Mercyhurst University Athletics

Accolades:
2008 All-PSAC First Team
2008 NCAA All-East Region

2008: Had breakout season, posting best season in program history...All-PSAC First Team...NCAA All-East Region First Team...PSAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week Sept. 8 and Sept. 29...Set school record for 5K with an 18:11 at Notre Dame Catholic Invitational Sept. 20, finishing fourth out of 283 runners...Finshed sixth or better in all eight races, winning three...Won at Penn State-Behrend in 18:32 Sept. 13...Placed first at Mercyhurst Invitational Sept. 27 in 22:59 over 6K...Won Rochester Yellowjacket Invitational Oct. 18 in with time of 18:23...Finished third at PSAC Championships Nov. 1, running 6K in school-record 21:21...Placed sixth at NCAA East Regional, narrowly missing nationals while running 22:12 for 6K.

2007: Emerged as Lakers' No. 2 runner, earning four top 20 finishes...Competed in seven of eight meets...Placed fifth at the Le Moyne Invitational and sixth against Gannon...Took home 14th at the Allegheny Invitational...Ran a personal best time of 20:37.2 to place 20th at the Roberts Wesleyan Invitational.

High School: Was a National Honor Society member and salutatorian of graduating class.

Personal: Born Jan. 7, 1988...Daughter of Ron and Kathy Turak...Major is sports medicine.