Jennifer Stakiw Class: Senior Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan High School: Bishop Mahoney High School Height: 5-10 Birthdate: 03/16/1981

2001 (Junior): Three-year veteran runner who stepped up as captain for the Aztecs… Had three top-35 finishes out of the six meets she competed in… Posted best time of the season at the UC Riverside Invite (19:35)… Highest finish of the season came at the UCSD Invitational where she was 18th (23:53.50)… Ran the team's best 6K time (22:53) at the Stanford Invite… Also clocked in 61st (23:35.30) out of 165 runners at the District 8 Championships.

2000 (Sophomore): Ranked as one of the team's top-five runners... One of nine Aztecs to be named an academic all-Mountain West Conference honoree with a 3.75 grade-point average...Was the third Aztec to cross the finish line at the CSU Fullerton, Stanford, and UNLV Invitationals... Posted her season best of 19:18 at the Hawai'i Invitational... Qualified for both the Mountain West Conference and NCAA District-8 Championships.

1999 (Freshman): Had an impressive freshman season... Clocked in with the 10th best time for the Aztecs (Stanford, NCAA regionals) when she ran a personal best 18:49... Was consistently the third best runner on the roster... One of three SDSU athletes who ran under 19 minutes in two separate meets... Finished the season on a high note as the second Aztec to cross the finish line at the NCAA West Regionals.

High School: Was a four-time MVP in cross country at Bishop J. Mahoney High... Holds 10 provincial records... Named female athlete of the year five times for the Saints… Was the 1997 Canadian national champion in the 400-meters… Also played soccer and basketball.

Personal: Born Jennifer Claire Stakiw on March 16, 1981, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan... Parents are Ken and Elaine Stakiw... Lists snowboarding, surfing and hiking as her hobbies... Majoring in business.