Taylor Wickware Class: Freshman Hometown: Geneva, Ill. High School: Geneva Position: Cross Country/Middle Distance

High School: Earned four varsity letters in track and two varsity letters in cross country under head coaches Bob Tompson (cross country) and Peter Raak (track) ... served as team captain of the track team as a senior ... posted a personal-best cross country time of 19:24 (three miles) ... recorded a personal-best 800m time of 2:14.03 and a 400m time of 58.7 ... earned all-state honors each of her last three years in track, placing fourth in the 800m as a senior ... was all-conference for three years as well, winning the 400m as a senior ... won the 800m sectional title ... named Kane County Track Athlete of the Year ... helped lead cross country team to state titles in 2007 and 2008 ... ran on school-record-setting 4x400m relay team that clocked 3:54 and finished fourth in the state in 2009 while winning the conference race three times ... competed at AAU Nationals in 2009 and 2010 as part of the Aurora Flyers Track Club ... an academic all-conference and academic all-state performer.

Personal: Born on July 22, 1993 in Sarasota, Fla. ... daughter of Christina and Samuel Wickware ... volunteered at local animal shelter ... majoring in zoology.