Holly Knight Season 2008

Holly Knight Season 2008

ClassSophomore
HometownDevon, England

2009 All-SEC First Team (XC)
2008 NCAA All-American (XC)
2008 NCAA Outdoor All-American (5000m)

2009 Cross Country: Was Auburn[apos]s top finisher in each of her first five competitions ... Placed sixth at the SEC Championships with a time of 21:26.58 (6k) to earn First Team All-SEC honors ... Was 30th at the NCAA South Regional with the exact same time of 21:26.58 ... Was the top individual finisher at the Troy Trojan Invitational in 10:55.46 for two miles ... Second overall at the Crimson Classic in 17:16.90 (5k).

2009 Outdoor: Did not compete.

2009 Indoor: Competed at just one meet, finishing sixth in the 3,000-meter invitational race at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 9:35.63 that ranks fifth in school history.

2008 Cross Country: Captured first All-American honor on the cross country course with an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Championships (6K)... Auburn[apos]s first woman to win an NCAA South Regional title, doing so with a 20:29.67 6K time ... Prior to NCAA Championships, placed among the top-four in five races ... Clocked career-best 6K time of 20:13.40 at Pre-Nationals to place second.

2008 Outdoor: Earned All-American honors in the 5000m, finishing eighth in the finals with a time of 16:11.46, narrowly missing the school record of 16:11.02 ... Set Auburn freshman records in the 3000m, 5000m and 10,000m ... Finished third in the 5000m at the SEC Championships in 16:24.92 and fourth in the 10,000m with a time of 34:42.48 ... Her 10k time ranks fourth in Auburn history ... Finished sixth in the 5000m at the Mideast Regional Championships with a time of 16:42.62 ... First qualified in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays, finishing second with a time of 16:29.91 ... Her time smashed the Auburn freshman record of 16:57 set by Nerissa Johnson in 1999 ... Provisionally qualified in the 10,000m at the Penn Relays, finishing fourth with a time of 34:59.18 ... Also set a freshman record in the 3000m at the Tiger Track Classic, winning the race in 9:46.05.

2008 Indoor: Did not compete.

2007 Cross Country: Earned second-team All-SEC honors by placing 11th at the SEC Championships in 21:18.75 on the 6k course ... Unable to compete at South Region Championships due to injury ... Was Auburn[apos]s top runner at all four meets in which she competed ... Finished first at the UT-Chattanooga Invite in 11:04 for a two-mile race ... Eighth overall at the Tiger Invitational in 17:00.51 ... Placed 21st at the Chile Pepper Festival in 21:44.5.

High School: At the 2007 Senior Athletics Championships, placed fourth in the 3,000m with a time of 10:14 ... Took third at the 2006 Devon Schools Cross Country Championship in 15:11.

Personal: Born on Nov. 25, 1988... Daughter of Michael and Maureen Knight... Majoring in biomedical science.