Nisha Kurian Class: Graduated Hometown: Canton, Ohio High School: Jackson

2007 Cross Country: Competed in all six races for the Jackets, and finished in the top three among Tech runners in every race ... Tech's top finisher and second overall in the season opener UTC Invitational with a time of 11:12 on the two mile course ... Finished sixth overall in the Vanderbilt Classic 5k with a time of 18:28 ... Finished third among Tech runners in the Greater Louisville Classic 5k with a time of 18:07 ... Tech's second finisher in the Pre-National Invitational with a time of 21:47 on the 6k course ... Finished 30th overall in the NCAA South Region Championships 6k race with a time of 21:56.

2006 Cross Country: Named to All-South Region Team ... Finished 25th overall at the NCAA South Region Championship with a time of 22:08.8 on the 6K course ... Crossed the line first in four of Tech's six races during the season ... Had six top-25 finishes, including four top-10 results ... Placed third at the Belmont Opener 4K race with a time of 14:03.84 ... Was the Jackets top finisher with a second-overall finish at the Front Runner Invitational (11:03) to lead Tech to a first-place finish in the two mile race ... Finished eighth in a time of 18:03 in the 5K race at the Greater Louisville Classic ... Named to the 2007 All-ACC Academic Women's Cross Country team.

2005 Cross Country: Finished first among Tech's competitors in five of six races during the season ... Had four top-35 finishes, including two top-20 results ... Placed eighth overall at the Mercer Atlanta Invitational with a time of 13:38 to help the Jackets to a first place finish ... Finished 19th with a time of 18:47 in the 5K race at the Florida State Invitational ... Was Tech's top finisher at the Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 18:24 in the 5K ... Placed 43rd at the Chile Pepper Invitational by crossing the finish line of the 6K race in 21:57 ... Finished 31st at the ACC Championships with a time of 20:33 in the 6K ... Was 33rd at the NCAA South Region Championships with a 6K time of 22:08 ... Academic All-ACC.

2004 Cross Country: Consistently placed in the top seven among Tech runners ... Placed fourth among Tech runners and the No. 11 overall at the Georgia State Invite with a time of 19:23 ... Competed in the Notre Dame Invite placing seventh among Tech runners ... In the 6k Chile Pepper Invitational she placed fifth on the team with a time of 23:40... placed third among Tech runners at the ACC Championships finishing in the top-75 (62) overall... was fourth on the Tech team at the NCAA South Region race.

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.