Amanda Hancock Class: Freshman Hometown: Lexington, Ky. High School: Dunbar Position: Cross Country/Distance

High School: Earned four letters in both cross country and track and Dunbar High School under head coach Phil Wilder ... served as the cross country team captain for two years and once as the track team captain ... posted personal-best times of 18:48 in the 5K, 11:30 in the 3200m and 5:19 in the 1600m ... placed fifth at the state cross country meet, earning her first-team all-state honors and also won the sportsmanship award ... tabbed first-team all-region and academic all-state as well ... helped the Bulldogs place third at the cross country state meet while the track team finished second at the Kentucky state meet ... participated in the Footlocker Southeast Regional meet.

Personal: Born in Lexington, Ky. on Nov. 29, 1992 ... daughter of Margaret and Jeff Hancock ... brother, Tyler, played football at Georgetown College and Delta State University ... majoring in journalism.