This is the second year in a row Meagan McKee was awarded the top women's honor.
Fresno State: 2011 Track: Competed in six meets ... set a personal best in the 5,000 meter race with a time of 14:37.25 on April 7 ... also set a personal record in the 10,000 meter race with a time of 30:10.99 on April 14.
2010 Cross Country: Consistently a top competitor in every race for the Bulldogs...placed seventh at the 6K Nevada Twilight with a time of 20:35...clocked a season-best 8K at the Bronco Invitational with a time of 25:04.8...placed 12th at the WAC Championship 8K race with a time of 25:17.87...earned Academic All-WAC honors.
2010 Track: Competed in the distance events for the Bulldogs...season-best 5,000-meter came at the Mt. SAC Relays with a time of 14:54.53...time was ranked top 10 in the WAC at ninth...season-best 10,000-meter was a 31:22.61 at the Cal/Nevada Championships.
2009 Cross Country: Strong first season as a Bulldog ... the team's top performer at the Nevada Twilight 6K placing seventh ... recorded his season-best time at the Bronco Invitational 8K, 25:11, while placing 21st ... in his WAC Championship debut he placed 13th with a times of 26:52.8.
Prior to Fresno State: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track and field at Buchanan High School ... led the team to two Valley Championships, two league championships and second place at state in 2009 ... all-state honors in 2009, finishing eighth individually ... three-time all-league and all-Valley individual honors ... cross country team took ninth in the nation in 2009 ... three-time team captain ... timed best marks of 15:18 in the 5K, 9:24 in the 3,200-meter, and 4:21 in the 1,600.
Personal: Born June 10, 1990 in Fresno, Calif. ... parents are Mike and Diane Vartanian ... older brother, David, ran cross country for Fresno State in 2007 ... favorite athlete is his brother for showing him, in running and in life, that anything is possible ... biggest athletic thrill as winning all-state honors in cross country as a senior and qualifying with his team for nationals ... high school teammate of current Bulldog, Carson Keller ... chose Fresno State for the business school and the cross country program ... also recruited by Arizona State, Loyola Marymount, San Francisco and Santa Clara.
