WSU All-Time Top 10 Lists
- #9 in the indoor mile (4:54.99)
All-Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete
Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll
Cross Country:
2009 (SENIOR): Ran in all six events for the Shockers during the season...Came in 10th at the JK Gold Classic with a time of 14:43...Had three other top-20 finishes during the year, including a 17th place finish at the MVC Championships (19:39)...Finished 18th at the Woody Greeno Invitational (21:51) and 20th at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (18:34).
2008 (JUNIOR): Ran in five events during the season...Was the top female finisher for the Shockers at the Missouri State Invitational coming in 5th (18:36)...Was 45th with a time of 22:39 at Cowboy Jamboree...Came in 22nd at MVC Championship (18:46)...Was 109th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (23:16).
2007 (SOPHOMORE): Ran in six events during the season...Placed a season high third at the J.K. Gold Classic (14:31)...Earned all-MVC honors at the conference championships placing 10th (17:49.33)...Was 12th at the Hawkeye Invitational (14:36.43) and 15th at the Bradley Classic (21:47)...Placed 68th at the Midwest Regional (21:55).
2006 (FRESHMAN): Ran in all six regular season events plus the Midwest Regional...Placed third behind two teammates at the J.K. Gold Classic (19:26.83)...Placed sixth at the Missouri Challenge (19:00.89)...Placed 98th at the Roy Griak Invite (23:23.45)...Placed 24th at the Cowboy Jamboree (18:54)...Placed 187th at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (22:33.00)...Placed 19th at the MVC Championship (18:45.75)...Placed 69th at the Midwest Regional (22:50.52)
Track and Field:
2010 (SENIOR): INDOOR - Finished sixth in the mile at the WSU Invitational (5:13.51)...Season best finish of fifth in the 1000m run at the adidas Classic (3:03.88)...Came in eighth in the mile at the Nebraska Tune-Up (5:05.72) and at the MVC Championship (5:04.23)...OUTDOOR - Won the 1500m run, Section-B, at the Oregon Relays with a time of 4:34.74...Was first across the line at the Bobby Lane/UT-Arlington 5000m run with a time of 18:01.29...Set a season-best time of 17:56.84 in the 5000m run at the MVC Championships to place 15th.
2009 (JUNIOR): INDOOR - Season best finish of third at WSU Invite in mile (5:13.95)...Was fourth at MVC Chammpionship in mile with a time of 4:58.12...Personal best time of 10:02.39 in 3000m at Iowa State classic to finish 19th...Came in third at WSU Invite in 3000m (10:49.88)...OUTDOOR - Had two second place finishes in 1500m at the Oregon Relays (4:36.73) and the Nebraska Quad (4:34.37)...Runner-up at the Kansas Relays in 5000m (17:42.29)...Ran a 4:43.27 in 1500m to place fourth at the UTA Bobby Lane Invite.
2008 (SOPHOMORE): INDOOR - Earned all-MVC honors at the MVC Championships placing second in the mile with a career-best time of 4:54.99...Also placed sixth in the 3000m at the MVCs with a time of 10:05.52...Was fourth in the 3000m at the Kansas Invitational (10:15.88) and fifth in the mile at the Air Force Invitational (5:00.93)...OUTDOOR - Placed sixth in the 1500m (4:37.24) and 10th in the 5000m (18:04.44) at the MVC Championships...Won the 1500m at the K.T. Woodman Classic with a time of 4:47.17....Placed second at the Kansas Relays in the 5000m with a personal best time of 17:38.96...Ran her best 1500m-time at the Ward Haylett KSU Invite (4:34.13).
2007 (FRESHMAN): Placed 12th at the MVC Outdoor Championships in the 800m (2:16.13)...Placed ninth at the MVC Indoor Championships in mile (5:16.28)...Won the 1500m (4:48.17) at the Emporia State Relays...Placed fifth in the 800m (2:15.55) at the KT Woodman.
Tascosa HS: Named to the all-state cross country team for two years and the all-state track team for one year...Tascosa’s athlete of the month...Set school record in the 3,200-meter relay junior year...Personal best of 5:24 in the 1,600-meters...Lettered in basketball, cross country and track.
Personal: Born October 24, 1987...Daughter of Tina Echols...Undecided on major...has two brothers, Steve and Andrew and one sister, Acacia.
