Christel Hibbard 5-6 * SENIOR SPRINGVILLE, PA. - Elk Lake
2001
One of the region's top runners . . . has the potential to qualify for the NCAA Division
II national champion-ships and gain All-America honors . . . ran in nationals as sophomore . . . finished
in the top ten in both the PSAC Championships and NCAA Regionals last season . . . mentally and physically
strong competitor.
Junior Year - Made All-PSAC team for second straight year by placing ninth
of 82 finishers
in conference meet . . . had 6,000-meter time of 23.52 . . . ran even better in NCAA Regionals with an
eighth-place finish of 133 runners with a time of 22:08.52 for 6K . . .
beat PSAC champion Megan Seefeldt of Kutztown by 20 seconds . . . . just missed qualifying for NCAA
Nationals . . . finished third in Tidewater Classic, fifth in Allentown Invitational and 10th in Lafayette
Invitational.
Track and Field - Two-event place-winner in ECAC Indoor Championships with fifth
in 3,000
and sixth in mile . . . also placed in two events in PSAC Championships with fourth in 3,000 steeplechase
in school-record time of 11:48.3 and sixth in 1,500.
Sophomore Year - Gained All-Conference honors with 11th-place finish in
PSAC meet with
6,000-meter time of 23:14 . . . was 12th in NCAA Regionals in 22:51 for 6K . . . led team in NCAA
Nationals at Joplin, Mo. by placing 46th of 132 runners in 22:28.7 for 6K . . . was third in Tidewater
Classic and eighth in Allentown Invitational.
Track and Field - Runner-up in mile at ECAC indoor meet . . . won 1,000-meter run
in Dick
DeSchriver Invitational . . . placed fifth in 3,000-meter run at PSAC meet.
Freshman Year - Made team's top seven as freshman . . . finished 50th in
PSAC meet.
Background - Runner-up in the PIAA District II Cross Country Championships as
a senior . .
. placed 43rd at state meet . . . . gained All-Regional and NAC first team honors three years . . . won
District 2 'AA' title in 800-meter run with school-record time of 2:25.4 . . . . point guard on basketball
teams which won two district and NAC titles and reached state quarter-finals . . . named school's top
female athlete . . . PSAC Scholar-Athlete majoring in Special and Elementary Education.
