Tara Hettler
Position: Distance
Year: Senior
Hometown: Monument, Colo.
High School: Lewis-Palmer HS
Height: 5-1
A 2002 graduate of Lewis-Palmer High School ... born May 18 1984, in Littleton, Colo. ... daughter of Patti and Ed Hettler ... majoring in dietetics ... personal bests: 3,000m - 11:51; 5,000m - 19:34; 10,000m - 41:12 ... earned letters in track (4) and cross country (3) as a prep athlete ... member of the Class 4A state cross country champions ... also runs for the UNC women's cross country squad ... 2002: Competed in four events during her freshman season ... was 79th at the NCC Championships with a time of 25:56.13, her best 6K time of the season ... was 36th at Colorado College 5K (22:02.02) and 82nd at Rocky Mountain Shootout (26:45). 2003: Placed 26th at Division I Independent Championships...37th at Wyoming Invitational (4k) with a time of 16:28 ... placed 45th at Nebraska Woody Greeno Invitational (6k) with time of 25:29 ... was 38th at Dan Libera Memorial (5k) with time of 20:33...finished second in 5000m Run at Rob Upton Invitational (3/26/2005)...finished first in 3000m Run at Air Force Twilight (5/6/2005).