2003: Finished 12th in the 800m race at the Emory Classic with time of 2:30.62 ... Finished seventh in the 800m at Alice Coachman Invitational with a time of 2:30.97 ... Finished  fifth in the 1500m run with a time of 5:16.18 at UAH Invitational, placed eighth in the 800m run with a time of 2:32.07 ... Placed 11th in the 800m run with a time of 2:34.11 at the Samford Twilight and 15^th in the 1500m run with a time of 5:16.48.

CCSU XC Accomplishments 2003: Ran a personal best time of 19:13 in the Valdosta State Invitational, placing fifth ... Placed 20th in the Peach Belt Conference Championships with a time of 19:41 ... 2002: Ran a personal best and the 10th fastest 6K in school history with a time of 24:04 at NCAA Division II South Regionals, placing 38th. Ran a personal best 5K time of 19:41.28 in Valdosta State Invitational, placing fifth in the race. Ran her second fastest time at Peach Belt Conference Championships of 19:46.15, placing 21st. Ran the 18th fastest 6K in school history with a time of  24:52.6 at UAH Invitational.

PRE-CCSU: Two-year letterwinner and team MVP at Mesa CC. Placed 19th overall in the NJCAA Cross Country Nationals ... Helped lead Mesa to a seventh place finish at the national meet ... Also lettered in track and a was a member of team's 4x400m relay team that finished fourth in the national junior college track meet ... HIGH SCHOOL:  Three-year letterwinner in cross country and team captain for one season at Dobson High School in Mesa, AZ ... Placed 29th in state her senior cross country season. Member of state runner-up soccer team. Also lettered in tennis and track ... Was on the President's Academic Honor Roll at Mesa CC ... Personal: Born Penny Ann Tinker on July  20, 1977 in Mt. View, CA ...  Daughter of Al and Pin Tinker ... Majoring in nursing.

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