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Brittany Dixon
Position: Distance/XC
Year: Senior
Hometown: Rockford, Mich.
High School: Rockford HS
Major: Apparel Design (3.85 GPA)
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Brittany Dixon
Courtesy: CMU Athletic Communications
Release: 06/15/2011

2011 (Outdoor Track and Field): Finished sixth in the 3000m steeplechase (11:22.7) at the Bulldog Invite (4/9) ... took eighth in the 5000m with a time of 17:50.45 at EMU's Twilight meet (4/22-4/23) ... finished 10th in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:57.10 at the Gina Relays (4/28) ... placed fourth in the 1500m with a time of 4:48.70 at the Lyle Bennett Open (4/30) ... Academic All-MAC honorable mention selection.

2011 (Indoor Track and Field): Competed in the 3000m at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (1/22) for the first of the season ... posted a career-best 17:34.39 in the 5K at the Big Meet (2/11-2/12) ... took runner-up in the 3K at the Jack Skoog Open (2/18) with a time of 1:21.67.

2010 (Cross Country): Placed seventh out of 224 runners at the Michigan Intercollegiate Championships (18:34.5 - 5K) ...Placed 12th at the Jeff Drenth Memorial (19:08.6 - 5K) ...  Finished 43rd out of 231 runners at the Spartan Invitational (22:47 - 6K) ... Placed 139th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship with a time of 23:17.52 in the 6K race ... Ran in the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 23:49.5 in the 6K race (185) ... Ran the NCAA Pre-National Meet in a time of 24:14.5 (6K) ... Ran at the MAC Championships, finishing with a time of 25:24.0 (6K).

2010 (Outdoor Track and Field): Ran a season-best 11:34.69 in the steeplechase at the MAC Outdoor Championships … crossed the line in a season-best 18:22.77 in the 5000m at the Jesse Owens Classic.

2010 (Indoor Track and Field): Ran a career-best 17:54.59 in the 5000m at the GVSU Big Meet … placed fifth in the 3000m with a career-best 10:17.56 at the Chippewa Invitational.

2009 (Cross Country): Placed 10th at the season-opening Jeff Drenth Memorial (19:35.4).

2009 (Outdoor Track and Field): Honorable mention Academic All-MAC pick … ran a season-best 11:19.66 in the steeplechase at the Gina Relays.

2009 (Indoor Track and Field): Honorable mention Academic All-MAC selection … took fifth in the mile run at the CMU Quadrangular (5:18.65).

2008 (Cross Country): Honorable mention Academic All-MAC in cross country … ran in seven cross country meets … finished fifth at the George Dales Invitational (18:38) … finished 45th at the MAC Championships (18:24).

2008 (Outdoor Track and Field): Came in third place in the 1500m at the Compass Classic (4:48.04).

2008 (Indoor Track and Field):
Posted a fifth-place finish in the mile run at the Michigan Intercollegiates (5:07.12) … finished third in the 3000m at the BGSU Quadrangular (10:19.89).

2007 (Cross Country):
Ran in all seven meets … placed a season-best seventh at the Central Collegiates (18:50) as CMU won the team title … finished 47th at the MAC Championships (19:05).

High School—
Two-time state qualifier in track … fourth in the state in the 4x800m relay in 2006 and fifth in the state in 2005 … regional champion in the 800m in 2005 … three-time all-conference honoree in track … conference champion in the mile in 2005 … part of four regional champion cross country teams … team was state champion in 2003 … had a pair of top-five individual finishes at cross country regional in 2005 (fifth) and 2006 (fourth) … also lettered one year in soccer … two-time academic all-state selection in track … part of National Honor Society and Student Council … honor roll all four years.

Career Bests—
Cross Country 5K (18:34.5); Cross Country 6K (22:47); 3000m (10:19.89); 5K (17:34.39); mile run (5:07.12); 1500m (4:48.70).