Francis Marion University 2011 Women's Cross Country Roster
Whitney Wagner

Whitney Wagner

Height: 5-8
Year: So.
Hometown: Cullowhee, NC
High School: Smoky Mountain HS
Major: Education
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FMU: Returning letterwinner....Team MVP for 2010 season....Led a young Patriot squad in six of seven races in 2010....Placed 5th at USCA's Bridgestone Pacer Invitational.....Her 20:27 effort (5,000-meters) at the Mount Olive College Invitational (10-22-10) tied the ninth best time in program history. In the past 10 years, only two freshmen have ever run faster times.....As a freshman, led FMU with a 69th-place finish at the NCAA II Southeast Regional Championships....Suffered injury at 2010 Peach Belt Conference Championship Meet.

PERSONAL: Born Whitney Joy Wagner in Wayne, Neb....Graduated from Smoky Mountain High School, where she ran for coaches Pam Dehdashty and Adam Phillips.....Earned All-Conference, All-Region, and All-State honors for cross country twice after picking up the sport as a junior.....Placed 18th at the state meet, and owns a personal-best 5,000-meter time of 21:08....Also played softball....Jackson County Hall of Fame's Athlete of the Year.....Her father is the head football coach at Western Carolina University....Nickname is Whit.

PERSONAL FAVORITES: As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  Veterinarian.....Favorite Athlete:  Sam Bradford.....Favorite Sports Team:  Oklahoma Sooners Football.....Favorite Movie:  Transformers:  Dark of the Moon.....Favorite TV Show:  Pretty Little Liars.....Favorite Food: Spaghetti.....Favorite Website:  Facebook.....Favorite On-Line Activity:  Playing Solitaire.....What’s in Your CD Player/iPOD:  Country Music and Hip-Hop.....Favorite Thing About FMU:  I love the campus and the fact that it is close to the beach......Hobbies:  Shopping, hanging out with friends and playing sports.....Interesting Notes: 2 time all conference and all-state in softball and cross country-2010-2011 FMU MVP for track and field & cross country-freshman year.....Any Brush With Greatness?:Bernard Berrian –  (WR) Minnesota Vikings,David Carr – (QB) San Francisco 49ers,Logan Mankins – (G) New England Patriots,Lydon Murtha –  (T) Miami Dolphins,Carl Nix – (G) New Orlean Saints,Matt Slauson – (G) New York Jets,Ndamukong Suh – (DT) Detroit Lions
Shelly Stokes- (my babysitter) former Fresno State University All-American/Olympic gold medalist in softball- catcher,Laura Berg- (personal hitting instructor) former Fresno
State University All-American/2 time Olympic gold medalist in softball- center fielder,Bonnie Blair -(family acquaintance) six time Olympic medalist in speed skating.

  Best 5K Time      20:19 at 2011 Charlotte Invitational Meet   
Best 6K Time 25:03 at 2010 NCAA SE Regional Meet