Three long jumpers hop into the top 10 of this season's NCAA leaderboard.
Personal Bests
1500M: 4:38.18 (freshman record)
Mile: 5:00.93 (freshman and school record)
3000M: 9:43.59 (Indoor freshman and school record)
5000M: 16:41.65 (Indoor freshman and school record); 16:40.31 (Outdoor freshman and school record)
10000M: 35:03.62 (freshman and school record)
2013 (Freshman):
-All-Conference USA Indoor and Outdoor third-team honoree
-Indoor school and freshman record holder in the mile, 3000M and 5000M
-Outdoor school and freshman record holder in the 5,000M and 10,000M and the freshman record holder in the 1500M
-Set a new school and freshman record in her only attempt at the mile with a time of 5:00.93 (4:57.98 converted from flat track) for third place at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/9)
-Reset the 3000M school-and- freshman records in all three of her races throughout the year, including her PR 9:43.59 for sixth place at the C-USA Indoor Championships
-Earned bronze in the 5000M at the C-USA Indoor Championships with a personal-best 16:41.65 to claim the school and freshman records
-Part of the distance medley relay that set a new school record (11:55.07) at the Kentucky Invitational
-Topped the freshman 1500M record twice, setting her PR 4:38.18 at the Arkansas Invitational (4/27)
-Shined at the Pepsi Florida Relays in the 5,000M with her PR 16:40.31 for new school and freshman records
-Led 23 of 25 laps of the 10,000M at C-USA Outdoor Championships before being bested by two of NCAA's top-20 performers of 2013 to finish with the bronze medal thanks to new school and freshman records time of 35:03.62
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