2005 Cross Country: Was among the Islanders top five runners at all six races...was second overall at the Islander Splash (9/30) with a time of 18:24 as the team claimed the top five places...sixth overall as the team won the Independent Championship (10/29) with a mark of 17:32...finished 54th at the NCAA South Central Region (11/14) with a time of 23:49.25...2005 Indoor Track: Competed in both indoor meets running the 3,000 (10:48.78) at RunSport All-Comers Meet (2/12) and the mile (5:27.17) at the Leonard Hilton Memorial (1/21)...2005 Outdoor Track: Won the 3,000 at the Border Olympics (3/5) in 10:33.69 and Texas State Open (3/11) in 10:36..93 which were the top two times of the season by an Islander...had top time in the 10,000-meter run to finish fourth at the Independent Championship....2004 Cross Country: Islander top finisher in all but one meet...claimed all-region honors by finishing 21st at the NCAA South Central Regional in a school-record time of 21:35...finished just behind teammate Tarryn DeBeer in eighth to earn all-Independent honors...was fifth overall at the Islander Splash in 18:13...2004 Outdoor Track: Time of 17:59.70 in the 5,000-meter run at the Rice Twilight (4/24) which is the school record...ran the Islanders third fastest time of the season in the 10,000 meters at the Texas Relays (3/31-4/3) clocking in at 39:02.60...2003 Indoor Track: Posted the team's fastest time in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:53.69 at the Houston Invitational 18:13...2004 Cross Country: Ran in seven meets finishing as the top Islander in four...won the Opening Splash (8/30) in 11:37...led the Islanders to team titles at Sam Houston and Texas A&M finishing fourth (19:34) and seventh (22:11, 6K), respectively...ran the 5K in 18:55 in finishing fourth at the Houston Invitational...placed 18th out of 137 runners at the South Central Region Championship running the 6,000 meters in 21:35...finished second at the Southern Independent Championship earning all-Southern Independent honors...finished 28th at the Stanford Invitational...In High School: Ran for Dean Courdon at Montwood High School...MVP and Most Outstanding Runner in 2002 after finishing 11th in state cross country meet and seventh in the state in the 3,200-meter run...won the region title in cross country as a junior...won four team district titles...Personal: Born Anita Benita Quirino on Feb. 11, 1983 in El Paso, Texas...daughter of Yolando Quirino...major is undecided.