Amy Arteme Class: Senior Hometown: Benton, MO High School: Kelly High School Event: Distance Birthdate: 02/25/1978

One of the premier distance runners in the OVC … won the 1999 OVC cross country championship.

2002 Indoor: Finished first and set a new meet record in the 5K at Arkansas State with a time of 18:38...finished 4th in OVC 5K and 5th in OVC 3K.

2001 Outdoor: Placed 2nd in the OVC indoor 5K … 4th in the OVC indoor 3K...U. of Alabama individual 10K champion...2nd in OVC outdoor 10K and 4th in OVC outdoor 5K.

2001 Indoor:Placed 2nd in the OVC indoor 5,000 … 4th in the OVC indoor 3,000

2001 XC: Helped lead Southeast to a third-place OVC finish.

2000: Placed 2nd in the OVC cross country championships … placed 2nd in the OVC indoor 5,000 and 3rd in the OVC indoor 3,000 ... member of OVC indoor championship team … placed 2nd in the OVC outdoor 5,000 … 3rd in the OVC outdoor 10,0000 … 5th in the OVC outdoor 3,000 … member of OVC outdoor championship team … won the 5,000 at the ALL SPORT Classic.

1999: OVC Cross Country Athlete of the Year ... OVC cross country individual champion ... Southeast cross country MVP ... placed 37th in NCAA Regional cross country ... ALL SPORT Relays 5,000 champion ... placed 6th in the OVC indoor 3,000 ... at the OVC outdoor championships placed 5th in the 10,000, 6th in the 3,000 and 7th in the 5,000 ... Junior USTF All-American in the 5,000.

PERSONAL: Born 2-25-78 ... daughter of Jim and Margaret Arteme ... four-time Southeast Scholar Athlete ... GTE Academic All-District VII ... member of NCAA Division I Academic national championship team as selected by the Coaches Association ... selected to attend NCAAA Leadership Conference ... majoring in dietetics.