Events: 1,500M (4:44.44), Mile (5:17.19), 3,000M (10:40.80), 5,000M (18:32.28), XC

CAREER CAPSULE
Competed for the Lady Tigers from 2006-08 ... A distance runner who lined up in events ranging from the 1,500 meters to the 5,000 meters ... Earned one letter during her LSU career after placing 21st in the 1,500 meters at the 2008 SEC Outdoor Championships ... Finished her career with personal bests of 4:44.44 in the 1,500 meters, 5:17.19 in the mile, 10:40.80 in the 3,000 meters and 18:32.28 in the 5,000 meters.

2008
A middle distance runner who competed in the 1,500 meters and the mile during the 2008 season ... Won the mile at three indoor meets ... Clocked a new personal best of 5:17.19 to win the mile at the LSU Twilight Invitational ... Also won the event at the Purple Tiger Classic (5:29.99) and the LSU NCAA Indoor Qualifier (5:21.22) ... Placed fifth in the mile at the Bayou Bengal Invitational with a time of 5:21.08 ... Also ran the 800 meters at the LSU NCAA Indoor Qualifier, finishing second with a time of 2:35.66 ... Ran the 1,500 meters during the outdoor season ... Set a new personal best of 4:44.44 in a seventh-place finish at the LSU Alumni Gold ... Lettered during the outdoor season after finishing 21st in the 1,500 meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships (4:50.45) ... Placed sixth at the Tiger Invitational (4:51.71) ... Did not finish the 5,000 meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships.

2007
Competed in a total of seven home meets during the 2007 campaign ... Placed third in the mile at the LSU NCAA Indoor Qualifier with a time of 5:23.43 ... Clocked a new PR in the 5,000 meters after crossing the finish line in 10:40.80 in the season opener at the Purple Tiger Classic ... Finished fourth in the event at the LSU Twilight Invitational (10:41.49) ... Ran the 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters during the outdoor season ... Recorded a new personal best in the 1,500 meters at the LSU Tiger Classic with a time of 4:47.47 ... Finished 10th in the 5,000 meters at the LSU Tiger Relays after stopping the clock in 18:57.63 ... Did not finish the 5k at the LSU Alumni Gold.

2006
Concentrated primarily on the 3,000 meters during the indoor season ... Ran a personal best of 10:42.38 at the LSU Twilight ... Clocked 10:58.00 at the Purple Tiger Invitational and 11:00.13 at the Bayou Bengal Invitational ... During the outdoor season, participated in both the 1,500 meters and the 5,000 meters twice ... 5k time of 18:32.28 was a personal best by almost eight seconds ... Top 1,500-meter performance came at the Tiger Classic (4:54.38).

PRIOR TO LSU
Spent one season at the University of New Orleans ... Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track at St. Amant High School ... Was an all-state selection in 2002 ... Competed at the Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships in 2003 ... On the track, posted top times of 2:22 in the 800 meters, 4:49 in the 1,500 meters and 18:40 in the 5,000 meters.

PERSONAL
Full name is Christy Jo Zirkle ... Born on June 20, 1986 ... Daughter of Mike and Cathy Zirkle ... Has an older sister named Ansley.