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

NEW MEXICO:

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 a4:49.661500m 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 BESTS:

Outdoor
800-meters: 2:23.53
1,500-meters: 4:42.75
5,000-meters: 16:48.50

Indoor
1 Mile: 5:27.31
3,000-meter: 10:35.95
5,000-meter: 17:11.37

TRACK HONORS:

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

Lobos Track & Field

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