UNLV REBELS

Lauren McCarty

Class: Senior Hometown: Peoria, Ariz. High School: Mountain Ridge HS

Event: Distance Experience: TR

UNLV Profile: Has a true understanding of the sport and will be successful as a Rebel.

Yavapai College: A member of the Roughriders cross country team which finished fourth at the Junior College Nationals in 2000 and sixth in 2001…Teammate of current Rebel distance runner Lacey Bridges…Individually recognized as an academic All-American.

High School: Graduated in 2000 from Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale, Ariz…A four-year letterwinner for the Mountain Lions in both cross country and track…Broke school records in the 4x800 meter relay with a time of 10:51.00 and the two mile with a time of 12:54.80 in 1997…Track team captain in 2000...Also led the team to a regional championship.

Personal: Lauren Nicole McCarty…Born Sept. 24, 1982, in San Jose, Calif., to parents Mark McCarty and Cindy Mahan…Stepfather is Todd Rakstad…Has one sister, Kelly (24)…Biochemistry major at UNLV.