Megan Monte

Class:
Redshirt Freshman
High School:
North Canton
Hometown:
North Canton, Ohio

2012-13: (Cross Country) Competed in four meets during the season ... Set a personal best with a time of 19:21.5 at the UB Stampede Invitational (5K), placing 25th overall ... Finished 24th overall with a time of 19:49.65 at the All-Ohio Championships Open Division ... Ran a 25:00.1 at her first MAC Championship, setting a personal best in the 6K. (Indoor) Ran the 800 and the mile, and also ran a leg of the distance medley relay team at the MAC Championships … Time of 12:20.38 in the DMR to finish 12th at the MAC Championships … Established collegiate personal best with a time of 2:21.78 in the 800 at the Tom Wright Classic … Improved upon that time with a 2:21.36 at the GVSU Big Meet … In the mile, ran 5:41.63 at the Bowling Green Opener … Improved that time by more than 20 seconds with a personal best 5:18.73 at the Tom Wright Classic. (Outdoor) Competed in the steeplechase … Ran the 2000 steeplechase in 7:21.80 at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge … Set a personal best in the 3000 steeplechase with a time of 11:46.86 in the Toledo Dual meet … Improved to 11:33.02 at the Gina Relays … Placed 17th in the 3000 steeplechase at the MAC Championships with a time of 11:51.03.

2011-12: Redshirted the cross country season as well as both the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons.

High school: Four-year letter winner in both track and field and cross country … Coached by Jason Kirkland … Federal League champion as a senior and three-time state qualifier in cross country … 2010 cross country team MVP … Four-time first-team All-Stark County in cross country … Three time Academic All-Ohio … Two-time regional qualifier in 1600 and 3200 relay in track … Helped track and field team to back-to-back regional championships as a junior and senior … As a sophomore, team finished as state runner-up … Named to ESPN Rise Magazine’s “NE Ohio Cross Country Runners to Watch” list in the fall of 2008.

Personal: Full name - Megan Marie Monte ... Born on Dec. 18, 1992 ... Daughter of Steve and Holly Monte ... Has a younger brother, Mario ... Plans to major in applied health science.

PERSONAL BESTS
Cross Country
5K: 19:21, UB Stampede Invitational (9/15/12)
6K: 25:00, MAC Championships (10/27/12)
Indoor Track and Field
800: 2:21.36, GVSU Big Meet (2/9/13)
Mile: 5:18.73, Tom Wright Classic (1/25/13)
Outdoor Track and Field
2000 steeplechase: 7:21.80, Toledo Collegiate Challenge (3/29/13)
3000 steeplechase: 11:33.02, Gina Relays (4/26/13)