2008 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Sang-Bender, Nana

Nana Sang-Bender
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Syracuse, N.Y.
- High School:
- Onondaga
Bio
Senior Year: 2009 'Cuse Awards Syracuse 8 Courage Award winner ... Ran the Spiked Shoe Invitational in 21:48, placing third ... Placed 20th and second on the team at the Paul Short Invitational with a time of 20:56 ... Placed first for the Orange and 44th overall with a time of 21:16 at the Pre-Nationals... Finished first for the Orange and 14th overall at the Big East Championship with a time of 20:59 ... Placed first for the Orange and fourth overall at the NCAA Nort East Regionals with a time of 21:35.6 ... Finished first for the Orange and 93rd overall at the NCAA Championships with a time of 21:20
Junior Year: Earned Northeast All-Region accolades after finishing 12th with a time of 21:04.55 ... Awarded All-BIG EAST honors after tallying a time of 20:42.10 and a fifth-place finish ... Named ECAC Female Performer of the Week after performance at the Boston College Invitational ... Finished ninth with a time of 21:25 at the National Open ... Finished 14th with a time of 21:00 at the Paul Short Invitational ... Tallied a second-place finish with a time of 17:16 at the Boston College Invitational ... Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for the fall 2007 semester.
Sophomore Year: Became the second SU female cross country performer to receive All-BIG EAST honors in 23 years … Finished 12th (21:40.80) at the NCAA Regional … Placed ninth (21:13) at the BIG EAST Championship … Tallied a second (21:22) place finish at the National Open … Recorded a fifth (21:25.60) place finish at the Spiked Shoe Invitational … Posted a third (10:10.50) place finish at the Hawkeye Open … Selected ECAC Runner of the Week after performance at the National Open … Named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star … Awarded Scholar Athlete of the Week... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll fall semester
Freshman Year: Finished second on the team in each of the five cross country meets she competed in … Placed 30th at the BIG EAST Championship … Finished 47th at the NCAA Regional … Also finished in the top 20 at the Binghamton Invitational (11th) and the Cowboy Jamboree (18th) … In track, set the school record in 1,500m run at the ECAC Outdoor Championship with a NCAA Regional-qualifying time of 4:26.56, placing fifth … Placed 16th at the NCAA Regional with a time of 4:32.06 … Placed sixth in 1,500m run at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship with a time of 4:27.75 … Won the 1,500m run at the Carolina Fast Times and Sam Howell Invitational … Set the school record at the ECAC Championship in the mile run with a time of 4:52.52, placing fourth … Recorded a BIG EAST- and ECAC-qualifying time in mile run at the Penn State National (5:00.43) … Finished 10th at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship in the 3,000m run an ECAC-qualifying time of 9:54.47 … Won the 3,000m run at the Syracuse Invitational with a BIG EAST-qualifying time of 10:10.27 … Competed in the 5,000m run at the Penn Relays, recording a time of 16:56.36 … Member of the distance medley relay team that finished fifth and the 3,200m relay team that placed seventh at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship … BIG EAST Academic All-Star … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters.
High School: Finished second at the state cross country championship … Won the Section III Cross Country Championship … 2004 All-Central New York First Team … Two-time Gatorade Player of the Year for cross country and indoor track … Named the team MVP during outdoor track season her senior year.
Personal: Born on May 6, 1986 … Daughter of S.N. Sangmpam … Two brothers and four sisters … Majoring in international relations.
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