Cerritos Cross Country (2011): Placed 112^th at the State Championships with a time of 20:43.54, while she was clocked in 20:09.28 at the Southern California Championships to come in 77^th place… Came in 26^th place at the South Coast Conference Championships in a time of 21:12.00, while she finished in 33^rd place at the Santa Barbara Invitational with a time of 22:50… Ran the SoCal Preview Meet in 20:25.31 which put her in 53^rd place, while her time of 20:25.80 in the Commodore Invitational at Vanderbilt University put her in 92^nd place… Posted a time of 17:16.5 at the UC San Diego Opener to come in 30^th place…..

St. Joseph HS: Spent three years on the cross country team… Recorded a personal best time of 19:25 as a senior…..

Personal: Most memorable moment was improving on her personal best time each week her senior year… Is working on a minor in fashion and would like to transfer to Cal State Long Beach… Aspires to be a personal trainer… Likes to run and sing in her spare time… Was adopted from Russia… Has four siblings – Christine (37), Joey (30), Nick (22) and Mike (18)… Is the daughter of Joe and Anne Marie Plecnik… Born in Ufa, Russia on April 4, 1992…..

Favorite Athlete:  Babe Ruth                  Favorite Movie:  “Despicable Me”
Favorite Food:  Everything                     Favorite TV Show:  “South Park”
Favorite Book:  “The Notebook”