Natalie Atabek

Class:
Senior
Position:
Distance
High School:
Georgetown Visitation
Hometown:
Bethesda, Md.

Cross Country
2010: Ran a season-best time of 19:04.67 at the Clemson Invitational, where she finished a season-best 27th ... scored for the Wildcats at every meet, including the 2011 SoCon championships (44th, 19:26.28) and the NCAA Regionals (204th, 24:03.00 in the 6K race) ... also competed and scored for Davidson at the Covered Bridge Open (41st, 19:24.13), Clemson Invitational (27th, 19:04.67) and Royal Cross Country Challenge (64th, 19:16.20).

2009: Wildcats' top finisher at every meet in her rookie season ... earned All-SoCon honors by finishing ninth overall with a time of 18:58.41 at the 2010 SoCon Championships ... also team's top finisher at the NCAA Regionals, finishing 68th with a time of 21:17.88 (6K) ... ran a season-best time of 18:32.02 and finished 50th at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic ... finished sixth with a time of 18:39 at the Eye Opener and placed fifth with a time of 18:43.93 at the Winthrop Invitational ... turned in top finish with a third-place time of 18:53.22 at the USC Upstate Invitational.

Track & Field
2010-11: Ran a time of 19:27.54 to finish 40th in the indoor 5,000 meters at the Niswonger Invitational ... ran a time of 18:55.69 (21st) in the outdoor 5,000 meters at the Charlotte 49er Classic ... competed in the 800 meters (2:34.92, eighth) and 1,500 meters (5:15.02, 18th) at the Winthrop Invitational ... closed the season by racing in a pair of events at the 2011 SoCon Championships, finishing 21st in 19:12.19 in the 5,000 meters and 20th in 39:38.55 in the 10,000 meters.

2009-10: Placed third in the 3000 meters with a time of 10:21.21 at the UNC Classic and also finished third in the event with a time of 10:19.48 at the Liberty Open … finished third in the 5000 meters with a time of 17:49.01 and eighth in the 3000 meters with a time of 10:22.56 to earn All-SoCon honors at the SoCon Indoor Championships ... placed third with a time of 17:42.49 in the 5000 meters at the UNC 49er Classic ... finished sixth in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:50.73 at the Winthrop Invitational ... finished sixth in the “A” heat of the 5000 meters with a time of 17:35.88 at the Duke Invitational ... finished fourth in the 3000 meters with a time of 10:18.06 at the Winthrop Carolina’s Cup ... earned All-SoCon Freshman honors with a seventh-place finish in the 5000 meters in a time of 18:23.29 and a second-place finish in the 10,000 meters with a time of 37:51.68 at the SoCon Championships.

Prep/Personal: Four-year varsity runner in high school ... varsity track and cross country team captain as a junior and senior ... All-League cross country in 2007 and 2008, track in 2007 and indoor track in 2008 ... recipient of Coach's Award in cross country in 2007 and 2008 and in indoor track in 2007 ...school cross country MVP in 2006 ... Washington Post All-Extra First Team in cross country and track in 2007 and 2008 ... MVP in indoor track in 2008 ... member of the first honor roll every semester ... Awards of Academic Excellence from high school in Math, Spanish and History ... Gold Medal in 2008 and 2009 in National Spanish Exams ... member of the Spanish Honors Society, the National Society of High School Scholars and the school nominee for High School Heisman ... holds the indoor track record in the 3200 meters (11:40) ... personal records of 19:50 in the 5K, 11:40 in the 3200 meters, 5:32 in the 1600 meters and 2:31 in the 800 meters.