Miranda Ernst
Position: Event=>Distance
Year: Senior
Hometown: Dove Creek, Colo.
High School: Dolores County
Height: 5-4
A graduate of Dolores High School ... majoring in kinesiology ... personal bests: 1,500m - 4:34.07; 3,000m - 10:08; 5,000m - 18:24 ... also a member of UNC cross country squad that took 6th place in the nation (2000) ... won the 2000 North Central Conference team championship ... placed 3rd in the 2001 NCC Cross Country Championships ... earned All-America honors with 14th-place finish at 2001 NCAA Cross Country Championships ... took 6th at the 2001 NCAA II Track and Field Outdoor Championships in the 1,500m ... broke the school record in the 1,500m, a record which had been set back in 1979 ... All-American at 2002 NCAA II Track and Field Championships in the 3,000 meters ... placed 6th at the 2002 NCAA Cross Country Championships to earn her second All-American honors in cross country ... took 22nd place overall at the 2003 Winter U.S. Cross Country Championships in Houston ... a four-time All-American (2 - cross country; 2 - track & field).
