2006 Cross Country: Led the Hokies at the NCAA National Championships with a 77th-place time of 21:55 ... Earned All-Region honors in back-to-back years following an 18th-place finish in 21:10 at the NCAA Southeast Regional.
2006 Outdoor: Placed 13th at the NCAA East Region meet in the 1,500m with a time of 4:28.09 ... Recorded a regional qualifying mark in the 1,500m after finishing in a personal-best time of 4:24.69 for third at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... The time is the third fastest in school history ... Placed seventh at the Florida State Relays in the 1,500m with a time of 4:39.35 ... Set a then-personal-best with her time of 4:31.72 at the Duke Invitational in the 1,500m ... Placed 32nd in the 800m at the Duke Invitational with a time of 2:15.09 ... Finished fifth in the 3,000m with a time of 9:56.91 at the Lou Onesty Invitational ... Finished eighth in the 5,000m at the ACC Championships with a time of 16:51.94, qualifying for the NCAA regional meet ... Was 13th in the 1,500m at the meet ... Was second in the 800m at the Liberty Invitational with a time of 2:11.93.
2006 Indoor: Was on the second-place 4x800m relay team at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 9:18.81 ... Was on the first-place distance-medley relay team with a time of 11:43.23 at the Penn State Invitational ... The time is the third fastest in school history ... Finished 18th in the 800m at the Penn State Invitational with a time of 2:16.18 ... Was on the fourth-place distance medley relay team at the ACC Championships ... Finished 11th in the 3,000m at the ACC Championships with a time of 9:49.56 ... Set a personal-best time of 4:51.70 in the mile at the Virginia Tech Last Chance meet, winning the race.
2005 Cross Country: Earned all-region honors at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships for her 22nd-place performance with a 6k time of 21:05.7 ... In her first collegiate race, she won the VT Alumni Meet with a time of 17:12.91 ... Won the 5k Mountaineer Open in 18:03.98 ... Was the top Tech runner at the Penn State Invitational, finishing the 6k course in 22:10, earning 42nd place ... Finished 19th at the ACC Championships with a time of 20:17.2.
High School: Earned All-American honors in the 4x800m relay and the distance medley relay ... Voted team captain and MVP in 2004 ... A four-time all-state cross country runner ... Led the cross country team to three AA Virginia state titles and the track team to three AA state championships ... Was the 2004 Jefferson District and Region II cross country champion ... Also won the Fork Union, Woodberry Forest and Charles Lauck Invitationals in 2004 ... At the AA Virginia state cross country championships, Fanning claimed the runner-up spot in 2004 and was third in 2003 ... Her track accomplishments include being a four-time AA Virginia state champion in the 4x800m relay, an all-state performer 13 times for the indoor and outdoor seasons and Nike Indoor Classic All-American for her fourth-place showing in the 800m ... Won the district title in the 800m and the 4x800m relay ... Took second at the Region II Championships in the 800m and the 4x800m relay ... Holds the 800m, 4x400m relay, 4x800m relay and the distance medley relay records at Western Albermarle ... Personal records include a 2:14.37 in the 800m, 5:02.09 in the 1,600m and a 18:33.78 in the 5,000m ... Was a member of the National Honor Society and graduated with honors.
Personal: Born August, 27 1987 in Seattle, Wash. ... Daughter of Elizabeth Fanning ... Human nutrition, foods and exercise and communication major ... Sister, Jessica, runs cross country and track & field for Virginia Tech.
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2006 Cross Country: Led the Hokies at the NCAA National Championships with a 77th-place time of 21:55 ... Earned All-Region honors in back-to-back years following an 18th-place finish in 21:10 at the NCAA Southeast Regional.
2006 Outdoor: Placed 13th at the NCAA East Region meet in the 1,500m with a time of 4:28.09 ... Recorded a regional qualifying mark in the 1,500m after finishing in a personal-best time of 4:24.69 for third at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... The time is the third fastest in school history ... Placed seventh at the Florida State Relays in the 1,500m with a time of 4:39.35 ... Set a then-personal-best with her time of 4:31.72 at the Duke Invitational in the 1,500m ... Placed 32nd in the 800m at the Duke Invitational with a time of 2:15.09 ... Finished fifth in the 3,000m with a time of 9:56.91 at the Lou Onesty Invitational ... Finished eighth in the 5,000m at the ACC Championships with a time of 16:51.94, qualifying for the NCAA regional meet ... Was 13th in the 1,500m at the meet ... Was second in the 800m at the Liberty Invitational with a time of 2:11.93.
2006 Indoor: Was on the second-place 4x800m relay team at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 9:18.81 ... Was on the first-place distance-medley relay team with a time of 11:43.23 at the Penn State Invitational ... The time is the third fastest in school history ... Finished 18th in the 800m at the Penn State Invitational with a time of 2:16.18 ... Was on the fourth-place distance medley relay team at the ACC Championships ... Finished 11th in the 3,000m at the ACC Championships with a time of 9:49.56 ... Set a personal-best time of 4:51.70 in the mile at the Virginia Tech Last Chance meet, winning the race.
2005 Cross Country: Earned all-region honors at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships for her 22nd-place performance with a 6k time of 21:05.7 ... In her first collegiate race, she won the VT Alumni Meet with a time of 17:12.91 ... Won the 5k Mountaineer Open in 18:03.98 ... Was the top Tech runner at the Penn State Invitational, finishing the 6k course in 22:10, earning 42nd place ... Finished 19th at the ACC Championships with a time of 20:17.2.
High School: Earned All-American honors in the 4x800m relay and the distance medley relay ... Voted team captain and MVP in 2004 ... A four-time all-state cross country runner ... Led the cross country team to three AA Virginia state titles and the track team to three AA state championships ... Was the 2004 Jefferson District and Region II cross country champion ... Also won the Fork Union, Woodberry Forest and Charles Lauck Invitationals in 2004 ... At the AA Virginia state cross country championships, Fanning claimed the runner-up spot in 2004 and was third in 2003 ... Her track accomplishments include being a four-time AA Virginia state champion in the 4x800m relay, an all-state performer 13 times for the indoor and outdoor seasons and Nike Indoor Classic All-American for her fourth-place showing in the 800m ... Won the district title in the 800m and the 4x800m relay ... Took second at the Region II Championships in the 800m and the 4x800m relay ... Holds the 800m, 4x400m relay, 4x800m relay and the distance medley relay records at Western Albermarle ... Personal records include a 2:14.37 in the 800m, 5:02.09 in the 1,600m and a 18:33.78 in the 5,000m ... Was a member of the National Honor Society and graduated with honors.
Personal: Born August, 27 1987 in Seattle, Wash. ... Daughter of Elizabeth Fanning ... Human nutrition, foods and exercise and communication major ... Sister, Jessica, runs cross country and track & field for Virginia Tech.
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