Naval Academy Athletics

Wirtz[apos]s Career Honors:
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2007) 2007:
Saw action in seven meets ... scored once and displaced in two others ... finished among the top-25 runners on two occasions ... recorded Navy[apos]s third-best time during the JV race of the Paul Short Invitational with a 23:19 clocking ... finished 13th with a time of 25:09.59 during the Star Meet at Army ... followed with a 24th-place, 22:33.6 showing, sixth among Navy runners, at the Patriot League Championship ... rounded out Navy[apos]s top-seven runners at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship with a time of 22:45 ... began the year with a 45th-place performance out of 116 runners at the 5k Covered Bridge Open ... placed 32nd at the Dartmouth Invitational and 47th in the Salty Seadog Invitational. 2006:
Ran in two races ... finished 28th at the Harry Lang Invitational with a 25:12 clocking ... came in 52nd place in the Salty Seadog Invitational. 2005:
Competed in one race ... ran to a 46th-place finish in the Salty Sea Dog Open. High School:
Attended Laurel School ... earned four letters in both cross country and track and field ... captained cross country team during those four years ... first-team all-league in cross country in 2003-04 ... all-league first-team in track and field at the 1600- and 3200-meter run as a senior ... team MVP for cross country and track and field during her senior season. Personal:
Daughter of Paul and Christina Wirtz ... born April 27, 1987, in Cleveland, Ohio ... majoring in mechanical engineering.