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    Christy Baird     
     
      Christy Baird
Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Knoxville, Tenn.

High School:
West H.S.

Height:
5-4

Birthdate:
08/15/1981

Experience:
3L

TENNESSEE CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2002: Christy competed in only one meet while working her way back from injuries...She made her sole competitive appearance on Oct. 19 at the UTC Invitational in Chattanooga, placing 17th in a time of 12:53 on the two-mile course...Christy was selected as the team's alternate at the NCAA South Regional and NCAA Championships...Repeated as a member of the Southeastern Conference and Lady Vol Academic Honor Rolls...

2001: After sitting out the first meet of the year, Christy began her comeback from a redshirt season...Debuted at the Commodore Invitational, finishing fourth among UT runners and 41st overall at 20:16...Was the fifth orange-clad harrier to cross the line at the Auburn Invitational, doing so in 18:14.36 to take 64th...Fell to sixth in the team standings in her first 6K, booking a 24:53 pace into the ledger at the Furman Invitational...In her final two races, however, the Christy of old reappeared...Exhibit A was an impressive 20th-place showing at the SEC Championships in 20:39.24 to rate fourth on the squad...The season's final flourish came at the NCAA South Regional, where the sophomore was the Lady Vols' second-best runner that day in 22:31.55 to check in 30th...Named to the SEC and Lady Vol Academic Honor Rolls...

2000: Christy redshirted during the 2000-01 indoor track and cross country seasons with a hip injury...Ran one race for the Orange and White with a fifth-place finish at the Tennessee Intercollegiate in a time of 15:12 on the 4K course...Picked for the Lady Vol and SEC Academic Honor Rolls...1999: Enjoyed a strong freshman season, as she ran in five of the six UT meets...Her best time came at the Auburn Invitational, where she notched a mark of 18:07.68 to rank 52nd...Also ran well at the NCAA South Regional, where she took home 50th with a time of 18:13.79...Scored for the Lady Vols in all five meets in which she ran, including second on the squad at the UT Invitational (18:25.58)...Made the Lady Vol Academic Honor Roll...

HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

Christy was the Knoxville Interscholastic League (KIL) cross country champion from 1995-98...Finished in second place at the 1995 state meet...Returned to the state meet in 1996 and set a record in the three-mile race at 17:31...Duplicated her state championship win in '96 by crossing the line first in both 1997 and '98...

PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Christy is majoring in family studies...Both of her parents and three siblings attended Tennessee...Has two sisters, Debra, 24; and Jennifer, 23; and a brother, Jeff, 26...Christina Marie Baird was born on Aug. 15, 1981, in Knoxville, Tenn...Her parents are James and Karen Baird.