REBEKAH POTTS

5-3 JR.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

 2001-02: Ran the 4K Western Carolina Invitational in the cross country season, posting a 40th-place time of 14.29... Ran the 3000m and 5000m in the indoor season... Recorded a season-best 3000m time of 11:18.14 at North Carolina and season best 5000m mark of 19:58.65 at the Southern Conference Championships... Ran the 5000m and 10,000m in the outdoor season, winning the Furman 5000m with a time of 20:14.86... Season best 5000m time was 19:31.00 at Duke, while season-best 10,000m time was 42:19.75 which resulted in an eighth place finish at Emory... Named to Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. 2000-01: Placed 30th at the Southern Conference Pre-Meet with a season best time of 19:35... Took 21st at the Western Carolina Invitational with a mark of 20:34, and had a time of 24:30 at the 6K Southeast Regional... Ran the 3000m and 5000m during indoor track... Ran the 5000m and 10,000m in the outdoor season and was seventh in the 5K at the Emory Invitational with a time of 19:43.56. High School: Helped Briarwood Christian to the cross country state championship, the indoor track championship, and the outdoor runner-up... Three-time all-state cross country selection and two-time team MVP... Coach's Award recipient for indoor track... Birmingham Herald Scholar Athlete of the Year... Bryant Jordan Athletic Scholar and Regional Winner, State record holder in the 5 mile run... Birmingham News All State Academic Track/Cross Country Team... Sports First SBMC Scholar Athlete... Academic All-State in Cross Country... Member of National Honor Society, Math Team, Concert Band, Alpha Mu Theta, and FCA... Class valedictorian and Fox 6 News Start Student of the Year... Kiwanis Youth of the Year Finalist. Personal: Rebekah Grace Potts was born April 2, 1982, in Birmingham, Ala... Daughter of Karl and Brenda Potts... Majoring in chemistry.