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    Elizabeth McCalley     
     
      Elizabeth McCalley
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Knoxville, Tenn.

High School:
Karns H.S.

Height:
5-4

Birthdate:
10/27/1982

Experience:
3L

COLLEGIATE PROFILE

2003: A contributor in all six appearances as a junior, Elizabeth achieved NCAA All-South Region status with a 24th-place outcome and fourth-place team finish of 21:44.16 over 6K as UT won its second-straight regional team crown...Was Tennessee's fifth scorer and was 20th overall in 23:03.71 on the 6K UGA Golf Course as the Lady Vols won the SEC title in Athens, Ga....Notched her highest scoring role at the NCAA Championships, covering the frozen 6K trail in 21:34.9 to cross third among orange-clads and 155th overall...Checked in fourth among UT harriers and 18th overall in 18:30.17 in the season-opening 5K race at the Tennessee/adidas Invitational...Also filled the four spot for UT in a pair of 6K races at the Paul Short Run and Penn State National Meet, placing 22nd and 28th, respectively, in 21:47.39 and 21:43.75...

2002: Elizabeth charted a 12th-place outcome of 19:00.53 and scored in fifth position to aid a victorious, season-opening Lady Vol cause at the 5K Tennessee Invitational...She placed 10th in 20:54 and was the team's sixth runner at the 5.3K adidas Wolfpack Classic...Produced a 45th-place time of 22:51.14 at the 6K PSU National Invitational...Elizabeth got back into the scoring mix at the UTC Invitational, taking seventh in 11:57 and scoring fourth as Tennessee grabbed its third team victory of the year...Was unable to finish at the SEC meet after re-injuring her ankle...Returned to action at the NCAA South Regional, finishing 69th in 24:27.68 and was the seventh UT runner to cross the line on the 6K trail as the Lady Vols claimed the program's first NCAA regional title...Wrapped up the campaign with a 6K time of 23:27.9 to wind up as the Big Orange's sixth runner and the 250th finisher overall...

2001: Perhaps the team's biggest surprise of the season, Elizabeth displayed great determination in becoming one of UT's top-five runners as a freshman...Picked up the slack for injured teammates early on, taking 18th overall and finishing third on the squad in 18:40 at the Mountaineer Open...Was the Lady Vols' number-two runner at the Commodore and Auburn Invitationals, taking 10th and 30th, respectively, in 19:00 and 17:35.88...Ran third for the Big Orange at the 6K Furman Invitational, crossing the line 94th in 22:50...Performed strongly at the SEC Championships, taking 25th at 20:46.05 as Tennessee's number-five scorer...Wrapped up the slate by scoring in the fourth team position with a 22:49.32, 43rd-place result at the NCAA South Regional...

PERSONAL PROFILE

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner in cross country and track at Karns High School...Named All-Knoxville Interscholastic League for four years and all-region three times...All-state in 1998 as part of a state championship 4x800m relay team...Won the KIL mile title in 2000 and 2001...Member of the National Honor Society...

PERSONAL: Elizabeth is majoring in biomedical engineering and hopes to pursue a career in that field...Enjoys mountain biking and playing the guitar...Has a younger sister, Erin, 20...Elizabeth Ryan McCalley was born in San Diego, Calif., on Oct. 27, 1982...Her parents are Edward McCalley and Kathleen Jackson.