Sara Dickson Class: Senior Hometown: Port Charlotte, Fla. High School: Port Charlotte Event: Middle Distance

High School: Managed to shave time off her 5-K cross country times each of her first three seasons as a prep ... In 2002 as a freshman, she recorded her top time of 20:13, but had her season ended early due to injury. Back into rotation as a sophomore, Dickson improved by 20 seconds on her 5-K, top-time running a seasonal-best 19:43 her second year ... She also was a state qualifier, finishing 46th ... As a sophomore, she again trimmed time off her best overall mark, navigating the 5-K course in a career-best 19:17 in cross country, recording a road race record of 18:54 ... She again was a state qualifier, finishing 13th as a junior ... In track & field, Dickson has experience running the 400-meter (1:08 top-time), 800-meter (2:30 top-time), the 1,600-meter (5:14 top-time), and the 3,200-meter run (11:26 top-time) ... Like in cross country, she has managed to whittle time off her all-time best each year she runs in high school ... Dickson has been a state qualifier in both the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs, finishing a career-best sixth in 1,600 and fifth in the 3,200 events as a junior ... Academically, Dickson ranks among the top 10 percent of her high school class and boasts a grade point average of 3.896.