Lauren Hovis

Height:
5-3
Class:
Junior
High School:
Mill Creek
Hometown:
Dacula, Ga.

2016: Corss Country - Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs. Outdoor - Ran a 2:26.46 to take 36th in the 800-meter run at the Yellow Jacket Invite...Was 11th in the 1500m (4:49.53) at the Spec Towns Invite...Ran a 10:18.13 for 10th place in the 3000m at Spec Towns. Indoor - Ran a 3,000-meter season best at the Samford Open to place 7th in 10:16.31.

2015: Cross Country - Was the second Lady Bulldog finisher at the 6k NCAA Pre-Nationals thanks to a time of 22:43.2 for 42nd place...Finished 107th with a 22:32.6 at the 6k SEC Championships to complete her season. Outdoor - Ran a 4:50.85 for 22nd place in the 1500-meter run at the Spec Towns Invite...Had a time of 18:03.20 in the 5000 at the Georgia Tech Invite. Indoor - Finished 22nd in the 3000 at the VT Elite Meet after recording a time of 10:27.49. 2014 - Cross Country: Opened her collegiate career by finishing 42nd and clocking a 23:22.70 at the 6K Furman Invitational... Took 228th after running a time of 19:23.89 at the 5K Greater Louisville Classic... Was the fifth Lady Bulldog finisher (22nd overall) at the 6K Berry Invite after a time of 23:49.10. High School: Set the course record at the Aubrae Gunderson Invitational (three miles) (18:31) to win...Won the GHSA Region 7-AAAAAA 3200-meter title as a junior while also winning the 3200 at the 6A Sectional as a junior and senior...Helped lead Mill Creek to a second-place finish at the state track meet as a junior and to a fifth-place finish at the state cross meet as a junior...Owns school records in the 800, 1600, 3200, 5000, 4x1600 relay, distance medley relay and sprint medley relay...Named to All-Gwinnett County team and All-Metro team as a senior...Captain of cross team as a senior...Personal-best times of 5:05.87 (1600), 11:01.32 (3200) and 18:44.10 (cross country 5000)...Most Athletic senior superlative...Also played soccer as a freshman...Finished eight AP classes...A Scholar Athlete (above 90 average) every semester...Finished with a class rank of 24 out of 796 thanks to a 4.0 GPA...Received the U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award.

Personal: Born January 21, 1996...Daughter of Jeff and Julie Hovis...Sister, Emily, graduated UGA in Spring 2014...Majoring in pre-Middle School Education.