Trish Nervo

Position:
Distance
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Salem, Va.
High School:
Glenvar

In 2000: Indoor-Won the 3000m (9:30.65) and placed second in the 5000m (16:43.37) at the ACC Championships...Outdoor-NCAA qualifier in the 3000m...Finished second at the Outdoor ACC’s in the 3000m in 9:34.79 and third in the 5000m in 16:36.03.

In 1999 Cross Country: One of the Tar Heels' tri-captains ... Named an All-America after finishing 15th at the NCAA Championships with a time of 17:07.70 ... Won the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 17:03 ... Finished second and was named All-ACC with a time of 17:15.4 at the championships in Chapel Hill ... Came in 9th at the NCAA Preview meet in 17:32.38,

In 1998: Carolina's top performer in all but one cross country race ... Earned All-ACC honors for the second consecutive season with a second-place finish at the conference championships, running the 5k course in 17:17.2 ... Led Carolina to a berth in the NCAA Championships with a time of 17:33 at the Southeast Regionals ... Helped Carolina finish 18th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships with a time of 18:04.14 ... She was UNC's top finisher in 75th place ... Made a great charge over the last 400 meters to take second place at the ACC Championships ... Raced in several 3000 and 5000 meter races during the track season ... Posted finishes out of the top eight at the ACC indoor meet, but came back strong during the outdoor seasonand was sixth in both the 3000 and 5000 at the conference championships ... Ran a season-best 10:04.91 in the 3000 and ran 17:58.38 in the 5000 at that meet ... Had a season-best time in the 5000 meters at the Raleigh Relays, posting a 17:29.10 ... Was 10th in the 3000m and 11th in the 5000m at the ACC indoor meet.

In 1997: Competed in all five meets and earned All-ACC honors with a third place time of 17:33.1 ... Best time was at the William & Mary Invitational in 17:20 ... Scored points for the Tar Heels in the indoor and outdoor ACC Championships ... Placed third in the indoor 5000m with a time of 17:56.54 and was sixth in the outdoor 3000m with a time of 10:15.38 ... Also finished 12th in the ACC outdoor 5000m with a time of 18:16.93.

In 1996: Ran second in her first collegiate cross country meet ... She ran 17:40.1 at that meet, the UNC/Nike Invitational 5k ... It was her season-best time ... Also placed 17th at the ACC Cross Country Championships in 17:45.2 ... Ran 27th at the NCAA District III cross country meet in 18:03 ... Ran a 19:21 at the NCAA cross country meet, helping UNC to 15th.

Prep: Four-time Virginia state cross country champion ... First team All-America cross country runner ... Also won top district and regional cross country honors from 1992-95 ... Two-time Virginia state 1600 champion from 1995-96 ... Place fifth at the Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals ... Member of National Honor Society and Student Counsil Association.

Personal: Born December 1, 1977 ... Daughter of Eugene and Patricia Nervo.