Shannon Titus Class: Freshman Hometown: Bowling Green, Ohio High School: Bowling Green HS Birthdate: 03/08/1990

Cross Country:

2008: Participated in all six races this season...Helped lead team to third consecutive Atlantic Sun Championship... placed 18^th at the A-Sun Championships on Nov. 1 with career-best time of 18:54.28...named to A-Sun All-Freshman team ...ran time of 23:34.87 at NCAA South Regional on Nov. 15 to be third-highest placed Bruin in the 6K race...finished 44^th out of 188 runners at the Evansville Invitational on Oct. 18 with time of 19:06.12.

Prior to Belmont: Decorated product of tradition-rich Bowling Green HS program for coach Brian Tucker ... Four-time Ohio State Cross Championships Qualifier ... Member of two Ohio State Cross Country Team Championships at BGHS ... Personal-best time of 18:44 in the 5K senior year ... Attended Nike Team Nationals.

Personal: Five high school teammates running collegiately, including sister Christy at Boston College ... Also a standout high school swimmer, part of All-Ohio 400m free relay ... Enjoys Harry Potter series of books and movies ... Lists Dave Matthews Band as favorite musical group ... Lists The Office and Project Runway among favorite TV shows ... Three siblings; Ben, Christy, and Kelly ... Daughter of Phil and Jeanne Titus ... Born March 8, 1990 in State College, Pa.