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  Lacey Oeding

Lacey Oeding

Player Profile

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Jasper, Ind.

High School:
Jasper HS

Height:
5-1

Event:
Distance

Experience:
RS

Pronunciation:
AE-deeng

NEW MEXICO:

Outstanding young distance runner who makes her collegiate track debut in 2010 after redshirting the 2009 indoor/outdoor seasons...two-time first team all-MWC cross country runner for the powerful Lobos and the 2008 MWC Women's Freshman of the Year...excellent in the classroom as well with a 4.01 GPA...last name is pronounced AE-deeng.

2009: (cross country) First team all-MWC honoree who was the No. 3 runner much of the year for the nationally ranked women's squad...scored in all seven meet appearances...crossed the line fourth (third on the team) as the Lobos cruised to their second straight Mountain West Conference title...just missed a spot on the all-Mountain Region team, finishing 26th (team's No. 3)...ran third on the team and 79th overall at the NCAA Championships to help lead the surprising Lobos to a 13th place finish - their best since 1981 - in the team standings...clocked a career best 6K time of 21:10.1 at the NCAA meet...three top-five finishes on the season...Academic All-MWC honoree.

2008-09: (indoor/outdoor) Redshirted both seasons...(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...returned to the XC course in Feb. of 2009 with a 10th place fininsh at the `09 USA Junior Championships, completing the course in 21:50 - just 13 seconds shy of a spot on the junior national team...Academic All-MWC and MWC Scholar Athlete.

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...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.