2003 Cross Country Roster
Megan Kaltenbach
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Aurora, CO
- High School:
- Smoky Hill High School
Senior Year: Ran opening leg for 2007 national champion DMR team, garnering All-America honors and setting a new American record • Finished fifth in the 3000 at the ACC Indoor Championships • Did not compete during the outdoor season • Consistently placed in the top three during the cross country season • Garnered All-ACC honors with a 14th place finish at the ACC Championships.
Junior Year: Ran opening leg for 2005 national champion DMR team • Earned All-ACC honors with second place finishes in both the 800 and the 1500 at the outdoor ACC championships • Competed in the 1500 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships • Finished fifth in the 1500 at the NCAA East Regional • Placed 16th at the indoor NCAA Championships in the 3000 • Scored in the mile at the indoor ACC Championships • Competed as a redshirt-sophomore during 2005 cross country season • Earned All-ACC accolades with a 13th-place finish (19:42.20) at the ACC Championships to lead the team • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Sophomore Year: Scored in the 800 at the ACC Outdoor Championships, finishing eighth • Finished 10th in the 1,500 at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Member of the distance medley and 3,200-meter relay teams that finished second at the Penn Relays • Redshirted the cross country season during the fall.
Freshman Year: Finished sixth in the mile at the 2004 ACC Indoor Championships • Member of the distance medley relay team that finished 12th at the NCAA Championships • Won the 3,000 at the 2004 Tar Heel Fast Times meet • Best finish during the cross country season was fifth in the UNC Challenge • Redshirted the outdoor season.
Prep: Competed in cross country and track all four years • Golden West Champion in 2002 • Cross country team champion in 2002 • Nike Indoor Champion in 2001 and 2002 in the 3,200 • Peer counselor.
Personal: Majoring in journalism • Lists Suzie Favor Hamilton as athlete she most admires • Her biggest sports thrill was running the Golden West in 2002 • Her favorite TV show is "One Tree Hill" • Megan Jean Kaltenbach is the daughter of Robert and Kathleen Kaltenbach • Born December 11, 1984, in Seattle, Wash.
