Lauren King Class: Sophomore Hometown: Toronto, ONT High School: Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute Height: 5-8 Event: Distance Birthdate: 09/13/1982

AS A FRESHMAN: Quickly established herself as a cross country and middle-distance standout ... did not appear in the first four meets of the cross country season due to the late track and field season in Canada ... entered the Notre Dame Invitational and made quite a first impression, winning her first collegiate cross country competition and helping the Irish claim the team title ... hinted at her eventual All-America finish in the Pre National meet, finishing 15th overall ... aided the team's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship with a strong second-place finish at the Great Lakes Regional meet ... became the third women's cross country All-American in Notre Dame history with a 27th-place finish at the NCAA Championship in Furman, S.C. ... began her collegiate indoor track and field competition with a victory in the 800 meters against Michigan State (2:13.35) ... moved up to the 1,000 meters at the Meyo Invitational and finished second in 9:35.86 ... just missed all-BIG EAST honors at the conference indoor meet, finishing fourth in the mile (4:59.18) ... qualified for the NCAA Championship in the mile run with a spectacular 4:44.60 school-record second-place effort during the Alex Wilson Invitational ... ended up seventh in the preliminaries of the mile run (4:45.09) at the NCAA indoor meet, missing out on the finals by .07 seconds ... began the outdoor season in the Stanford Invitational, finishing ninth in the top section of the 1,500 meters in 4:22.89 and setting the school record ... cruised to a second-place finish in the 800 meters at the Spring Opener (2:12.50) ... made the trip to the Tom Botts Invitational to win the 800 meters (2:10.22) ... finished fifth in section B of the 1,500 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays (4:23.47) ... earned all-BIG EAST honors for the first time in her track and field career in the 1,500 meters, running 4:21.10 to finish second ... improved her 1,500-meter time dramatically at the Georgia Tech Invitational and cemented a place in the NCAA Championship field with a 4:17.33 effort (third place) ... earned the second All-America honor of the season in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA Championships in Baton Rouge, La., finishing sixth in a school-record 4:16.51.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Multi-sport standout at Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Ontario ... competed in track and field, cross country, swimming and nordic skiing ... earned four consecutive provincial high school championships in the 800 meters ... one of the top senior cross country runners in Canada ... finished 26th at the 2001 World Cross Country Championships in Ostend, Belgium ... won the 1,500 meters at the National Junior Championships with a 4:22.11 effort ... placed third in the 2000 National Junior Cross Country Championships ... set conference track and field records in the 400 meters, 800 meters and 1,500 meters ... named MVP of the Lawrence Park swimming team that captured the 2000 provincial high school championship ... born Sept. 13, 1982 in Toronto, Ontario ... enrolled in the College of Science.