High School: Earned all-state honors as a junior ... Four-time all-region and all-district honoree ... Helped Midlothian to three VSHL AAA cross country state titles ... Tallied 16 letters in her high school career, including four in cross country ... Holds personal best time of 18:40 in a 5,000-meter cross country race ... Was a member of the National Honor Society and a Richmond Sports Backers Scholar-Athlete finalist ... Coached by Stan Morgan

Personal: Born Nov. 9, 1990 in Schenectady, N.Y. ... Daughter of Kathleen and Glenn Dow ... Has brother Kyle, 14 ... Went to same high school as teammate Erin Stehle and men's cross country runners Michael Hammond and Billy Berlin ... Human nutrition, foods and exercise major.