Seven women will compete in Kentucky, while other women & men head to Arkansas.
Two-Time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2011 Cross Country: Did not compete...Named to fall and spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll and fall Baylor Dean's List.
High School: Helped lead Claudia Taylor Johnson (Texas) High School to district cross country title three times and district track title once...Finished third in 3200 meters in Region 4-5A meet as junior and senior...Placed fourth overall in cross country at regionals...Served as team captain and holds 3200-meter school record...Earned academic all-state and academic all-district honors in cross country...Personal bests of 5:24 at 1600 meters and 11:25 at 3200 meters...Graduated summa cum laude and named a National Merit Scholar finalist...Member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Full name is Lauren Nicole Hierholzer...Born May 7, 1993, in San Antonio, Texas...Daughter of John Hierholzer and Melissa Pfeifer...Has one brother, Ryan Hierholzer, one stepbrother, Ryan Pfeifer, and one sister, Shannon Pfeifer...Majoring in biology.