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Cortland, Ohio

Lakeview High School

Katie Betts
Career-Best Times
Indoor Outdoor
55m - 7.34 (2006) 100m - 12.01 (2008)
60m - 7.77 (2006) 200m - 24.40 (2006)
200m - 24.75 (2006) 400m - 1:01.27 (2007)

Career Highlights: Earned Horizon League Running Newcomer of the Year honors twice ... is a four-time league champion in relays ... in the indoor career charts, ranks second in the 200m, third in the 60m and sixth in the 55m ... ranks fourth in the 100m and the 200m in the outdoor circuit.

2008 Outdoor (Junior):
Placed seventh in the 100m (12.56) and eighth in the 200m (26.21) at the Horizon League Championships after tweaking her back on the final day ... was third in the 100m (12.46) and fifth in the 200m (25.13) during prelims ... posted a personal-best 100m time of 12.01 at the Sea Ray Relays.

2007-08 Indoor (Junior): Earned runner-up finishes in the 60m (7.83) and the 200m (25.13) at the Horizon League Championships ... was .04 seconds behind the winner in the 200m and .05 seconds short in the 60m ... held the top prelim time in the 200m ... both times were season-best efforts and the fastest since her freshman year ... won the 200m at the Baldwin Wallace Mid February Meet (25.73) as one of three top-two finishes on the year ... also ran the 55m in 7.45 at Baldwin Wallace.

2007 Outdoor (Sophomore): Finished third in the 200m (24.89) and fourth in the 100m (12.39) at the Horizon League Championships ... posted season-best times of 12.17 in the 100m and 24.64 in the 200m in the prelims ... improved her season-best time by .4 seconds in the 100m and by two seconds in the 200m at the league meet ... competed in the 400m for the first time, placing 22nd with a time of 1:01.27 at the Duke Asics Invitational.

2006-07 Indoor (Sophomore):
Finished seventh in the 60m (8.05) and ninth in the 200m (26.17) at the Horizon League Championships ... ran her second-fastest 60m time of the year (7.97) to qualify for finals in the 60m ... posted a season-best times of 7.92 in the 60m and 25.68 in the 200m at Kent State to finish second in both events.

2006 Outdoor (Freshman):
Earned Horizon League Running Newcomer of the Year accolades after placing second in the 100m (12.12), third in the 200m (24.83) and running in two winning relays...posted personal-best times of 12.02 in the 100m and 24.40 in the 200m in preliminary heats at the league meet...qualified for the 2006 Finish Line USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships, where she placed 32nd overall in the 200m against the top youth competitors in the country...ran the second leg of YSU's 4x400m relay at the NCAA Mideast Regional...also earned second-place finishes in the 200m at the Sparky Adams Invitational (4/29) and the Central Collegiate Championship (2/4)...finished ninth in the invitational race of the 200m at the Raleigh Relays (3/25).

2005-06 Indoor (Freshman):
Was named the Horizon League Running Newcomer of the Year with two individual third-place finishes and a spot on a second-place relay to her credit...placed third in the 60m dash (7.82) and the 200m dash (25.09) at the championship meet, and anchored the 4x400m relay...posted a personal-best time of 7.77 in the prelims of the 60m...ran a personal-best time of 24.75 to win the 200m at the Kent State Tune-Up (2/18)...also won the 200m at the Golden Flash Gala in her first collegiate meet...finished fifth or better every time she competed in the 200m, and she earned three top-five finishes in the 60m...finished second in the 55m at Robert Morris with a personal-best time of 7.34.

High School:
Was a four-year letterwinner...anchored Lakeview’s 4x200 relay that finished sixth at state her senior year...also anchored the 4x100 that placed 10th at state…finished 13th in the 200 at the state meet as a junior with a time of 26.09...set school records in the 100m dash (12.5), 200m dash (25.8), 4x100m relay and 4x200m relay...was named Sprinter of the Year and Gatorade Player of the Year three times...helped lead the Bulldogs to a TAC-8, Trumbull County and District Championship.

Personal:
Born 7/8/87...daughter of Karl Betts and Karen Honkonen...has one brother (Clinton) and two sisters (Courtney and Brooke)...major is hospitality management.

Team Information
Horizon League Indoor Championsip
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