Lizzy Whelan

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario
High School:
Branksome Hall

3-TIME ALL-AMERICA • 3-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIER • NCAA XC CHAMPIONSHIPS COMPETITOR • 3-TIME NCAA FIRST ROUND QUALIFIER • 4-TIME ALL-ACC HONOREE • 2-TIME ALL-REGION

Personal Records:

XC 6K - 20:32 • 800 - 2:03.76 • 1,500 - 4:15.20 • Mile - 4:38.41

2014-15: Finished sixth at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 800, earning First Team All-America honors • Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary in the 1,500 and the 800 • Finished third in the 800 at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships • Ran a leg in the 4x1,500 Penn Relays race in which the Tar Heels took first • Set the school record in the indoor 800 • Finished third at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 800, earning All-ACC honors • Competed for Athletics Canada in the 4x800 during the IAAF World Relays • Earned All-ACC Honors for finishing 18th at the ACC Cross Country Championships and helping the women's team take first overall • Placed 150th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, helping the women's team finish 22nd overall • Consistently placed in the top five for the Tar Heels • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2013-14: Won five events in the track and field seasons • Placed eighth in the mile at the ACC Indoor Championships • Helped the DMR team to a third-place finish at the ACC Indoor Championships • Competed in the mile at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships placing 10th • Helped the DMR team finish 11th at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships • Finished second and earned All-ACC honors in the 1,500 at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Placed ninth in the 1,500 at the NCAA East Prelims • Took 17th at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships in the 1,500 • Earned All-Region honors for her 19th-place finish at the NCAA XC Southeast Regional • Earned All-ACC honors for her 21st-place finish at the ACC XC Championships • Recorded a 6K PR at the Wisconsin Invitational racing 20:32 • Also raced the Joe Hilton Invitational finishing third, the adidas XC Challenge finishing fourth to lead the team, and the Virginia Panorama Farms Invitational finishing 16th • Named to the All-ACC Academic cross country, indoor and outdoor teams as well as the ACC Honor Roll • Named Performer of the Week in the ACC on Feb. 4 for running 2:07.03 (2:05:59 converted) in the 800 at the Hilton Garden Invitational, finishing as the top collegiate runner and fourth overall.

2012-13: Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary in the 800 • Smashed her personal best in the 800 at the Wolfpack Last Chance, racing to victory in 2:05.13 • Also competed in the 1,500 during the outdoor campaign, setting a personal best of 4:30.15 at the Kent Taylor Invitational • Ran a personal best in the 800 with her time of 2:10.44 at the Armory Collegiate Invitational • Competed in the 800 at the ACC Indoor Championships and the ACC Outdoor Championships • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the second time in her career.

2011-12: Redshirted the 2011-2012 cross country and track seasons.

Prep: OFSAA 800 champion in 2009 and 2011 • OFSAA 1,500 champion in 2011 • Also took OFSAA silver medal in the 800 in 2010 • Junior National bronze medalist in the 1,500 in 2010 • OFSAA silver medalist in cross country.

Personal: Double majoring in studio art and communications • Elizabeth Maryanne Whelan is the daughter of Mike and Maryanne Whelan • Participates in Carolina Outreach • Born October 5