LAMAR CARDS TRACK & FIELD THE SAUNDERS FILE
Sir James Dunn School • Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario • • •
Most senior athlete on the track roster after joining the program in 2009. One of two Canadian athletes currently studying at Lamar. Scored at a conference meet for the first time at the 2013 Southland Indoor Championships.
2013 Cross Country Season Did not compete. 2013 Outdoor Season Did not compete. 2013 Indoor Season Competed in four races at three meets ... Finished eighth in the 5,000 meter run at the Southland Championships with a time of 18:50.65 ... Also ran in the 3,000 at the SLC Championships, ending 17th at 11:05.31 ... Picked up third place finishes in the 3K at both McNeese meets, recording times of 10:43.51 and 10:47.75. 2012 Cross Country Season Ran in five events ... Recorded best 6,000-meter time of the season at the LSU Cross Country Festival, ending 13th at 22:37.7 ... Finished 34th at the 6,000-meter Southland Championships with a time of 23:24.5 ... Completed 6,000-meter South Central Regional in 23:53.6 to place 94th. 2012 Outdoor Season Competed in four races across three events ... Ended 12th in the 10,000 meter run at the Southland Championships with a time of 39:21.36 ... Also ran in the 5,000 meter race at the event, finishing 23rd at 19:05.64 ... Posted a time of 18:18.07 in the 5,000 at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight Meet to finish 10th ... Ended fifth at the Victor Lopez Rice Bayou Classic with a time of 39:18.97. 2012 Indoor Season Did not compete. 2011 Cross Country Season Ran in six races ... Recorded fastest time of the season at the Bradley Classic, completing the 6,000 meter course in 23:54.98 to finish 129th ... Ended 100th in the 6,000-meter NCAA South Central Regional with a time of 23:55.7 ... Posted time of 24:04.6 at the Southland Championships, placing 61st. 2011 Outdoor Season Participated in five races across five meets ... Recorded 11th place finish in the 10,000 meter run at the Southland Championships with a time of 42:21.44 ... Ended sixth in the 10K at the Victor Lopez Rice Bayou Classic with a time of 39:07.78 ... Completed 5,000 meter race at Trinity Tiger Relays in 19:59.70 to place sixth ... Posted eighth place finish at NSU Demon Invitational with a time of 5:17.42 in the 1,500. 2011 Indoor Season Completed three races ... Posted time of 19:31.49 in the 5,000 meter run at the Leonard Hilton Invitational, ending fifth ... Ran the 3,000 at both the Howie Ryan All-Comers Meet and Houston Indoor Invitational and Multis, finishing 23rd and 34th, respectively, with times of 11:12.31 and 11:14.52.
2010 Cross Country Season Raced in five events ... Finished 16th at 6,000-meter George Mason Invitational with a time of 23:03.8 ... Picked up 19th place finish at 3,130 Johnny Morriss Inivtational with a time of 12:18.61 ... Ended 21st at Rice Invitational, completing the 4,100-meter course in 15:51. 2010 Outdoor Season Participated in four races across four meets ... Took home first collegiate victory with a time of 39:47.83 in the 10,000 meter run at the ExxonMobil Ty Terrell Relays ... Ended fifth in the 5,000 meter run at the LSU Relays with a time of 19:00.39 ... Completed the 5K in 18:52.22 to place 13th at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight Meet. 2010 Indoor Season Completed four races over four meets ... Finished fifth at Texas Tech Invitational with a time of 19:32.79 in the 5,000 meter run ... Also ran the 5K at the Leonard Hilton Invitational, finishing sixth at 19:52.32 ... Ended 18th in the 3,000 meter run at the LSU Twilight Invitational with a time of 11:19.91. 2009 Cross Country Season Ran in five races ... Placed 50th at Southland Championships with a time of 23:26.50 in the 6,000 meter race ... Ended 26th at the 5,000-meter LSU Invitational with a time of 20:45.83 ... Completed 6,000-meter South Central Regional in 24:40.2 to finish 108th. Sir James Dunn School Placed second in the 3,000 meter run as a senior at the Northern Ontario Secondary Schools Association Championships ... Competed in NOSSA cross country championships for all five years of high school, finishing third two years in a row ... Was named senior athlete of the year for cross country and track ... Competed in AGSI Canadian Cross Country Championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009 as a member of the Sault Athletics Club ... Also played soccer. Personal Born Nora-Beth Frances Saunders on May 29, 1990 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario ... Daughter of David and Nora Elizabeth Saunders.
Career BESTS Cross Country Two Mile Run 3,130 Meter Run 3,800 Meter Run 4,000 Meter Run 4,100 Meter Run 5,000 Meter Run 6,000 Meter Run Indoor Track 3,000 Meter Run 5,000 Meter Run Outdoor Track 1,500 Meter Run 5,000 Meter Run 10,000 Meter Run
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13:03.04 (2011) 12:18.31 (2010) 14:17 (2012) 15:57 (2011) 15:51 (2010) 19:29.9 (2009) 22:37.2 (2012) 10:38.04 (2013) 18:40.57 (2013) 5:12.46 (2011) 18:18.07 (2012) 39:07.78 (2011)
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