Christina Sliepka Class: Junior Hometown: Oswego, Ill. High School: Oswego

2010: Finished 26th overall at the Wisconsin Badger Classic ...BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

2009: Began the cross country season with a 25th-overall finish (15:43.89) at the DePaul Invitational to help MU take first place...Ran a season-best 5K time of 19:44.9 at the Midwest Collegiate Open and finished 30th overall...Competed at the Wisconsin/adidas Invitational and ran a 20:10.4.

High School: Sliepka was a four-time letterwinner in track and field and a three time letterwinner in cross country at Oswego High School...Two-time co-captain of the cross country squad and track and field co-captain her junior year...Two-time regional champion in cross country...Sectional champion in the 3200 meter as a junior... was a three-time state qualifier in cross country earning all-state accolades as a senior...Earned all-conference honors four times in both track and field and cross country...Was named MVP four consecutive seasons in cross country, three consecutive seasons in track and field and earned most valuable freshman honors during her first season...Owns school records in the 3200m as well as the 1600 m...State Finalist for Wendy's High School Heisman...Academic All-State Team honorable Mention...Also earned one letter in swimming during her freshman year.

Personal: Sliepka was born Dec. 19, 1990 to Louis and Anastasia...Has one older sibling, Alex...Sliepka plans on majoring in biomedical science.