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2012 Women's Cross Country Roster

Brigid Byrne

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-7
  • High School James Madison
  • Hometown Vienna, Va.

Biography

Career Honors:
- Capital One Third-Team Academic All-America (2011)
- First-Team Academic All-District (2011)
- Second-Team All-Patriot League (2009, `11)
- Academic All-Patriot League Team (2010, `11)
- Patriot League Rookie of the Year (2009)
- Patriot League Rookie of the Week (Sept. 9, 2009; Sept. 15, 2009)
- Patriotââ'¬Ë†Legue Honor Roll (2009, `10, `11) 2011 Cross Country:
DateMeet (Distance)TimePlace (Navy)
Sept. 3UMES Lid Lifter Invitational (5k)18:14.573 of 95 (3)
Sept. 10JMU Open Invitationalââ'¬Ë†(5.2k)19:36.26 of 63 (3)
Sept. 17Salty Dog Invitational (6k)22:17.015 of 127 (1)
Sept. 30Paul Short Run (6k)21:4668 of 396 (2)
Oct. 14Army (6k)21:272 of 24 (2)
Oct. 29Patriot League Championshipââ'¬Ë†(6k)22:41.09 of 84 (2)
Nov. 12Mid-Atlantic Regional Champ. (6k)23:02.837 of 199 (2)
Nov. 19ECAC Championshipââ'¬Ë†(5k)18:1516 of 94 (1)
2010 Cross Country:
DateMeet (Distance)TimePlace (Navy)
Sept. 3UMES Lid Lifter Invitational (5k)22:50.99 of 102 (4)
Sept. 11at Harry Groves Invitational (6k)22:38.938 of 179 (4)
Sept. 18Saltyââ'¬Ë†Dog Invitational (6k)23:36.319 of 115 (3)
Sept. 25at Roy Griak Invitational (6k)23:02.8121 of 300 (1)
Oct. 1at Great American CC Festival (5k)18:49.07 of 100 (2)
Oct. 16Army - Star Meet (6k)23:43.54 of 24 (4)
Oct. 30at Patriot League Championship (6k)21:3423 of 87 (2)
Nov. 13at NCAA Regional Championship (6k)22:1860 of 204 (2)
2009 Cross Country:
DateMeet (Distance)TimePlace (Navy)
Sept. 4at Mount St. Mary's 5k Duals (5k)19:17.089 of 66 (5)
Sept. 12Salty Dog Open (6k)23:32.8814 of 109 (1)
Sept. 19at Colgate Invitational (6k)23:3019 of 42 (4)
Oct. 2at Paul Short Run (6k)21:4983 of 363 (2)
Oct. 16at Army-Star Meet (6k)22:00.25 of 24 (3)
Oct. 30at Patriot League Champ. (6k)23:22.59 of 89 (1)
Oct. 14at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Reg. Ch. (6k)22:4744 of 190 (1)
Career Track Performances High School:
- Attended James Madison High School, where she earned four letters in cross country, four in track and two in swimming
- Captained both the cross country and track teams
- Advanced to the state championship in track as a junior and a senior
- Earned all-region honors on the track in 2008 and '09
- Claimed all-district accolades in cross country as a senior
- Helped the track team to a district title as a sophomore in 2007
- Member of the National Honor Society, Math Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society Personal:
- Daughter of Amy and William Byrne
- Mother, Amy (Donovan - maiden name), graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1987 and earned four varsity letters with the women's cross country team
- Father, Bill, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1987, earned three varsity letters with football and co-captained the 1986 team
- Uncle, Tom Donovan, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1996
- Grandfather, Francis Donovan, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1959

Historical Player Information

  • 2009Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2010Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2011Junior

    5'7"
  • 2012Senior

    5'7"