Angela Pichardo
 Angela Pichardo
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Hollywood, Fla.

High School:
Stranahan

Height:
5-6

Event:
Middle Distance

2005 Cross Country: Placed 76th overall and third on the team at the Midwest Regional Championships (23:22) ... Finished 47th overall at the Big 12 Championship (22:57) ... Ran a 23:03.8 at NCAA Pre-Nationals, placing 55th ... Finished in a time of 24:05 at the Roy Griak Invitational.

2005 Outdoor: Had a 25th place result at the Big 12 Championship in the 5000m in a time of 18:00.74 ... Finished fifth at the Nebraska Invitational in the 800m in a time of 2:13.50 ... Finished sixth in the 800m (2:14.64) and was also a member of the 4x1 mile relay team that finished second at the Kansas Relays in a time of 21:04.45.

2005 Indoor: Finished 29th at the Big 12 Championship in the 3000m in a time of 10:17.85 ... Had a 14th place finish at the ISU Classic in the 800m in a time of 2:10.96 ... Finished seventh in the mile at the Husker Invitational in a time of 5:01.18 ... Won the 1000m at the Jayhawk Invitational in a time of 2:57.47.

2004 Cross Country: Competed in all six events ... Placed 27th in both the Bob Timmons Invitational and the Wildcat Invitational ... Finished 55th at the Big 12 Championship.

2004 Outdoor: Placed second in the 1500m at the ESU Spring Twilight with a time of 4:50.95 ... Placed third in the 800m at the Hurricane Invitational.

2004 Indoor: Finished fourth in the 800m at the Wildcat Invitational (2:25.26) and at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular (2:20.5) ... Placed fourth in the 1,000m at the Jayhawk Invitational.

2003 Cross Country: Competed in two meets ... Finished 58th at the Midwest Regional Championships with a 6k time of 23:04.

2003 Outdoor: Competed in five meets ... Ran a season-best 800m time at the Big 12 Championship (2:12.42) ... Finished third at the Ward Haylett Invitational with a time of 2:13.16.

2003 Indoor: Set a Kansas indoor record at the Big 12 Championship with a 1000m time of 2:49.37 ... Recorded a first place finish at the Illini Classic by running the fifth-fastest 800m time in KU indoor history (2:10.99).

2002 Cross Country: Competed for the Jayhawks for the first time at the NCAA Pre-Nationals Invitational where she was the fifth Kansas finisher and 202nd overall with a time of 23:13 ... Ran the Big 12 Championship race in a then personal-best 6k time of 22:21.08, finishing fourth among her teammates and 41st overall ... Bettered her 6k PR at the Midwest Regional where she finished third among her teammates and 42nd overall with a time of 21:53.56.

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner in track and swimming ... Three-year varsity letterwinner and team MVP in cross country ... All-state honors in track four years ... 2002 state champion in the 1600 meters ... Three-time district and regional champion in 1600 meters and 800 meters ... Stranahan Female Athlete of the Year 2000-2002 ... Three-time all-county in cross country ... Four-time MVP of track team.

Personal: Born Oct. 5, 1983, in Hollywood, Fla. ... Parents are Denyse and Tom Pichardo ... Majoring in early childhood education.

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