

2011: Honors - Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to Capital One Academic All-District IV Cross Country/Track & Field Second Team...Chosen for SEC Track & Field Community Service Team...Volscars Helen B. Watson Female Scholar-Athlete... Dr. Jack Chesney Award for outstanding community service by a Lady Vol...Indoors - Lowered her indoor career best in the 3000m to 10:33.35 at the Texas A&M Challenge...Dropped her indoor 5000m PR to 18:34.75 at the SEC Championships, finishing 17th...Outdoors - Two-event scorer for Tennessee at the UT-UCLA Dual with career-best times in each...Lowered her PR in the 1500m to 5:07.87 to place seventh and improved her outdoor 3000m clocking to 11:08.85 to wind up eighth.

2010: Honors - Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Indoors - Ran time of 19:21.03 to finish 12th in the 5000m at the SEC meet...Posted a PR of 19:04.30 earlier in the year at the Hokie Invitational...Lowered best in 3K to 10:58.07 at the Texas A&M Challenge...Outdoors - Carded an indoor 5K PR of 19:01.73 at the FSU Relays...Lowered her 1500m mark to 5:10.79 at Tennessee Inv.

2009: Honors - Named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll...Indoors - Competed in one indoor meet, running the 3000m in 11:48.70 at Penn State...Outdoors - Improved her 3,000m time 19 seconds from the indoor to outdoor seasons to 11:29.72...Ran 20:00.05 in the 5K at the Sea Ray Relays.

HIGH SCHOOL: Six-time 2A all-state honoree, earning recognition her final three years with the 4x800m relay team, her sophomore and junior years in the 3200m and as a sophomore in the 1600m...The 4x8 won state titles in 2007 and 2008...Earned all-state acclaim in cross country in her final three seasons there.

PERSONAL: Born April 7, 1990, in Northport, Ala....Working on double major in Spanish and public administration...Parents are Charles and Debbie Tiller...Has one brother, Eric...Came to UT in the inaugural 15-member class of Haslam Scholars, a premier honors program aimed at attracting the nation's top students to campus...She joins teammate Chelsea Knotts in that esteemed group...Also the recipient of the 2008 Peyton Manning Scholarship.