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AT TENNESSEE: 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 outdoors 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...Lists her 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 1500m (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 1500m...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 1000m...Ranked fourth on Track & Field News' indoor prep list in the 800m at 2:10.77...Placed fifth in the 1500m at 2007 state outdoor meet in 4:40.05...Was ninth in the 800m at the 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals in 2:09.15...Bests on the track include 2:09.01 for 800m, 2:49.48 for 1000m (Suffolk County and national sophomore record), 4:26.13 for 1500m (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 at the University of Tennessee...Is considering political science as a major and is interested in becoming a lawyer...Her uncle is Justin Gatlin, a former NCAA champion at Tennessee and U.S. Olympian...Lists the inspiring hockey movie "Miracle" as an influence in her sports career...Cites U.S. Olympic distance standout Shalane Flanagan as an athlete she models herself after...Plays the violin...Has five siblings: Paxton, 28; William, 16; Angel, 12; Patricia, 10; and Yahannah, 8...Brittany Sheffey was born in Hempstead, N.Y., on Dec. 18, 1988...Her parents are William and Patricia Sheffey.
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