Lesley Meade Class: Senior Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio High School: Ursuline Height: 5-9

2004: In just her second year running at the collegiate level, scored in all six races she ran ... NU's second finisher at 6K Big Ten Championships (10/31), placing 43rd overall ... Also second among NU runners, and 60th overall, with a career-best time of 22:14.20 at 6K Midwest Regional (11/13) ... Two top-10 finishes, at 6K Bradley Classic (10/1) and 4K Hawkeye Invitational (9/10) ... Broke 23-minute barrier at 6K Pre-National Invitational (10/16) ... Also scored at 6K Griak Invitational (9/25) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2003: Joined the cross country program after two years with the Northwestern women's swim program ... Ran five times in her first season as a member of the cross country team ... Clocked 24:19.0 at the 6K Big Ten Championships (11/2) ... Scored as NU's second runner and was 33rd overall with a time of 19:40 at the UW-Parkside Invitational (10/18) ... Ran a time of 19:46 at the 5K Lakefront Invitational (10/4) ... First race for the Wildcats was the 6K Spartan Invitational (9/19) when she ran 23:13.8 ... Also ran 24:23 at the 6K Roy Griak Invitational (9/27) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2001-02 (Swimming): Placed third in a season-best time of 1:53.31 in the 200 free in a dual against Penn State (1/19) ... Competed in 200 breast and 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships ... Finished fourth in the 200 breast (2:22.98) against Minnesota (11/10).

High School: Two-time letterwinner in track, four-year letterwinner in swimming ... In track, 2001 Girls Greater Catholic League Runner of the Year after winning titles in 800 and 1600 and finishing second in the 3200 ... Also ran for conference champion 4x800 relay team ... Won 1600 at 2001 Cincinnati Districts ... In swimming, state champion and record-holder as a member of the 400 freestyle and 200 medley relay team ... Senior national qualifier in 200 IM, 400 IM, 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke ... USA H.S. first team All-America ... First-team Girls Greater Catholic League All-Star ... Three-time USA Scholastic finalist ... Class valedictorian ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born Lesley Kathleen Meade on 3/17/83 ... Daughter of Kathy and Bob Meade ... Father was a first-team All-ACC and Academic All-America defensive end at Virginia.

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