Ariel Clark

Height:
5-5
Class:
Freshman
High School:
David Douglas HS
Hometown:
Portland, Ore.

OSU CROSS COUNTRY:
2010: Competed in four meets during her redshirt freshman season, once in the 4,500 meters and three times in the 6,000 meters ... Best finish in the 6,000 meters was a 13th place finish at the Linfield Preview ... Best time in the 6,000 meters was a time of 22:55.55 at the Bill Dellinger Invitational ... Earned Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention.

2009: Redshirted the cross country season ... Competed unattached at the Mike Hodges Invitational and OSU Beaver Classic.

OREGON STATE OUTDOOR TRACK:

2011: Competed in the three meets during her sophomore year ... Finished the 1,500 meters at the Linfield Icebreaker (3/4) with a time of 4:54.85 and a 10^th place finish ... Competed in the 2,000 meter steeplechase at the Oregon Preview (3/19) finishing with a time of 7:53.80 and a 11^th place finish ... Competed in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the SFS Distance Carnival (3/25) finishing in seventh place with a time of 12:19.89 ... Earned Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention.

2010: A freshman for the track season ... Competed seven events during the spring ... Set a personal best time of 4:48.15 in a second place finish in the 1,500 meter run at the Mt. Hood Twilight (5/7) ... Best time in the 3,000 meter run was 10:59.76 at the Oregon Preview (3/20) ... Best time in the two mile was 11:40.85 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (3/27).

DAVID DOUGLAS: Lettered four years in track and three in cross country under head coach Eryn Fordney ... In track, holds the 1,500 meter record ... Two-time Art Skipper Memorial recipient ... Most Inspirational ... In cross country, team captain ... Most Inspirational and MVP ... Two-year team captain ... Marching/Pep/Concert Band, Drum Major, Band Council.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Michael Clark and Stephanie Sukosd ... Family includes brothers, Jon, Brandon, Nick Aiden, and sisters, Tiff and Sam ... Environmental Science major ... Chose Oregon State because "of the science programs and sports."