2004: Collected NCAA All-South Region acclaim for the third time in as many seasons, as her 21:57.80 effort over 6,000 meters was good for 25th place at the regional gathering...Was part of a record group of five Lady Vols who earned all-region status at that meet...Finished as UT's number-five scorer and crossed the line 18th overall in 21:40.57 over 6K as Tennessee won its second straight SEC Championship...Had an uncharacteristic showing at the NCAA Championships, as she dropped out of the race just moments after the start and did not finish...Logged a 5K career best of 17:45 at the season-opening Mel Brodt Invitational to place third overall and second among Big Orange competitors...Took fourth and was the home team's second scorer in 18:13.53 at the 5K Tennessee Invitational...Crossed the line ninth and was her squad's number-two contributor in 21:10.06 at the 6K Paul Short Run...Scored in fifth position and was 72nd overall in 21:51.3 at the 6K ISU Pre-Nationals meet...Again took care of her book work, snagging SEC Academic Honor Roll and Lady Vol Honor Roll status for the third consecutive year.
2003: Earned NCAA All-South Region honors for the second occasion and raced to All-SEC status for the initial time in her career...Finished seventh overall and second on the squad at the South Regional in a 6K career-best 20:59.21, as Tennessee won for the second-straight season...Crossed the line sixth and was her team's second scorer at the SEC meet in 22:09.20, as UT claimed its first team title since 1990...Suffered an unfortunate fall in the opening moments of the NCAA Championships race in Waterloo, Iowa, resulting in a fourth-place finish on the team and a 166th-place effort overall in 21:48.8...Led the Big Orange to the tape at the Crimson Classic Invitational and the Paul Short Run, placing third in 18:11.09 and seventh in a then-career-best of 21:06.11, respectively...Was named SEC and Lady Vol Athlete of the Week after the Crimson Classic...Ran her best 5K race of the season at the season-opening Tennessee/adidas Invitational, placing third on the squad and 12th overall in 18:04.99...In the classroom, Megan earned Academic All-SEC accolades as well as Lady Vol Academic Honor Roll distinction for the second time in as many seasons...Also grabbed second-team nod for the CoSIDA Academic All-District IV Track & Field/Cross Country squad.
2002: Achieved NCAA All-South Region status in her inaugural collegiate season, scoring fourth and placing 20th in 22:44.79 at the 6K NCAA South Regional...Her effort helped UT claim its first-ever NCAA region title...Cranked out one of her best races of the year to finish third on the team and 20th overall at the 6K SEC Championships in 22:28.57...As she was at SECs, Megan was UT's No. 3 finisher at the NCAA Championships, covering the frigid 6K course in a season-best 21:48.3 to place 164th...Megan began her collegiate career with a 16th-place effort of 19:26.18 at the 5K Tennessee Invitational...She made her first scoring contribution to the team at the adidas Wolfpack Classic, finishing sixth overall and fourth on the squad in 20:18 over 5.3K as UT won the meet...Scored in fourth position and placed 31st overall in 22:30.55 at the 6K PSU Invitational, her first race at that distance...She took 11th in 12:08 on the two-mile course at the UTC Invitational as the Lady Vols' seventh runner...Made the Academic All-SEC squad and the Lady Vol Academic Honor Roll for the first time.
|
.png)
