Nisha Kurian Class: Senior Hometown: Canton, Ohio High School: Jackson Height: 5-6½ Event: Middle Distance Birthdate: 04/23/1986

In 2007-08: Finished the 5000-meter run with a time of 18:59.08 at the Penn Relays (4/24) ... Tallied a 23rd-place finish in the 1500-meter run at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a time of 4:53.59 (4/17) ... Crossed the line in a time of 10:43.22 in the 3000-meter run at the Auburn Invitational (4/4) ... Did not compete during the indoor season.

In 2006-07: Ran the final leg on Tech's distance medley relay team that set a team-best time of 11:45.42 at the ACC Indoor Championships, finishing sixth ... Posted a personal- and team-best time of 9:46.60 at the ACC Indoor Championships, finishing 11th ... Tallied a season-best time of 5:03.81 in the mile at the Kentucky Invitational (1/12) ... Clocked a season-best outdoor time of 4:34.93 in the 1500m run at the Wake Forest Open (3/23) ... Had the second best 5000m run time of the outdoor season with a mark of 17:08.61 at the Auburn Tiger Classic (4/7) ... Placed 20th at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 5000m run with a time of 17:31.93.

In 2005-06: Clocked a personal-record time of 4:33.46 in the 1500 meters at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... Won the 1500 at the Walt Disney World Invitational with a time of 4:36.04 ... Tallied a 15th-place finish in the 1500 at the ACC Outdoor Championships (4:36.12) ... Ran an indoor season-best time of 9:55.10 in the 3,000 meters at the Meyo Invitational ... Posted an outdoor season-best time of 17:06.17 in teh 5,000 meters at the outdoor ACC meet to finish in 14th place ... Tallied a seventh-place finish in the mile at the Rod McCravy Memorial with a personal-record time of 4:57.00 ... Held Tech's top time for the indoor season in the 3,000 meters and ranked No. 1 for the outdoor season in the 1500 and 5,000 meters ... Named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III second team ... Selected to the ACC Academic Track and Field team.

In 2004-05: Posted a season-best time of 4:42.19 in the 1500 meters at the Outdoor ACC Championships ... Top 5,000 meters time came at the outdoor ACC meet (19:00.50) ... Clocked an indoor season-best mile time of 5:21.81 at the Meyo Invitational ... Ran a leg of the Distance Medley Relay team that posted a season-best time of 11:59.40 at the indoor ACC meet ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in track under coach Kevin Walsh ... Earned first team all-league honors in all four seasons ... Helped lead team to a district championship as a senior ... Won the 1600 meters from 2001-03 ... Ran a leg of the winning 4x800 relay team at the District Championships as a sophomore and senior ... Named team's Most Valuable Performer in '01, '03 and '04 ... Lettered in soccer in four seasons under coach Frank Gagliardi ... Selected as the team's Most Valuable Player in '02 ... Two-year captain for soccer and one-year captain for track ... Academic All-Ohio from 2002-04 ... Key club member and Habitat for Hummanity participant ... National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Nisha Mary Kurian on April 23, 1986, in Ottawa, Ontario Canada ... Parents are Matt and Reena Kurian ... Has two older siblings, Priya and Praveen ... Majoring in chemical engineering.