Air Force Academy

Cindy Dawson

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Class: Senior Hometown: Yreka, CA High School: Yreka

Event: Middle Distances

2003: Ran a leg of the sprint medley relay team that set a school record at the Drake Relays...was also a member of the distance medley relay team at the Drake Relays that set a USAFA school record...was a member of the third-place distance medley relay team at the MWC Indoor Championships...participated in the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships...earned team's weekly "Breakthrough Performance" honors for her personal-best time of 2:17.27 in the 800-meter run at the Husker Invitational...that mark ranks eighth on the program's all-time list...academic All-MWC team member... member of the Air Force cross country team.

2002: Won team's "Outstanding Competitor" weekly award for her runner-up finish in the 800-meter run at the Air Force Invitational… earned "Newcomer of the Week" honors for her 800-meter run seasonal-best (2:21.39) at the MWC Indoor Championships…earned the "Breakthrough Performance" weekly award for her 2:16.54 effort at Arizona State Invitational...also earned "Newcomer of the Week" honors for her converted time of 4:57.01 in the 1,500-meter run at the Tom Benich Classic…repeated the "Newcomer of the Week" honors for her 2:15.73 time in the 800-meter run at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational…ran on the school record-setting distance medley relay team, which ran in 11:55.73 at Drake Relays …named weekly "Clutch Performance" award winner when she placed third in the 800-meter run (2:15.93) at the Indiana quadrangular…placed seventh in the 800-meter run at the MWC Outdoor Championships with a time of 2:18.54…ran leg of 4x400-meters relay team, which finished in 3:54.49 at MWC Outdoor Championships, the third fastest on USAFA all-time list...named to academic all-MWC team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two varsity letters in soccer and one in track and cross country…two-time all-league athlete in all three sports…won sectional title in track for the 800-meter run and 4x400m relay team… named track MVP as a senior…a state meet qualifier in track in the 800-meter run and 4x400m relay.

PERSONAL: Daughter of John and Sharon Dawson …high school class valedictorian…junior class president.