Gillian Nordquist Class: Junior Hometown: Clarkston, Mich. High School: Clarkston Event: Distance

2006-07: [Cross Country] -- Ran in six races for the Bison ... competed in the Patriot League Championships (10th; 24:30 for the 6K) and NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (59th; 22:12 for the 6K)... named All-Patriot League ... named to the Patriot League Women's Cross Country Academic Honor Roll. [Indoors] -- Set a personal best in the 3,000 (10:25.04) at the Akron Open ... finished ninth in the 5,000 at the Patriot League Championships. [Outdoors] -- Established a season best in the 10,000 (38:10.21) for sixth place at the Patriot League Championships and finished 12th in the 5,000.

2005-06: [Cross Country] -- Scored for the Bison in all seven races she competed in ... was the team's sixth finisher at the Patriot League Championships (20th overall) and seventh at the Mid-Atlantic Regional (82nd overall). [Indoors] -- Won the 5,000 at the Black Squirrel Invitational (18:54.20) ... finished fourth in the mile at the Bison Open with a season-best time of 5:21.24 ... captured third in the 3,000 at the Bucknell Winter Classic, setting a season-best mark in the event (10:31.91) ... ran a season-best 18:38.92 in the 5,000 at the Akron Open ... also competed in the event at the Patriot League Championships. [Outdoors] -- Ran a season-best 4:55.03 in the 1,500 at the Fred Hardy Invitational ... posted a season best in the 3,000 at the Sam Howell Memorial Invitational (10:32.83) ... established a personal-best time in the 5,000 (17:56.96) at the Bison Outdoor Classic ... scored in the 10,000 at the Patriot League Championships, taking fifth in 37:59.77.

Personal: Daughter of Steven and Martha Nordquist ... graduated from Clarkston High School where she lettered four times in both cross country and track ... set a school top-ten time in the 5,000 for cross country ... earned all-county and all-league honors all four years ... also earned all region honors three times and named all-state once ... part of four county, three league, two regional, and two state championship teams in cross country ... four-time high school All-American in the mile relay ... earned all-state honors as a part of the school's 4x800 relay ... English - creative writing and Spanish major.