Sonja Hinish Class: Senior Hometown: Williamsburg, Pa. High School: Bishop Guilfoyle Position: Distance Experience: SR

Personal Bests

Indoor
Mile: 5:06.40
3000m: 10:12.71
5000m: 17:50.18

Outdoor
1500m: 4:41.86
3000m: 9:57.65
5000m: 17:42.54
3000mSC: 10:47.40

Hinish's Nittany Lion Resume ...
* Two-Time NCAA Regional Qualifier * 2007 Cross Country Team Captain

On the National Stage ...
|| 2006 Outdoor || Finished 33rd in the steeple at the NCAA Regional with a time of 11:16.33.

At the Big Ten Championships ...
|| 2007 Outdoor || Posted a 10th-place effort in the steeple (10:52.80). || 2006 Outdoor || Placed 10th in the steeple Championships (10:56.70) ... also ran a personal-best 5000 time (17:42.54). || 2006 Indoor || Took 14th overall in the 3000 (10:13.84) ... also competed in the 5000, running 18:16.98. ||2005 Outdoor || Finished 11th in the Big Ten steeplechase (11:14.46).

Around the Track ...
|| 2007 Outdoor || Took second in the steeplechase at the Auburn Tiger Classic with a regional-qualifying performance of 10:49.96 ... Finished second in the steeple at the Mason Spring Classic (11:06.97) ... placed ninth in the event at Penn Relays (10:51.62) ... Ran a personal-best 9:57.65 for 3000-meters to place seventh at Sea Ray Relays ... Placed fourth in the 1500 at the Penn State Open with a career-low 4:41.86. || 2007 Indoor || Placed ninth in the 5000 at the Penn State National with a season-best 18:01.67 ... Clocked 18:19.86 to finish 10th in the 5K at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup. || 2006 Outdoor || Ran a career-best 10:47.40 in the steeplechase to finish seventh at Penn Relays ... Took fourth in the 3000 at the Pepsi Team Invitational at Oregon (10:05.79). || 2006 Indoor || Finished second in the 3000 at the Penn State Relays, and ninth at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup ... Placed third in the mile at the Penn State Open. || 2005 Outdoor || Clocked 17:50.72 in the 5000 at Penn Relays ... Placed second in the steeplechase at the Nittany Lion Relays. || 2005 Indoor || Finished second in the mile at the Penn State Open (5:10.81) ... Ran a season-best 17:50.18 in the 5K at the Penn State National ... Clocked a career-indoor best of 10:12.71 in the 3000 at the New Balance Invitational.|| High School || A six-time Pa. state medalist in track and field and cross country ... 10-time District VI Champion ... also an accomplished athlete in the Biathlon (running and rifle marksmanship). || Personal || Daughter of Rod and Trudy Hinish ... born March 14, 1986 ... majoring in Architectural Engineering.