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Elizabeth Altizer                  Class: Senior Hometown: Bartlett, Tenn. High School: St. Benedict at Auburndale Height: 5-10 Experience: 3L

CAREER BESTS

4K: 15:41.76 (2008)
5K: 19:27 (2007)
6K: 22:58.02 (2008)

CAREER HONORS: 2011, 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll...2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

2011: Placed 14th overall and sixth among Lady Vols in 20:21.90 at the 5K Tennessee Invitational...Finished 53rd overall and sixth among Lady Vols in 16:17.05 at the 4K Belmont-VU Opener...Was 96th at the SEC meet in 24:46.44...Ran seventh for UT and wound up 371st overall in 24:58 at the 6K Brooks Paul Short Run.

2010: UT's fourth runner and 87th overall in 23:45.07 at the 6K SEC Championships...Scored in fifth position and placed 137th at the 6K NCAA South Regional in 23:15.61...Opened up by running fifth for UT and placing 59th overall in 20:10.14 at the 5K Commodore Classic...Scored in fourth position and was 22nd overall in 11:57 at the two-mile Front Runner Invitational...Made 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2009: Competed in three meets as a sophomore...Scored for UT in the season-opening Belmont-VU Invitational, placing fifth on the squad and 49th overall in 16:16.25 over the 4K course...Also ran at Brooks Paul Short Run and Panorama Farms but did not aid team total...Made 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2008: Ran in all six meets as a rookie for the Lady Vols...Contributed to the team's scoring total in her first event as a collegian, running fifth on the team and placing 34th overall in 15:41.76 at the 4K Belmont Opener...Posted her 6K career best at the SEC Championships, reporting in 56th overall and sixth on the squad in 22:58.02...Was one of seven Lady Vols to compete at the NCAA South Regional, placing 109th in 24:02.91...Named to 2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named both cross country and track's Most Valuable Runner and Scholar-Athlete recipient in her final three seasons...Was track & field's Rookie of the Year and Scholar-Athlete award recipient as a freshman...Was regional cross country champion in 2005 and finished second in 2006 and 2007, and finished fourth, fifth and third, respectively, at the state cross country meet in her final three seasons at St. Benedict...Won the Shelby County title in her first career cross country race...Nine-time region champion on the oval and scored 12 times at the state track & field meet, finishing fourth in the 800m, 1,600m and 3,200m and third in the 4x800m relay as a senior.

PERSONAL: Majoring in biological sciences...Has one sister, Mary Katherine...Elizabeth Anna Altizer was born in Memphis, Tenn., on June 14, 1990...Her parents are retired Naval Captain Philip and Lisa Altizer...Recipient of Price/Wheeler Women's Athletic Endowed Scholarship.