2011 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
SPU: Two-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2012.
Senior (2011): Ran in eight meets, factoring into the scoring as the No. 5 runner in the first five of those: UAF Invitational Long-Course (16th overall), UAF Invitational Short-Course (20th overall), Apple Ridge Run Invitational (24th overall), Sundodger (130th overall) and Erik Anderson Invitational (144th overall). ... Ran No. 7 for Falcons (49th overall) at GNAC Championships and at NCAA West Regionals (123rd overall).
Junior (2010): Ran in seven meets. ... Made her college cross country debut at Sundodger, running 9th for SPU and 128th overall. ... Became a regular part of the top 7 after that, with a top finish of 4th for the Falcons (40th overall) at the Saint Martin's Invitational in Lacey on Sept. 25. ... Factored into the scoring at NCAA West Regionals in snowy Bellingham on Nov. 20, running fifth for Seattle Pacific and 101st overall.
White River High School: State cross country qualifier as a freshman and junior. ... Placed 11th at state track in the 1600 as a freshman and senior. Her senior-year time of 5:19.29 was a new school record. ... Cross country and track team captain as a junior and senior. ... Received academic awards all four years.
Personal: Josephine Nancy Becker. ... Born June 19, 1990. ... Mathematics major.
Fun facts: Loves playing Ultimate Frisbee. ... If not for running, might have become a tennis player. Older sister played college tennis. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "Napoleon Dynamite." ... Favorite junk food is ice cream. ... Favorite TV program is "The Office." ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Solomon. ... Her friends call her JB Jo-Z, Jo-Jo, "and too many more to count." ... Went on two mission trips to Brazil while in high school and hopes to return to that country to teach English for a year.
