Wayland Baptist Women's Cross Country

2008 Women's Cross Country

Erin Britton
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PLAYER PROFILE
  • Height: 5-9
  • Class: SR
  • Hometown: Levelland, TX

Major: Biology
Birthday: January 4, 1987
Parents: Brian & Anny Britton
Siblings: brother Blaine and sister-in-law Amber Britton

High School: State runner-up in the 800m in 2004 and 2005... third in 2004 Region I 400m... fourth in 2002 State 800m

At College of the Southwest: Academic All-Red River Athletic Conference... All-RRAC... RRAC team champions

As a WBU sophomore: All-Sooner Athletic Conference and NAIA Region VI Cross Country... finished 34th (18:27) at the NAIA Cross Country Championships... NAIA Indoor All-American 1,000m (6th pl), 800m relay (2nd pl)... SAC Champion 1,500m and 4x800m relay... Outdoor All-American 4x800m relay (5th pl)

As a WBU junior: All-Sooner Athletic Conference and NAIA Region VI Cross Country... finished 27th at the NAIA Cross Country Championships... placed fourth at the Region VI Championships (18:30)... Indoor National Champion in the 4x800m relay... Indoor All-American in the 800m (3rd)... has school's third best time in the 800m (2:14.54) and owns six of the top 10 times in the 1000m, including a 2:56.04 which is second... Outdoor All-American in the 4x800m relay (2nd) with a school record time of 8:50.94... Sooner Athletic Conference champion in the 4x800m relay


Nicknames: Human Leech / Red
Favorite desserts: pumpkin pie with homemade whip cream and her mom's lemon pound cake
Favorite song: "Misery Bussiness" by Paramore
Athlete she would most like to meet: Michael Phelps
First celebrity crush: Johnathan Taylor Thomas
Most prized possession: her trumpet
Favorite places to shop: Hollister and Forever 21
Favorite thing (other than winning) about cross country/track: being good at something that most people couldn't dream of doing
Talent outside of cross country/track: playing the trumpet
Family members who have competed collegiately or professionally: her aunt, Susan Britton, is a former Flying Queen and a member of the WBU Athletic Hall of Honor
Plans after college: get a degree as a doctor of physical therapy

 
2008 Women's Cross Country Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.HometownPrevious School
 Purity BiwottFR5-7Eldoret, KenyaKapkenda Girls HS
 Erin BrittonSR5-9Levelland, TXCollege of the SW
 Kydia EcholsSR5-6Harleton, TXHarleton HS
 Diana GutierrezFR5-4Dumas, TXDumas HS
 Caroline KarundeSO5-4Nyeri, KenyaSouth Tetu Girls HS
 Selene LopezFR5-6Perryton, TXPerryton HS
 Elva PedrozaSR5-3Seymour, TXSeymour HS
 Katie RolandFR5-5Rockwall, TXRockwall HS
Brian Whitlock - Head Coach