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ALSO RUNS TRACK & FIELD FOR THE BRAVES

AS A JUNIOR (2014)
PBC Presidential Honor Roll ... Ran a season best time in the 6K at the Peach Belt Conference Championships where she ran a time of 23:43.63 for the 24th fastest time in school history for a 42nd place finish (fifth finisher for UNCP) as the UNCP women’s team placed fifth … Finished 96th (fourth for the Braves) at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships with a time of 25:36.36 as the Braves placed 14th overall … Competed in her first cross country race of the seaason at the Queens Twilight Invitational where she helped the team place third with a 13th place finish (20:03.3) and season best 5K time as the second finisher for UNCP … At the Sand Shark Invitational, she placed 102th with a time of 20:07.74 to help the Braves to a seventh place finish … Captured a top-5 finish at the Bulldog Cross Country Invitational as she ran a time of 20:36.05 for a fifth place finish (top finisher for UNCP) and a team champion honor … Registered a 30th place finish (second on the team) with a time of 24:32.6 at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational in which the Braves captured eighth place … At the Royals Cross Country Challenge, she logged a 42nd  place finish as she crossed the finish line in a time of 20:08.0 (third finisher for UNCP).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2013)
Named PBC Runner of the Year, PBC Runner of the Week on two occasions (Sept. 30, Oct. 14) and captured a spot on the all-PBC and USTFCCCA All-Region teams … A member of the team that was recognized by the USTFCCCA as an all-academic team … Set the school record in the 5K at the Royal Cross Country Challenge where she ran a time of 18:06.6 for a 10th overall finish for a personal best time in the 5K to assist the Braves in finishing third overall … Ran a personal a best time in the 6K at the Charlotte Cross Country Challenge with a time of 22:03.9 (second best 6K time in school history) for a third place finfish as the team placed second overall … Finished sixth at the PBC Championships with a time of 22:04.22 (third best 6K in school history) to assist the UNCP women’s team in placing fourth … Holds the third fastest 5K time in school history set at the opening meet of the year at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational with a time of 18:53.58 where she became race champion and led the team to a first place finish … Placed third at the Bulldog Stampede with a time of 19:12 (10th fastest time in school history in the 5K) to assist the team in becoming runners-up as she trailed fellow teammate Abby Culp by six seconds … Ended her sophomore year at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships in the 6K where the team finished fifth and she crossed the finish line in 19th (23:03.3-eighth fastest 6K in school history) as UNCP’s second finisher.

AS A FRESHMAN (2012)
A member of the team that was recognized by the USTFCCCA as an all-academic team … Competed in all seven races for the Lady Braves including leading the squad in its first ever NCAA National Championship race with a time of 23:23.2 for an overall 203rd place finish for her personal best time in the 6K … Opened the season with a second place finish at the Gamecock Invitational with a time of 19:56.20 in the 5K for a personal best time to help the team become race champion … Placed 84th overall, and second on the team, at the ADIDAS/Winthrop Invitational with a time of 19:57.33, while also finishing eighth at the Wingate Pre-SAC Invitational with a time of 20:36 as she was the fourth Lady Brave to finish as the squad ended the meet with a second place finish … At the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, she ran a time of 24:53.4 after crossing the finish line in 34th, fifth on the team, to help the Lady Braves advance to the NCAA National Championships for the first time in school history with an overall third place finish … Placed 33rd overall at the PBC Championships with a time of 24:23.59 to assist the Lady Braves in capturing a third place finish … Also competed at the Charlotte Invitational where she ran a time of 25:19.46 for a 137th place finish.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Broughton under coach David Christian … A four-year letterman in cross country and track and field … Awarded the Four Star Coaches Award for cross country in her senior year and track and field in her junior season, while also garnering the honors of most valuable and most improved … As a senior, in cross country she rand 3.1 miles in 19:09 at WakeMed Soccer Park and helped her team place third overall at the state championships … Competed in the 1600m (5:23), 3200m (11:32), 800m and 400m run … In her junior campaign, she ran a time of 19:38 in the 3.1 mile run and assisted the team in a 10th place finish at state … During her track season she ran the 1600m (5:33), 800m (2:29) and 400m (58 seconds) run to help the squad finish fifth at the state meet … Ran for the Junior Strider under coach Julie Shae and attended cross country nationals in Spokane, Wash., and Kansas, while running in Los Angeles, Calif., for track nationals.

PERSONAL
The daughter of Amanda and Jeff Boykin … Has a younger brother, Jaxon … An education major at UNCP.

PERSONAL BESTS
5K – 18:06.6 at Royal Cross Country Challenge – Oct. 11, 2013 - SCHOOL RECORD -
6K – 22:03.9 at Charlotte Cross Country Invitational - Sept. 28, 2013