Gina Valgoi

Class: Junior Hometown: Detroit, Mich. High School: Regina

Position: Distance

2010-11: One of top distance runners in the Horizon League ... Was Loyola's top finisher in all seven cross country meets ... Earned Second Team All-Horizon League honors after finishing ninth at the League meet (18:30) ... Finished 74th in 188-woman field at the NCAA Regional meet ... Took 35th at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational ... Finished 10th at the season-opening Vincentian Cup Invite and 11th at the UW Parkside Midwest Open ... Finished third in the 5K and fifth in the 3K at the Horizon League Indoor Championship ... Her time of 17:14.13 in the 5K at the League meet places her fourth on Loyola's all-time list ... Also sits 10th on the 3K chart after running a 10:02.33 at Grand Valley State ... Ran personal-best times in the 800m (2:23.71) and the mile (5:04.33) at the UWM Tune-Up ... Finished third in both the 5K and 10K races at the Horizon League Outdoor Championship ... Her times of 17:14.50 (5K) and 37:13.94 (10K) put her in 10th in the Ramblers' outdoor record book ... Posted fourth-fastest time in LU history with her 4:30.21 clocking in the 1,500m at the Stan Lyons Invite.

2009-10: One of top freshman cross country runners in Horizon League ... Finished 13th (19:41) at Horizon League Cross Country Championship ... Finished 41st out of 306 runners at Illinois Intercollegiate with finishing time of 19:12 ... Also took 41st at Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational (19:02) ... Finished seven in the mile (5:09.51) at the Horizon League Indoor Championship ... Grabbed 11th place in the 3K (10:39.20) at the Notre Dame Opener ... Posted season-best time of 5:08.48 in the mile at the Indiana Relays ... Finished sixth in the 5K (17:58.00) and seventh in the 1,500m (4:39.51) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championship ... Ran season-best time of 2:17.54 in the 800m at the Billy Hayes Invitational ... Posted a ninth-place finish in the 5K (4:49.28) at the Stan Lyons Invite ... Blazed to a 4:38.49 in the 1,500m at the North Central meet, a mark that ranks 10th on Loyola's all-time list.

High School: Earned all-state honors five times...won regional championships in the 1600m (4), 3200m (4), 4x800m (2) and cross country (3)...all-league and all-county honoree...holds four track and one cross country record at Regina High School...named Catholic League Female Athlete of the Year.