Brittany Thune Class: Junior Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D. High School: Roosevelt HS Birthdate: 04/18/1987 Experience: 2 VL

Cross Country:

2008: Participated in four out of six races this season...Helped lead team to third consecutive Atlantic Sun Championship... overall individual winner of the A-Sun Championships on Nov. 1 with career-best time of 17:39.06, which was also top time at Championships since 2005 and fourth best time ever...named A-Sun Runner of the Year ...Named A-Sun Runner of the Week on two occasions, on Oct. 8 and Oct. 22...highest Bruin to place at NCAA South Regional on Nov. 15 with time of 21:38.30 in 6K race to finish 20^th out of 156 runners...placed 4^th at the Evansville Invitational on Oct. 18 and 12^th at the South Dakota State Classic on Oct. 4.

2007: Built on freshman success to emerge as one of the premier runners in the conference and region ... First Team All-Atlantic Sun ... Three Top-10 and Four Top-40 finishes in six starts ... Third at Atlantic Sun Championships ... Sixth at Belmont Opener ... Ninth at Vanderbilt Invitational ... Ran strong 21:55 in 6K Pre-Nationals ... Finished solid 39th at NCAA South Region meet in Gainesville ... Academic All-Conference.

2006: Named A-Sun Freshman of the Year... Earned 2nd team All-Atlantic Sun honors... Posted two top-10 and four top-25 finishes... Earned A-Sun All-Freshman honors... Placed 6th at the Evansville Invitational October 14, 2006... Earned A-Sun All-Academic honors.

Track and Field:

2007-08: Outstanding outdoor campaign; top six in all four starts ... 2008 A-Sun Champion in 5000m and 10,000m ... Outlasted teammate Lauren Weaver for 5000m title ... Third in 5000m at Raleigh Relays ... Sixth in 3000m at Vanderbilt Invitational ... One victory and two seconds in indoor season ... All-Conference as part of champion distance medley team at A-Sun Indoor Championships ... Also second in Mile Run and Seventh in 5000m ... Second in Mile Run at MTSU Invitational.

2006-07: Five indoor season starts ... All-Conference honors as part of second place and school-record setting distance medley team at A-Sun Indoor Championships ... Also finished fourth in mile and 11th in 800m ... Third in distance medley at Ed Temple Classic ... 11th in Mile Run at Indiana Relays ... Outstanding outdoor freshman season, with four Top-10 finishes ... All-Conference with second place finish in 1500m at A-Sun Outdoor Championships ... Also 13th in 800m ... Third in 1500m and Ninth in 800m at Austin Peay Spring Fling ... Ran strong at exclusive Duke Invitational and Vanderbily Invitational in 1500m.

Prior to Belmont: Prepped at Roosevelt High School... Two-time All-State performer in cross country and three time All-State in track and field... As a senior, she placed 12th at the state cross country championships and fifth and seventh in the 800 and 1600 meters respectively... Named Roosevelt's Female Athlete of the Year in 2006.

Personal: Majoring in Business... Would like to pursue a masters in business or law school... Hobbies include singing, running, and painting... She likes all foods except red peppers, black olives, and onions... Favorite TV show is Laguna Beach... Has one sibling: Larissa... Daughter of John and Kimberley Thune... Born April 18, 1987 in Alexandria, Virginia.