Janna Mitsos Class: RS Junior Hometown: Lockport, Ill. High School: Lockport Township HS Height: 5-7 Event: Distance Experience: 1L

NEW MEXICO

2012 Indoor: Competed at four meets...Opened with an eighth-place run in the mile, finishing in 5:08.24*...Posted a 10:30.24* time in the 3000-meter run at the New Mexico Invitational, placing seventh...Registered a 18:05.82 time in the 5K at the Washington Husky Classic, placing 68th...Finished 24th in the 3K at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with a 10:35.14* time.

2012 Outdoor: Ran at four meets, twice in the 1500 and twice in the 5000...Posted a fourth-place time of 4:42.84* in the metric mile at the NAU SPpringtime Invitational...Clocked a 17:14.31 5K at the Mt. SAC Relays, placing 24th...Posted another fourth-place time in the 1500, this time crossing the finish line in 4:36.40 at the Brutus Hamilton Open...Placed 19th in the 5K at the MW Outdoor Championships, finishing in 17:58.78*.

2011 Indoor: Competed at five meets in the mile, 3,000m run and 5,000m run...Finished sixth at the Lobo Open in the 1 mile run with a time of 5:27.31...Posted a 14th-place finish in the 3000 meter run at the New Mexico Invitational, finishing in 10:36.66...Clocked an 18:39.17 5,000m run and a 10:35.93 3,000m run at the MWC Indoor Championships.

2011 Outdoor:Clocked a 4:49.66 1500m at the UTEP Invitational, finishing fifth-place, unattached, at her only meet of the season.

2010 Indoor: Competed in three meets in the mile run and the 3,000m run...Opened the season with a 5:25.04 mile, picking up ninth place...Clocked 10:26.80 in the 3,000m run at the New Mexico Invitational, finishing up sixth overall and first in her heat...Placed fourth in the 3,000m run at the New Mexico Classic & Multis, finishing in 10:16.38.

2010 Outdoor: Ran at five meets...Ran for a personal best in the 5,000m run at the Stanford Invitational, finishing in 16:48.50...Notched an eighth-place finish in the 1,500m run at the UTEP Invitational, crossing the finish line in 4:48.27...Was runner-up in the 5,000m run at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational at Cal-Berkeley, finishing in 16:59.45...At the Don Kirby Invitational, ran a pair of personal-best altitude adjusted timesin the 1500m run (4:37.68) and 800m run (2:22.35)...Scored at the MWC Championships in the 5,000m run with a raw time of 17:32.87, good for 3rd place...Qualified for the NCAA Preliminaries in the 5,000m run where she ran a time of 17:24.31.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2009 graduate of Lockport (Ill.) Township High School...3-time all-state, all-sectional, and all-regional honoree in cross country...best finish at the state meet was 3rd as a sophomore...captured two conference titles in XC as well...PR of 16:56 in the 3-mile run...4-year letterwinner in cross country for coach Evan Schlotter...graduated in the top 2% of her class.

PERSONAL

Born in Homer Glen, Ill...full name is Janna Lee Mitsos...daughter of William and Leesa Mitsos...has three younger siblings - Rubby, Ryan, and Jaime...planning to major in Chemimstry.

PERSONAL RECORDS

Indoor
Mile: 5:08.24*
3,000 meters: 10:20.28*
5,000 meters: 17:11.37

Outdoor
800 meters: 2.22.75*
1,500 meters: 4:36.40
5,000 meters: 16:48.50

TRACK HONORS

Outdoor All-MWC (5,000K - '10)

* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol

Lobos Track & Field

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