Player Bio: Alison Costello - UCLA Official Athletic Site
April 17, 2013 | Cross Country
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Alison Costello
Class: Junior
Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA
High School: Esperanza HS
Height: 5-8
Birthdate: 07/08/1985
Experience: 2V
2004-05 -- Named Most Outstanding Cross Country Runner after running in the No. 1 position all season for the Bruins ... Placed 15th at Pac-10's (21:30) ... Earned All-Region honors after finishing 22nd (21:21) at the Regional meet ... Ran 22:21.1 at the NCAA meet ... Placed sixth at both the USF Invite (17:26.5) and the Stanford Invite (14:01) ... At the Notre Dame Invite, finished 25th (17:28) ... Was the No. 2 runner at the Pre-NCAA meet (21:44.6, meet record) ... In outdoor track, broke the school record in the steeplechase twice at the USC meet (10:33.70) and at Pac-10 (4th, 10:31.34) ... Placed 14th at the West Regional (10:43.87) ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2003-2004 -- Won the U.S. Junior Cross Country Championships (20:55, 6km) on Feb. 7 in Indianapolis and at the World Junior Championships, March 20 in Brussels, Belgium, Costello helped lead the U. S. to a fourth-place team finish (she was 30th overall, 22:10, 8km) ... Solid contributor to the Bruin cross country team ... At the NCAA, ran 21:34.1 and was UCLA's No. 3 runner at both the West Region (14th, 20:53, earning All-Region) and Pac-10 (15th, 22:19.0) meets ... Redshirt in outdoor track.
High School -- First-team Los Angeles Times All-Star Girls Track & Field performer in the 1600m/3200m ... Costello was third in the 1600m at the 2003 CA State meet in a personal-best 4:53.74 ... Also won the 1600m/3200m at the CIF Div. I and Masters meets ... Costello placed at the CA State Cross Country meet in fall 2002.