Hofstra University Athletics

MARY SULLIVAN

Senior

East Quogue, NY/Westhampton Beach

Fourth season on the Hofstra Cross Country team...Owns school records in 4K, 5K and 6K competitions...2007: Ran in seven races as a junior...Ran a season-best 6K time of 22:42 to place 94th at the NCAA Northeast Regional...Finished 24th in 22:53 at the 6K CAA Championships...Placed 19th in 23:55 at the 6K Delaware Invitational...Finished fourth in 24:34 at the 6K Hofstra Invitational...Recorded a season-best 5K time of 18:50 to place 44th at the Albany Invitational...2006: Ran in four races as a sophomore...Posted a season-best 5K time and the fifth-best time in school history of 18:27 to capture the Hofstra Invitational...Recorded a season-best 6K time of 23:53 to place 37th at the CAA Championships...Placed 25th in 19:06 at the 5K Disney Classic...Clocked a time of 25:16 to finish 170th at the NCAA Regionals...2005: NCAA All-Region selection...Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year...All-CAA selection...Three-time ECAC Cross Country Runner of the Week and two-time CAA Runner of the Week...Ran in all eight races during a stellar freshman season...Captured five individual titles and one second place finish...Clocked her best 5K time of 17:58 to break her own school record and win the Fairfield Invitational...Broke the school record with a time of 18:20 in her first race to win the Wagner Invitational...Captured the 5K Delaware Invitational in a time of 18:22...Posted the third of three consecutive victories with a time of 18:28 at the CTC Championships...Finished second in a school record 6K time of 21:11 at the CAA Championships...Placed 19th in 21:32 at the 6K NCAA Regional...High School: Lettered in cross country, softball, indoor track and outdoor track at Westhampton Beach High School in Westhampton Beach, New York...Helped lead cross country team to 2004 Suffolk County and division championships...Named to All-New York State cross country team as a senior...Also selected to all-county, all-division and all-league teams as well...All-league and all-division pick in indoor and outdoor track...Most Valuable Player of cross country and indoor and outdoor track teams as a senior...Tri-athlete Award recipient...Michael P. Raynor Scholarship Award recipient...Named to Who's Who Among High School Athletes...Personal: Born December 30, 1986...Has one brother and one sister...Serves as a lifeguard during the summer...Hobbies include surfing... Also recruited by Buffalo and Wagner...Volunteers her time for Autism Awareness and the American Lung Association...Spearheaded a fund raiser for autistic children at a spring track meet in 2006...Plans to pursue a career in occupational therapy for special needs children...Physical Education major.