University of South Carolina Upstate

2014-15 Indoor:  Became the first Spartan since 2012 to earn All-Conference honors in the 3000-meter run after being named Third Team All-Conference…Finished third at the A-Sun Championships in the 3000-meter run after crossing the finish line in 9:51.81…Had five top-10 finishes in the mile run, 3000-meter run and 5000-meter run…Posted a best finish of sixth in the mile run at the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational, and seventh in the 5000-meter run during the A-Sun Championships.

2014 Outdoor:  Finished 10^th or better in all seven events she competed in…Set two school records in the 3000-meter run (Carolina’s Cup) and 4x800-meter run (CCU Invitational) along with Essence Jackson, Molly Bliss and Anastasia Kolesnitchenko…Finished 2^nd twice with personal-best times at the Carolina’s Cup (3000-meter run) and Charlotte Invitational (5000-meter run)…Added two 3^rd place finishes in the 1500-meter run (Aggie Last Chance) and 5000-meter run section D (Raleigh Relays)…Was 1^st in the 4x800-meter at the CCU Invitational with Jackson, Bliss and Kolesnitchenko.

2013-14 Indoor:  Had four top-10 finishes in her final two meets of the season…Had a 4^th place finish in the mile run (5:24.54) at the Mountaineer Open where she also placed 6^th in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:26.07...Finished 7^th in the 3000-meter run (10:12.85) and 10^th in the 5000-meter run (18:08.37) at the A-Sun Championships…Ranked 7^th in the A-Sun for the 3000-meter run and 10^th in the 5000-meter run.

2013 Outdoor:  Collected seven top-10 finishes including one 1^st place performance…Earned her first career victory in the 5000-meter run following a season-best time of 18:04.92 at the Charlotte Invitational…Had a 4^th place finish in the 5000-meter section B (18:11.91) at the Duke Invitational…Turned in a 6^th place performance in the 800-meter (2:23.12) at the Johnson C. Smith Invitational...Ran the 3000-meter in 10:56.49 at the Charlotte 49er Classic...Recorded a time of 4:52.27 in the 1500-meter run at the Johnson C. Smith Invitational.

2012-13 Indoor:  Earned a 12^th place finish in the mile run (5:18.62) at the A-Sun Championships.

2012 Outdoor:  Registered a time of 2:17.56 in the 800-meter March 17 at UNC Charlotte’s 49er Classic…Finished the 1,500-meter in 4:43.39 at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships April 21…Teamed with Velegar Mark, Ashley Edmond and Joan Tangwar in the 1,600-meter relay March 24 at Western Carolina, recording a time of 4:22.33.

2011-12 Indoor:  Helped the Spartan women posted their best team finish in school history at the 2012 A-Sun Indoor Championships, coming in fifth-place with 51 points…Recorded a time of 2:28.13 in the 800-meter Feb. 4 North Carolina’s Kent Taylor Invitational…Crossed the 1,000-meter finish-line in 3:09.27 Dec. 3, 2011 at Clemson’s Orange and Purple Winter Classic…Turning in a time of 5:16.04 in the one mile run at the A-Sun Indoor Championships Feb. 18…Teamed with Laura Transue, Ashley Edmond and Morgan Bryant in the distance medley relay Feb. 17 at the A-Sun meet, posting a time of 13:27.42…Joined Edmond, Bryant and Joan Tangwar in the 1,600-meter relay Jan. 19 at the Appalachian State Invite to record a mark of 4:20.90.

High School:  Lettered in track and cross country at Stratford High School…Named Stratford Female Athlete of Year in 2010 and 2011…Three-time All-Region selection in both track and cross country…Three-time All-State in track and two-time All-State in cross country…Named Runner of the Year in 2010…South Carolina State Cross Country Champion in 2009 and 2010…Finished third in the 20009 state championship in the 800-meter and second in the 1,600-meter.

Personal:  Born June 4, 1993…Parents are William and Michelle Polite…Has a younger brother, Brandon (14), and a younger sister, Sydney (11)…Is majoring in communications with a concentration in public relations and minoring in criminal justice…Claims spaghetti is her favorite food…Her favorite movie is “Silver Linings Playbook”…Names Sandra Bullock as her favorite actor…Says Ed Sheeran is her favorite singer…Fall is her favorite season…Her favorite quote is, “After a while crocodile”…Dream job is to be a director of public relations or a publicist.