Lea Anna Godwin

Position:
Mid-Distance
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Dunn, NC.
High School:
Triton High School

Godwin's PR
• 800- 2:13.37

Sophomore Year: Competed at the ACC Indoor Championships in the 800 • Ran personal-best time of 2:13.37 at the GaREAT Invitational •Competed at the ACCOutdoor Championships in the 800

Freshman Year: Competed at Indoor ACC Championships in the 800 • Finished seventh with a time of 2:15.92 at Virginia Tech Elite • Also competed in the mile during indoor season • Ran personal best 800 in 2:13.49 at ACC Outdoor Championships

Prep: Attended Triton High School in Erwin, N.C. • Placed first at NCHSAA 3A State Championships in 800-meters as a senior • Ran the anchor leg of the 4x800-meter relay team that broke a 20-year school record and earned fourth place at 2009 Indoor State Championships • Three-time NCHSAA state runner-up in the 1600-meter, 800-meter, and 1000-meter events • Placed 19th in the 800-meter final at the 2009 Nike Indoor Nationals • A two-time winner of her high school's Most Outstanding Female Athlete award and holds seven records at Triton High • Five-time CFV Conference MVP • North Carolina's 2009 Wendy's High School Heisman Award winner • An AP Scholar and member of the Beta Club.

Personal: Majoring in Exercise and Sports Science • Wants to work with athletes either as a physical therapist or a sports medicine physician • Lists high school coach Darrin Guay as person who had the greatest influence on her athletic career • Favorite books include the "Twilight" series, favorite movie is "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," and favorite TV show is "Iron Chef" • Lea Anna Godwin is the daughter of Billy and Lynn Godwin • Born June 20, 1991 in Dunn, N.C.