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| Amber Ayub |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Knoxville, Tenn.
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| High School:
Karns H.S.
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| Height:
5-9
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| Birthdate:
03/03/1981
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| Experience:
3L
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Amber posted times in five events as a junior…Pushed Tennessee's fifth scorer during the first two meets, filling the team's sixth slot and logging a 20:57 to finish 77th at the Mountaineer Open and a 21:25 to wind up 94th at the Commodore Invitational…Was her squad's number seven runner at the Auburn Invitational, taking 125th in 19:26.62…Was unable to finish at the 6K Furman Invitational but sprung back to the seventh-place team role in the SEC meet and the NCAA South Regional, charting times of 23:04.52 and 25:17.69 at that distance…Her conference pace was good for 71st…Wound up on the SEC and Lady Vol Academic Honor Rolls once again…
Finished her second season at Tennessee as one of the team's hardest working athletes by being one of three Lady Vols to run in all five of her squad's meets…Amber spent most of the season as UT's No. 4 or 5 competitor…Opened the year with a 23rd-place finish at the Tennessee Intercollegiate with a time of 17:14 in the 4K…Took 13th at the UT Invitational with a mark of 20:51.47…Was the fourth Lady Vol to finish in her last two meets of the year, taking 100th at the Furman Invitational (20:26) and 70th at the SEC Championships (24:51.29)…Performed well in the classroom, garnering SEC and Lady Vol Academic Honor Roll status…
Competed in all seven of the Lady Vols' meets during her freshman campaign…Ran a season-best time of 20:01.96 at the NCAA South Regional…Named to Lady Vol Academic Honor Roll…
Amber lettered all four years on the Karns High School cross country and track and field teams…Captained both squads for two years…Was named All-Knoxville Interscholastic League in 1998 in track…Was nominated for the prestigious Wendy's High School Heisman Award…Served as senior class president…
Completed bachelor's degree in education in only three years, majoring in sport management with a minor in business…She is now working on a master's in sport administration and works as a graduate assistant in the Partners In Sports program…Amber has aspirations of becoming a trainer and coach…She has two sisters, Leilah, 25, and Jennifer, 23, along with a niece, Sofia, 2…Amber Eileen Ayub was born in El Paso, Texas, on March 3, 1981…Her parents are Vince and Savannah Ayub.
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