University of North Carolina Athletics
2009 Cross Country Roster

Lauren Holesh
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, NC.
- High School:
- Cardinal Gibbons
Holesh's PR's
3,000 - 9:45.21
Mile - 4:57.14
5,000 - 16:42.97
10,000 - 35:24.30
Junior Year: Placed second in the 5000 at the ACC Indoor Championships earning her All-ACC honors Her best 5K indoor time was 16:27 at the ACC Championships Also ran the 3000-meters during the indoor season Did not run in the 2009 outdoor season Was a 2008 All-ACC, All-Region and All-American in cross country.
2008 Cross Country Season: Claimed All-America honors at NCAA Championsips with 30th place finish Earned all-region honors with a fourth place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional Finished fifth at the ACC Championships en route to All-ACC honors Never finished below 15th on the year Won the UNC Challenge and was named the ACC Performer of the Week.
Sophomore Year: Finished fifth in only 10,000 action of the outdoor season at the ACC Outdoor Championships Also competed in the 3,000 and 5,000 during the outdoor season Placed 12th at the ACC Indoor Championships in the 3,000 Also competed as a member of the distance medley relay team and in the mile Placed fifth on the team at the Notre Dame Invite Ran at the ACC Cross Country Championships and the Southeast Regional Scored at the NCAA Championships. Freshman Year: Member of the cross country team in the fall Did not compete during the indoor season Competed in the 5,000 at the ACC Outdoor Championships Also competed in the 1,500 during the outdoor season Made the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Freshman Year: Member of the cross country team in the fall Did not compete during the indoor season Competed in the 5,000 at the ACC Outdoor Championships Also competed in the 1,500 during the outdoor season. Made the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prep: Four-time all-state selection in cross country Led her team to three cross country state championships Earned all-state honors in the 800 and 1600 as a senior Member of 3,200-meter relay champion team Scholar athlete National Honors Society member.
Personal: Biology major Plans to attend medical school Her father has had the greatest influence on her athletic career Favorite food is salmon Lists "Pretty Woman" as her favorite movie Lauren Marie Holesh is the daghter of Michael and Annette Holesh Born April 12, 1988, in Raleigh, N.C.