Player Bio: Carolyn Boosey - University of New Mexico Official Athletic Site

Carolyn Boosey

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: London, England
	Last College: St. Mary's University (England)

	Height: 5-1
	Experience: 2L
	XC Honors: 1st team all-MWC ('08)...all-NCAA Mountain Region ('08)

NEW MEXICO:

Third-year runner who will look to return to form in her final cross country season...emerged as one of the top runners in the conference and region last fall before injuries ruined her indoor/outdoor track seasons...made an immediate impact in her first cross country and track seasons in the United States after transferring from St. Mary's University in England in the fall of 2008...has scored in all 12 career XC races at UNM...three-time Academic All-MWC honoree and two-time MWC Scholar-Athlete Award winner.

2008-09: (outdoor) Competed once, running a 5,000 at Stanford...MWC Scholar-Athlete Award winner.
(indoor) Did not compete.
(cross country) Scored in all 7 races (2nd on the team 4 times) and notched 3 top-10 (4 top-20) finishes...earned first team all-MWC honors with a 3rd place finish (21:08.1) for the champion Lobos at the MWC Championships...ran 2nd on the team and was just 10 seconds behind the winner...all-region honoree with an 18th place finish (career-best 21:08.1) two weeks later at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships...ran fourth on the team (152nd overall, 21:36.7) at the NCAA Championships to help UNM finish 18th...career-best 2nd place finish at the Lobo Invitational...10th at Minnesota's Roy Griak Invitational...team captain and Academic All-MWC honoree.

2007-08: (outdoor) Ranked No. 2 on the team and 8th in the MWC in the 3,000m steeplechase with a top time of 10:56.74 (April 5 at Stanford)...also 2nd on the team and 9th in the MWC in the 5,000 with a time of 17:01.42 (April 17 at Mt. SAC Relays)...led the team in the 1,500 (4:37.72 - 19th MWC)...raced 6 times with a top finish of 4th at Arizona State...Academic All-MWC and MWC Scholar-Athlete Award winner.
(indoor) Lobos' No. 2 runner in the 3,000 (10:05.34 - 11th MWC) and mile (5:04.67 - 16th MWC)...5 races...won the mile in her debut meet at Northern Arizona.
(cross country) Was the team's No. 4 runner throughout most of her debut season, scoring in all 5 races...27th at the MWC Championships and 45th at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships...clocked a season-best 6K time of 21:45 at Oregon...season-high 7th place finish in her U.S. debut and first race at altitude to help UNM win the Lobo Invite for the first time...Academic All-MWC.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:

Attended St. Mary's University College in London from 2005-07...British University 2,000m steeplechase champion in 2006...clocked a PR of 10:34.0 in the 3,000m steeplechase and 4:28.0 in the 1,500.

PERSONAL:

Born in London...full name is Carolyn Mary Boosey...nickname is Caz...daughter of Grahame and Sally Boosey...has an older sister Jacqueline...pursuing her master's in Physical Education.