2009 Women's Cross Country Roster
Meghan Houser

Meghan Houser

Year: Junior
Hometown: Carmel, N.Y.
High School: Horace Greeley
House Affiliation: Lowell

Personal Bests
1,500 meters - 5:03.84
3,000 meters - 10:13.87
5,000 meters - 17:50.88
10,000 meters - 38:04.08
XC 5k - 19:18.5
XC 6k - 22:19

2009-10
Fifth among Harvard runners at the Albany Invitational.

2008-09
Rounded out the Crimson scoring by placing 174th in the white race at Pre-Nationals ... Finished third for the Crimson and 28th overall at the Heptagonal Championship ... Competed at the NCAA Regional meet and the ECAC meet, where she finished 28th overall ... Ran a personal best in the 1,500 meters at the TSU Relays, good for fourth place … Finished eighth in the 10,000 meters at the Heptagonal Championships with a personal best.

2007-08
Finished 11th in the 5,000 meters at the outdoor Heptagonal Championships ... Won her first collegiate race at the Texas Southern Relays, capturing the 3,000 meters in 10:36.37 ... Placed eighth in the 5,000 meters at the Victor Lopez Rice Bayou Classic ... Was the second Harvard runner and 53rd overall at the Iona Meet of Champions ... The first Harvard runner and 41st overall at the New England Cross Country Championships ... Won the Gold race at the UAlbany Invitational ... Finished 36th at the Heptagonal Championshups and 71st at NCAA regionals.

Personal
Four-time first team all-county and all-league selection ... All-section and state medalist 2004-2006 ... Senior Female Scholar Athlete Award 2007 ... Cross country sectional champion as a sophomore ... Captain of cross country and indoor track junior and senior years ... Outdoor track captain senior year ... National Merit Finalist ... Member of Cum Laude Society ... President of science Olympiad.