chattanooga MOCS

Chattanooga

Cross Country: First UTC runner to earn three SoCon Freshman of the Year honors. (2006) Key member of SoCon Champion squad ...placed 46th at NCAA South Regional (2005) Reshirted. (2004) NCAA All-America following second-place finish at SoCon Championships and fifth-place finish at Regionals. (2003) SoCon Freshman of the Year, All-Conference; fifth?place finish.

Indoor Track and Field: (2007) Anchored the winning distance medley relay team at the SoCon Championships ... also placed sixth in the mile. (2006) Runner-up at SoCon Championships in mile, 3,000 meters, and 5,000 meters. (2005) Won twice unattached while redshirting. (2004) SoCon Freshman of the Year ... second in mile, 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters at SoCon Championships.

Outdoor Track and Field: (2007) Earned All-Conference honors after finishing runner-up in 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters at SoCon Championships ... won 5000 meters at Georgia Tech Invitational ...placed fifth at NCAA Mideast Regionals in 5,000 meters ... finished 13th at NCAA Championships in 5,000 meters...set school record in 5,000 meters during NCAA Championships preliminaries (16:19:74) (2006) Redshirted. (2005) Finished 14th at NCAA Championships in 5,000 meters ... Ran PR in prelims at NCAA Championships ... at-large qualifier for NCAA Championships ... finished ninth in 5,000 meters at regional ... SoCon 5,000 meters Champion ... All-Conference honors in 1,500 meters with second?place finish. (2004) SoCon Freshman of the Year ... won 10,000 meters at SoCon Championships ... second in 1,500 meters ... qualified for 2004 NCAA Regional in 5,000 meters ... Dean’s List, Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

North Gwinnett High School

Four-time state high school track champion ... named Runner of the Year by Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Gwinnett Daily ... three-time state champion in two-mile, placed second as a freshman ... won the one-mile as a junior and placed second three times ... two-time cross country state runner-up.

Personal

Born on July 10, in Staten Island, N.Y. ... Nursing major ... parents are Bill and Diane Turchin ... family includes one sister, Christine (22) and two brothers, Billy (28) and Kevin (26).

 Kathleen Turchin's UTC Personal Records