Brittany Sheffey Class: Junior Hometown: Bellport, N.Y. High School: Bellport Height: 5-5

2008: Once again contributed toward the point total in all six of UT's races as a sophomore...Earned NCAA All-South Region and All-SEC honors for the first time in her career...Ran her 6K lifetime best at the conference meet, finishing 12th overall and second on the team in 21:02.25...Was the team's third scorer and placed 23rd at the regional meet in 21:42.91...Also contributed third-place team scoring roles at the Brooks Paul Short Run and Penn State National Invitational...She placed 33rd in 21:17 and 37th in 21:27, respectively, at those events...Ran fourth on the squad and 15th overall in 15:15.18 at the 4K Belmont Opener...Was sixth overall and fifth on the team at the 5K Tennessee Invitational in 18:56.

2007: Scored in all six meets as a rookie and received the team's Freshman of the Year award...Filled the No. 4 spot for UT at both the SEC Championships and the NCAA South Regional...Wound up 28th at the SEC meet in a career-best 6K time of 21:46.03...Placed 33rd at the South Regional in 22:01.87...Ran third for Team Orange at the 5K Bulldog Stampede and 6K Brooks Paul Short Run, placing 15th (18:36.65) and 66th (22:03), respectively, with a PR at the Paul Short meet...Began her collegiate career by scoring in fourth position and placing 16th overall in 15:07.33 at the Belmont Opener...Also ran fourth and took 28th overall at the 6K Penn State National Invitational in 21:46.03.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in cross country and track & field on the varsity level since seventh grade, helping her school win conference championships from 2002 to 2006, county track & field championships indoors and outdoor in 2004 and 2005 and a cross country county title in 2004...In cross country, Brittany was a three-time all-state selection and was named Suffolk County Outstanding Athlete in 2004 and 2005...Listed her prep 5K career best on the trails as 17:35.8...On the oval, she was an All-American indoors in 2006 and earned all-state acclaim as the state champion in both the 1000m (2006) and 1,500m (2005) runs...Was chosen Suffolk County Outstanding Athlete in each of those two seasons...Outdoors, Brittany was all-state in 2004 after winning a state title in the 800m and in 2005 after claiming the state crown in the 1,500m...She was chosen Suffolk County Outstanding Athlete on each of those occasions...Took second in 2007 at the state indoor meet, running 2:55.07 in the 1,000m...Ranked fourth on Track & Field News' indoor prep list in the 800m at 2:10.77...Placed fifth in the 1,500m at 2007 state outdoor meet in 4:40.05...Was ninth in the 800m at the 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals in 2:09.15...Prep bests include 2:09.01 for 800m, 2:49.48 for 1,000m (Suffolk County and national sophomore record), 4:26.13 for 1,500m (Suffolk County record) and 4:50.10 for the mile (Suffolk County indoor record)...Made the high honor roll at BHS...Was a member of National Senior Honor Society, National Science Honor Society and Athletes Helping Others.

PERSONAL: Brittany is enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences...Her uncle is Justin Gatlin, a former NCAA champion at Tennessee and U.S. Olympian...Has five siblings: Paxton, 29; William, 17; Angel, 13; Patricia, 11; and Yahannah, 9...Brittany Sheffey was born in Hempstead, N.Y., on Dec. 18, 1988...Her parents are William and Patricia Sheffey.