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 Ruth Waller
Ruth Waller
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Manchester, England
High School:
Loreto and Parrswood
Height:
5-2
Experience:
TR
2006: Has one season of cross country eligibility remaining after transferring to Baylor in January 2006...Ran the third leg on the Bears' school-record indoor distance medley relay, which clocked 11:07.72 and earned All-America honors in the event with a fifth-place finish...Also ran the third leg on the Bears' school-record outdoor distance medley relay...Earned All-Big 12 honors, finishing eighth in the 800 meters at the Big 12 Championships...Was a regional qualifier in the event, finishing 11th at the NCAA Midwest Regional...Named to the Fall and Spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Prior to Baylor (McNeese State): Redshirted the 2005 outdoor season...Had a hand in all 24 points scored by the Cowgirls at the 2005 Southland Conference Indoor Championships, capturing conference titles in the 800 meters and the mile and running the anchor leg on the fifth place 4x400 meter relay team...At the 2004 SLC outdoor meet, won the 800 meter run and finished second in the 1,500 meters...As a freshman at the 2003 outdoor meet, was the team's leading scorer finishing second in the 1,500 meters, 10th in the 800 meters and a leg on the ninth-place 4x400 relay team...Named the women's team MVP in 2003 and 2004...Holds the school record of 2:08.80 in the 800 meters...Has a career best of 4:30.75 in the 1,500 meters and 11:10.26 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase...Nominated for the SLC academic athlete of the year for indoor track...Honor roll student.

Personal: Full name is Ruth Stephanie Waller...Born March 6, 1984, in Manchester, England...Daughter of Neil and Barbara Waller...Received her bachelor's degree in health and human performance.