USF Athletics

2011

Cross Country

Outdoor
• Qualified for the BIG EAST Championships in the 5,000 meters and Steeplechase
• Finished 15th at the BIG EAST Championships in the Steeplechase, posting a time of 11:05.91
• Posted a season-best time of 17:25.70 in the 5,000m at the Yellow Jacket Invite (3/26)
• Placed 2nd at the Bulls Invite in the 3,000m (9:56.02)
• Had another 2nd-place finish at the USF Invite in the Steeplechase (10:56.45)

2009-10

Outdoor

• Finished 12th in the 5,000 meters at the BIG EAST Championships (5/2) in 17:27.33
• Qualified for the Championships in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters
• Went 4:36.32 in the 1,500 meters at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic (4/17)
• Ran the 1,500 for the first time as a collegiate and went 4:34.30 at the FSU Relays (3/26)
• Ran 17:16.67 in the 5,000 meters at the Bulls Invitational (3/19) for a new PR
• Bested the school record in the 3,000 meters at the USF Open (3/5) by running a time of 9:41.51
• Time was more than 30 seconds better than her 2009 best time
• Also set the USF Track & Field Stadium record in the process, breaking the previous mark of 9:44.25 set by Tulane's Hanne Lyngstad in 1998
Indoor
• Qualified for the BIG EAST Championships in the 3,000 meters
• Finished 12th at the Championships (2/20) with a time of 9:44.63, moving up to fifth all-time at USF
• Also led the DMR to a sixth-place finish with a time of 11:48.50
• Posted a personal best of 9:49.51 at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge (Feb. 6) to place eighth
• Finished second in 9:58.61 at the Reebok Invitational (Jan. 29)
• Posted a PR of 9:57.87 in the 3,000 meters at the Akron Quad (Jan. 15), beating her previous best by more than 26 seconds
Cross Country
• Finished second for the Bulls in all but one of the six meets she competed in
• Posted a personal-best 18:25.88 in the 5k at the Mountain Dew Invitational (Sept. 18)
• Had a personal-best 21:58.27 at the NCAA South Regional (Nov. 23) in the 6k
• Finished in fourth at the Early Bird Classic (Sept. 4) and sixth at the Hatter Invitational (Oct. 16)
• Also competed at the Paul Short Invitational and the BIG EAST Championships

2008-09
• Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor
• Finished eighth in the 3,000 in 10:39.71 at the USA Junior National Championships
• Captured gold in the 5,000m run with a personal-best time of 18:09.26 at the Bulls Invitational (March 21)
• Won the 3,000m at the USF Open (March 6) with a personal-best time of 10:14.52
Indoor
• Ran a personal-best 10:24.02 in the 3,000m at the New Balance Invitational (Feb. 6-7)
• Placed fourth in the 3,000m at the Red Simmons Invitational (Jan. 24) with a time of 10:30.74
Cross Country
• Represented the Bulls at the BIG EAST Championships and NCAA South Regional Championships
• Ran a personal-best 18:35.00 at the Walt Disney Classic (5k)
• USF's top finisher at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge with a 19:02.92
• Ran a 22:07.00 at the Paul Short Invitational (6k)
• Finished fourth among USF athletes at both the Mountain Dew Invitational and the FSU Invitational

Lake Highland High School
• Earned All-State cross country honors as a junior and senior
• Named team MVP of cross country and track in 2008
• Team captain in cross country and track as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Ran a personal-best time of 11:16.00 in the 3200-meters as a senior
• Member of the National Honor Society, Merit Studies, and Honor Roll
• Received four letters in cross country and four in track
• Also lettered in soccer

Personal
• Born February 5, 1990 in Orlando, Fla.
• Daughter of Frank and Amy Prendergast
• Has one brother, Frank, and one sister, Jessie
• Enjoys cooking, shopping and reading
• Majoring in physical education