Prior to UCF: A three-time Ocala Star Banner's Girls' Cross Country Athlete of the Year and the 2010 Track Athlete of the Year...The 2011 FACA Girls MVP and Champion, taking first place in the 5000m at the senior all-star meet...Earned FACA 2010 Cross Country All-State Second Team laurels...A three-time district champion...Placed on three occasions at the state cross country meet, including a third-place finish as a sophomore...Ran a time of 18:24 at the MCIAC meet, which set a new Belleview High School course record... Set a McKethan Lake Park course record with a personal-record, first-place time of 17:39.10 at the District 3A-6 meet...Emerged as the 2011 FHSAA 3A Region 2 champion...Finished sixth at the 2011 state cross country meet.
Personal: Daughter of former University of Florida cross country and outdoor track All-American Mike Blaney...Also considered UF, Ole Miss, South Florida and North Florida.