Personal Bests:
200m - 30.09 (4-12-08)
400m - 1:06.96 (4-15-06)
800m - 2:45.82 (3-25-06)
HJ - 1.40m (2-10-08)

Honors and Awards: All-CTC indoors in the DMR.

2007-08: Recorded an eighth place finish at the indoor CTC Championships in the high jump with a personal best mark of 1.40 meters (4/12)...Helped her relay team to a second place finish in the DMR at the CTC indoor Championships (2/10).

2006-07: Ran a season best in the 400 meter dash of 72.05 and posted a personal best in the high jump with a mark of 1.37m at the Trinity College Invitational (3/31).

2005-06: Posted three top-10 finishes...finished seventh at the Coach `O' Invitational in the high jump (1.37m).

At Kellenberg Memorial: Three-year member of cross-country, indoor and outdoor track teams...member of National Honor Society and honor roll...received exemplary character award...also active in the leaders club, art guild, sodality and C.R.O.S.S.

Personal: Daughter of Brian and Eileen Bender...plans on majoring in english...has one brother, Matthew and one sister, lauren...born on February 3, 1988...enjoys playing the piano, volleyball, surfing, art and reading in her free time.