2014-15
2014 XC: Started the season with a fifth-place result at the Lobo Invitational with 18:23.24 … placed 13th at the Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 16:36.1 … was 74th at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational after finishing in 20:59 … finished 18th at the Mountain West Championships in 21:15.60 … placed 24th at the NCAA Mountain Regionals with a result of 21:52.56 … ran at the NCAA Championship in 21:16.2 to finish 111th.
2015 Indoor: Claimed a PR of 5:06.09 in the mile at the Don Kirby Invitational … was part of the DMR team that won in 11:48.59 at the MW Indoor Championships to earn all-conference honor.
2015 Outdoor: Placed seventh in the 1500m with 4:48.85 at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational … finished third in the 1500m with 4:56.39 at the New Mexico Quadrangular … was 11th in their section with a time of 10:27.87 at the Payton Jordan Invitational … placed third in the steeplechase at the MW Outdoor Championships after running 10:27.66 … took 15th in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a collegiate-best time of 10:25.10 at the NCAA Preliminary.
2013-14
2013 XC: Put together a complete cross country season for the first time in three years, competing at four meets … debuted at the Notre Dame Invitational, winning the JV race in 17:58.2 … finished 118th at the Wisconsin Invitational, covering the 6-kilometer course in 21:13 … placed 16th at the Mountain West Championships, with a time of 22:18.73 over 6K … at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships, placed 35th with a time of 21:30.
2014 Indoors: Competed at four meets for the Lobos … opened with a time of 2:24.31* over 800 meters at the Lobo Collegiate Invitational, placing 18th … ran to a third-place time of 10:06.78* in the 3000 at the New Mexico Team Invitational … placed eighth in the mile at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational with a time of 5:05.64* … ran the 3000 and the 5000 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, placing 17th in both.
2014 Outdoors: Saw action at five meets, including the opening weekend of the national championships … started the season with a victory in the 3000 at the Jim Click Shootout, finishing with a time of 10:15.08 … placed second in the 3000 steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a collegiate-best time of 10:26 … placed 11th in the 1500 at the Brutus Hamilton Challenge with a time of 4:39.59 … scored in the steeplechase at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, placing seventh with a time of 11:13.60* … at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, placed 18th with a time of 10:33.60.
2012-13
2012 XC: After not competing for nearly two calendar years, Hood raced three times for the Lobos. … opened at the Kachina Classic, finishing the 5-kilometer course in 18:43 to place sixth overall and second on the team … took third in the open race at the Notre Dame Invitational, completing the 5K in 18:21 … at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational’s open race, claimed 70th with a 22:19 time over 6K.
2013 Indoors: Competed twice in the mile, running to times of 5:12.34* at the New Mexico Invitational (ninth place) and 5:14.61* at the Don Kirby Open (fifth).
2013 Outdoors: Competed at three meets in three meets … Opened in the 1500 at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational with a 4:45.92* time that placed 13th … Ran the 3000 steeplechase at the Beach Invitational, earning fourth with a 10:59.32 clocking … Scored in the steeplechase at the Mountain West Championships, placing sixth with a 11:00.47 time … Also ran in the 5000 at the conference meet, placing 12th with a time of 18:15.75.
2011-12
2011 XC: Did not compete due to an Achilles tendon injury.
2012 Indoors & Outdoors: Redshirted both seasons whilst recovering from an Achilles injury.
2010-11
2010 XC: Competed at four meets, three for the Lobos and one unattached … Her unattached mark was recorded at theLobo Invitation, where she place seventh with a time of 17:45 … Finished 33rd at the Roy Griak Invitational with a 21:50.8 time … Clocked a 17:39 mark at the Notre Dame Invitational, placing 62nd … Posted a 22nd-place time of 22:58.6 at the Mountain West Conference Championships.
2011 Indoors: Finished eleventh place, unattached,in the 1 mile run at the New Mexico Invitational with a time of 5:13.59 … Fifth-place unattached finish in the mile at the New Mexico Classic and Multis, posting a time of 5:08.10.
2011 Outdoors: Recorded a sixth-place finish in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 10:33.57 … At the New Mexico Tailwind Invitational, Hood registered a 6th-place finish in the 1500m with a 4:46.56 time and a 14th-place finish in the 800 meter run with a 2:25.19 time.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2008 graduate of Dumfries High School in Dumfries, Scotland … broke the Scottish senior record for steeplechase at age 18.
PERSONAL
Born in Dumfries, Scotland … Daughter of David, a court clerk, and Janice, a bank manager … has two sibilings, Jillian and Ben … hobbies include running, music, shopping, traveling, and meeting new people … favorite athletes are Rory Fraser and Mo Farah … favorite food is anything Italian … majoring in health education.
PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor
Mile: 5:12.34*
3000 meters: 10:06.78*
Outdoor
800 meters: 2:24.33*
1,500 meters: 4:40.00*
3,000m steeplechase: 10:26.00
5,000 meters: 18:14.94*
TRACK & FIELD HONORS
• Academic All-Mountain West, 2014
• Mountain West Scholar-Athlete, 2013-14
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team, 2014
• All-Mountain West, 2015 (steeplechase) (DMR)
* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol