Tara Weiss Class: Sophomore Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD High School: Gaithersburg H.S.

2007 XC:Competed in three meets during her freshman campaign ... ran best time 19:46.73 finishing 79th at Mel Brodt Invitational ... also ran a 20:07.46 at Louisville Invitational placing 159th and a 20:27.51 at the Falcon Invitational placing 104th.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years for track coach Herb Tolbert ... Named team MVP for cross country in 2004, 2005 and 2006 ... Named Most Improved Player in 2005 and 2006 in track ... Helped her team to a 25th-place finish at the state meet in 2006 and 29th-place finish in 2005 ... Was a member of the National Honors Society and Spanish Honor Society ... Served as a team captain for the cross country team in 2005 and 2006 as well as track in 2007.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Kathleen and Henry Weiss ... plans to major in Nursing.