University of North Carolina Athletics
2004 Cross Country Roster
Meg Austin
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- New Bern, N.C.
- High School:
- New Bern
Competed in the 3,000 and the 5,000 during the 2003 indoor and outdoor seasons • During the 2003 cross country season, finished 16th in 19:42.94 at the 5K Carolina Challenge • Also that season finished 50th in 20:31.70 at the 5K Great American XC Festival and 38th in 18:27.39 at the 4.9K North Carolina Collegiate Championships.
Prep: Captain of track and cross country teams at Salem Academy • Named "Best Shooter" on the basketball team • Nike 3-For-All regional champion • MVP of both track and cross country teams • Member of the National Honor Society as well as a Coca-Cola Scholar and a William R. Davie Scholar.
Personal: Majoring in classics • Lists the person who had the most influence on her athletic career as her father • Favorite book is "All Over But the Shoutin'" • Columnist for the Daily Tar Heel • Uncle played basketball for Wake Forest • Margaret Russell Austin is the daughter of Gail and Joe Austin • Born March 25, 1984 in New Bern, N.C.
