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Alison Parris
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Saint Leonard, Md.
- High School:
- Patuxent
Bio
2010-11 as a senior:
Cross Country
- Colonial Athletic Association Athlete of the Year
- CAA Championships Most Outstanding Performer and All-CAA
- Won women's race at CAA Championships Oct. 30Â (20:23, 6 kilometers)
- CAA Runner of the Week three times (Oct. 19, Oct. 5, Sept. 14)
- All-Region (13th place) at NCAA Southeast Regional (20:47.5, 6 kilometers)
- Seventh in White Race at Pre-National Invitational at Indiana State Oct. 16Â (20:26.1, 6 kilometers)
- Third in Gold Race at Paul Short Run at Lehigh Oct. 1 (20:15, 6 kilometers)
- Won JMU Open Cross Country Invitational Sept. 11Â (18:21.30, 5.2 kilometers)
Outdoor track & field
- 5,000m run CAA champion (All-CAA)
- 5,000m run third (All-East) at ECAC Championships
- 5,000m run 37th at NCAA East Preliminary Championship
- Named CAA Women's Track Athlete of the Week after finishing third in the 5,000-meter run (16:43.29) at the Mason Spring Invitational (April 9). It was the fourth-fastest time in JMU outdoor history and ranked 29th on the NCAA East Region List.
Other
- Finalist for JMU's 2010-11 Female Athlete of the Year
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar Athlete
2009-10 as a junior:
Cross country
- At-large entry in NCAA National Championships (71st place)
- All-Region after ninth-place finish at NCAA Southeast Region Championships
- All-CAA after third-place finish at CAA Championships
- CAA Runner of the Week Oct. 18 after placing 30th in the Blue race at Pre-National Invitational at Indiana State (Oct. 17)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
Indoor track & field
- 3000m All-East (seventh place) at ECAC Championships
- ECAC qualifier in mile, 3,200m relay and distance medley relay
Outdoor track & field
- ECAC qualifier in 3,000m and 5,000m
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
Other
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar Athlete Â
2008-09 as a sophomore:
Cross country
- All-region (18th place) at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships
- All-CAA after seventh-place finish at CAA Championships
- CAA Runner of the Week after winning the JMU Open (Sept. 14)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
Indoor track
- Mile 13th at ECAC Championships
- Distance medley relay 11th at ECAC Championships
- 1000m ECAC qualifier
Outdoor track
- 800m 18th at ECAC Championships
- 3,200m relay 18th at ECAC Championships
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
Other
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar Athlete
2007-08 as a freshman:
Indoor track
- Distance medley relay All-East (sixth place) at ECAC Championships
- 3,200m relay ECAC qualifier
Outdoor track
- 3,200m relay 20th at ECAC Championships
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
High school:
Cross country
- Fourth in Footlocker Northeast Region Senior Championships as a senior
- State 2A runner-up as a senior, state 4A 24th place as a junior and state 3A 46th place as a freshman
- East Region 2A champion as a senior, 4A fourth place as a junior and 3A seventh place as a freshman
- All-Southern Maryland Athletic Conference first team as a junior (third place) and senior (fourth place) and second team as a freshman (10th place)
- Washington Post Southern Maryland All-Extra Team as a freshman, junior and senior
- The Panthers placed sixth in the state, were East Region 3A champions and SMAC champions 2002
- Patuxent was South Region 2A runner-up 2005
Indoor track
- 800m seventh in state 4A and fourth in East Region 4A as a junior and third in SMAC as a senior
- All-SMAC in 500m as a freshman (second place), 800m as a freshman (second) and sophomore (second), 1,600m as a junior (second) and senior (second) and 3,200m relay as a freshman
- East Region 3A champion 3,200m relay as a freshman, SMAC champion as a freshman and sophomore and qualified for Penn Relays as a sophomore
Outdoor track
- 1,500m fourth at USA Youth National Championships as a junior
- 800m 32nd at Nike Outdoor Nationals as a junior
- 400m 15th in state 3A as a freshman
- 3,200m relay seventh in state 3A as a freshman
- 800m sixth in state 2A as a senior, 10th in state 4A as a junior and 13th in state 4A as a sophomore
- 1,600m eighth in state 2A as a senior and 11th in state 4A as a junior
- 800m and 1,600m East Region 4A champion as a junior
- East Region 4A 800m fourth place as a sophomore
- South Region 2A 1,600m second place and 800m third place as a senior
- SMAC 800m champion as a sophomore and junior and set conference record of 2:15.8 as a junior
- All-SMAC in 800m as a senior (second place), 1,600m as a junior (second place) and senior (second place)Â
- SMAC champion 3,200m relay as a freshman and sophomore, qualified for Penn Relays as a sophomore, and set conference record of 9:52.6 her freshman season
- Washington Post All-Metro honorable mention as a junior
- Washington Post Southern Maryland All-Extra Team as a sophomore, junior and senior
Personal:
- Alison Parris
- Dean's List student majoring in interpersonal communications
JMU Cross Country | UVA Invitational Hype
Thursday, October 26
Sentara Park | Duenkel Athletic Complex
Saturday, March 11
JMU Cross Country | CAA Tournament Hype
Monday, March 21
JMU Cross Country | Facility Tour
Monday, February 01
