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NEW MEXICO:Promising rookie who was one of the nation's top freshmen in her debut cross country season last fall...will redshirt indoors, but could make a big impact this spring... 2008: (cross country) Enjoyed one of the greatest freshman seasons in program history, scoring in all 6 races with 3 top-25 finishes...led the Lobos to their first conference title by finishing 2nd (21:30) at the MWC Championships - just 6 seconds behind the winner...earned MWC Freshman of the Year honors with the best conference finish ever by a UNM freshman...ran in the back of the pack for the first 1,000 meters before surging into the lead group en route to 1st team all-MWC honors...was the No. 2 freshman at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships, placing 11th overall (team's No. 2) with a season-best time of 22:55.9 to earn all-region honors...was the 17th freshman (140th overall, team's No. 3) to cross at the NCAA Championships with a time of 21:31.1...23rd in her official debut at Minnesota's Roy Griak Invitational...Academic All-MWC... HIGH SCHOOL:A 2008 graduate of Jasper (Ind.) High School...named an Indiana Cross Country All-Star after finishing seventh at the state finals as a senior...2007 sectional champion and a two-time regional and semi-state cross country winner...earned class 3A all-state honors as a junior and senior, and was a four-time all-Big 8 Conference honoree for XC coach Kevin Schipp...helped the Wildcats advance to the state XC meet from 2004-06...set school records in the 3,200, 1,600 and 3,200 relay...swept sectional titles in the 1,600 and 3,200 as a senior...also won the 3,200 at the sectional meet as a junior...helped JHS win sectional team titles from 2006-08...3-time all-Big 8 on the track for coach Joan Schaeffer...also a four-year letterwinner on the swim team...graduated in the top-10 percent of her class... PERSONAL:Born in Jasper, Ind...full name is Lacey Korinne Oeding...last name is pronounced AY-ding...daughter of Luke and Anna Oeding...has a younger brother, Jake...plans to major in Dietetics and Exercise Science and would like a career as a sports nutritionist. |
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