Lauren Burks Class: Senior Hometown: Cottage Grove, MN High School: Park Height: 5-7 Event: Distance Yr. (I/O): Sr./Jr.

2004 NCAA Championships Competitor (cross country)
2004 NCAA All-South Region (cross country)
2004 All-SEC Second Team (cross country)
2004 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2004 Verizon All-District III Second Team
2003 NCAA All-South Region (cross country)
2003 All-SEC Second Team (cross country)
2003 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2002 NCAA Championships Competitor (cross country)
2002 SEC Female Freshman of the Year (Cross Country)

2004: Cross Country- Helped Lady Bulldogs to a 24th place finish at NCAAs...ran a career-best 21:26.24 in the 6K for a 13th place finish at SECs and All-Second Team honors...competed in six meets during the seaason...best placement was 8th at Gator Invitational. Outdoor- Finished eleventh in 10,000 meters (36:21.22) at SEC Championships...placed fifth in 5,000 meters (17:41.18) at Florida Relays and second in 3,000 meters at Yellow Jacket Invitational...placed fourth in 10,000 meters (36:10.91) at Drake Relays, ranking seventh on the all-time UGA outdoor list, before placing third in 1,500 meters (4:39.92) at Georgia Invitational. Indoor- Placed second in the 5,000 meters (17:42.65) at the Gator Invitational...clocked career best time of 17:25.24 in the 5,000 meters at the SEC Indoor Championships.

2003: Cross Country- Led the Lady Bulldogs in three races while posting three top-10 finishes...placed second at the Western Carolina Invitational with a 5K time of 17:27...then led Lady Bulldogs to second-place finish at Bulldog Stampede, running fifth in 18:35...also led Georgia at SEC Championships, finishing eighth to earn All-SEC Second Team honors, finishing the 6K course in 22:15...ended year with 14th-place finish at NCAA South Regionals with a career-best 6K time of 21:26, earning All-Region honors. Outdoor- Did not compete. Indoor- Placed second in the 5,000 meter run at the SEC Challenge with an indoor career-best time of 17:41.08...placed second in the 3,000 meter run at the Carolina Fast Times meet (10:12.51)...clocked an indoor career-best time of 10:06.63 for 3,000 meters at the Gator Invitational, placing fifth.

2002: Cross Country- Became the first Lady Bulldog to qualify for the NCAA Championships since the team qualified in 1997, placing sixth at the NCAA South Region Championships and earning All-Region honors...named SEC Female Freshman of the Year...finished in the middle of the pack at the NCAA Championships, placing 135th and clocking a career-best 6,000 meter time of 21:32.8...named SEC Female Runner of the Week on October 15...claimed individual victories at the Western Carolina Invitational and Furman Invitational.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in track and cross country and four-year MVP...named Rookie of the Year in her freshman season...as a senior, finished third in the state in cross country and fourth in state in the 3200 meter run...finished fourth in state in cross country as a junior and finished second as a sophomore...helped lead team to four straight section championships and one conference championship (2002).

Personal: Born Oct. 15, 1983...daughter of John and Robin Burks...majoring in Biology and Spanish.