Bowling Green State University Athletics
2008-09 Women's Cross Country Roster
Andrea Pereira de Almeida
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Bowling Green
- Hometown:
- Bowling Green, Ohio
2008 XC: Set personal best 3K time at University of Toledo with a time of 11:29 ... ran a time of 20:47 at the Mel Brodt Invitational, placing 50th... ran a time of 19:45 at the All-Ohio Championships ... the number five runner for the Falcons with a new personal 6K record time of 22:45 at the Falcon Invite, placing 11th overall ... set a new personal 5K record at the MAC Championships with a time of 18:33, placing 52nd ... finished 135th at Regionals with a time of 23:46.
2008: Ran a season best time of 2:32.28 in the 800m at the Beaver Invite, finishing fourth.
2007 XC: Ran in three of seven meets ... finished with a season-best 5K time of 20:06.85 at the Falcon Invitational.
2007: Ran a career-best in the mile at the Indoor MAC Championships in a time of 5:15.41.
2006 XC: Ran in five of seven meets ... set a 5K personal best of 19:51 at the Mel Brodt Invite and a 6K personal best at the Roy Griak Invite, running 25:43.
High School: A member of her high school[apos]s first state qualifying girls cross country team in 2002, with a team finish ninth of 16 ... a member of the 2003, 2004, and 2005 Division I State Cross Country Team Championships ... participated in the first annual Nike Team National Cross Country Championships in Portland, Oregon in December 2004 ... earned first Team NLL in 2002, 2005, and second Team NLL in 2003 ... named Senior All-Academic Cross Country Athlete ... four year letter winner in cross country ... earned Academic All Ohio Cross Country Athlete in 2003 and 2005 ... a member of the National Honors Society and the French National Honors Society ... coached by Bob Rex and Duff Madara and coached by Brain Tucker and Patrick Carney ... ran personal best times of 5:25 in the 1600m, 12:15 in the 3200m and 19:23 in the 5000m in cross country.
Personal: Daughter of Kathy and Jose Luiz Pereira de Almeida ... born July 21, 1988 ... has a younger sister Isabel ... majoring in visual communication technology.
