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2008 Women's Cross Country Roster

Brittany Barrington

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Throckmorton, Texas
  • Prev School Throckmorton HS

Biography

At Midwestern State

Freshman (2008)

  • finished 13th in first collegiate event at East Central Tiger Chases in Ada, Okla. on Sep. 13, 2008 where she completed the 5K course in 21:07.
  • set personal 5,000-meter best with a 19:38.8 to finish 82nd at the Missouri Southern Stampede on Sep. 20, 2008.
  • improved significantly in each of her three 6,000-meter events as she ran a 24:27.10 at the Univesity of Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival on Oct. 18, 2008, a 24:21 at the Lone Star Conference Championships in Kingsville, Texas on Oct. 25, 2008 then took a complete minute off of her pace with a 23:05.2 at the NCAA Division II South Central Regionals in San Antonio.
  • finished 117th at the NCAA Division II Championships on Nov. 22, 2008 in Slippery Rock, Pa. and finished with a time of 24:25.

At Throckmorton High School

  • earned Class A All-State honors as a freshman.
  • helped Greyhounds to a district championships as a junior in 2006 and as a senior in 2007.
  • led Throckmorton High to a Region I-A title in 2006.
  • posted a personal best 2-mile time of 11:56 during prep career.
  • was a four-year letterwinner in basketball, track and cross country, but also earned a tennis letter as a freshman.

Personal

Brittany, a biology major, is the daughter of Jay Barrington of Seymour, Texas and Debbie Whitfield of Throckmorton, Texas... she was born Feb. 26, 1990...

Season-by-Season Stats

2008

Date Event Distance Time Finish
Sep. 13 East Central Tiger Chase 5K 21:07 13
Sep. 20 Missouri Southern Stampede 5K 19:38.8 82
Oct. 4 Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree 5K 20:09 32
Oct. 18 University of Arkansas Chili Pepper Festival 6K 24:27.10 197
Oct. 25 Lone Star Conference Championships 6K 24:21 20
Nov. 9 NCAA II South Central Regionals 6K 23:05.2 30
Nov. 22 NCAA Division II Championships 6K 24:25 117