Grace Magliola Class: Sophomore Hometown: Downers Grove, Ill. High School: South Position: XC / Distance Experience: SO/SO

Personal Bests:
Indoor:
800: 2:17.12
1,000: 3:06.38
Mile: 5:07.58
Outdoor:
800: 2:17.10
1,500: 4:39.24

2010-2011: Participated in the 800-meter run four times during the outdoor campaign with a top time of 2:17.10 at the Dr. Keeler Invitational on May 13 ... Top finish in the outdoor 800 was sixth at the DePaul Invitational on April 16 ... Competed in the 800- and 1,000-meter runs at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 5) with times of 2:17.12 (30^th) and 2:58.82 (19^th), respectively... Also competed in the indoor mile with a season-best time of 5:07.58 (seventh) coming at the Bill Bergan Invitational (Jan. 29) ... Anchored the 4x800-meter relay (9:22.26) and ran the 800 leg of the distance medley relay (12:03.32) at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships ...BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

Prior to Marquette: Magliola was a four-year letter winner in both cross country and track and field at Downer's Grove South H.S. and was named the most valuable athlete twice on her cross country team and once in track and field. During her senior season she served as co-capatin of both squads and helped the teams to conference championships in each of her four seasons with cross country and track and field. As a senior, she helped her 4x400-meter relay squad to a third-place finish at the Illinois State Track meet with a time of 3:52.29. Magliola holds personal-best times of 1:43.5 in the indoor 600-meter run and 11:25 in the indoor 3,200-meter run, both of which are also school records. She was also honored as South's Wendy's High School Heisman award winner.