Atalie Barber

Hometown: Tulsa, OK High School: Jenks Event: Middle Distance

2004 -- Indoor - ran collegiate-best 600 meters (1:35.68) at Gold Country Classic, which ranks ninth on Iowa's all-time best performers list... ran third leg on distance medley relay that placed third (11:41.77) at Big Ten Championships... Outdoor - ran lead leg on winning 3,200-meter relay (9:07.62) at Texas Southern Relays... ran anchor leg on 3,200-meter relay that placed second (8:48.87) and lead leg on distance medley relay that placed third (11:34.56) at Drake Relays... ran season-best 800 meters (2:13.19) at Iowa Musco Twilight VI... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2003 -- Indoor - led team in 800 and 1,000 meters... ran third leg on distance medley relay that placed fifth (11:51.71) at Big Ten Championships... won 600 meters (1:37.16) at Hawkeye Invitational... runner-up in 1,000 meters (2:56.68) at Panther Classic... placed ninth in 800 meters with season-best 2:12.10 at Cyclone Classic... Outdoor - placed eighth in 1,500 (4:50.16) and 14th in 800 meters (2:24.89) at KT Woodman Classic... letterwinner... Cross Country - one of four Hawkeyes to compete in all six races... ran season-best times in 5,000 meters at Willamette Invitational (19:02) and 6,000 meters at Pre-National Invitational (23:36)... placed sixth (11:20) at Hawkeye Invitational and 10th (20:00) at Iowa State Open... academic all-Big Ten.

2002 -- Indoor - led team in 800, mile and 1,000 meters... won 600 meters (1:38.22) at Iowa Open and 800 meters (2:17.74) at Hawkeye Invitational... also won 1,000 meters with a personal-best 2:53.16 at Meyo Invitational, which ranks sixth on Iowa's all-time best performances list...placed eighth in 800 meters (2:13.13) at Big Ten Championships after running a personal-best 2:12.03 in prelims, which ranks fourth in school history... also ran lead leg on distance medley relay that placed fourth (11:55.49) and third leg on 1,600-meter relay that placed fifth (3:45.33) at Big Ten Championships... ran personal-best 600 meters (1:35.99) at Minnesota Classic and personal-best mile (5:01.53) at NCAA Qualifier... Outdoor - led team in 800 and 1,500 meters... won 800 (2:16.28) and 1,500 meters (4:49.73) at UMKC Quad... ran personal-best 1,500 meters (4:35.09) at Florida State Relays... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner... Cross Country - first Hawkeye to cross finish line at Missouri Challenge, placing 11th with a personal-best 18:50.23... placed third (19:34) at UNO/CU Invite... letterwinner.

2001 -- Indoor - led team in 500 meters with the 1:16.85 she ran at Meyo Invite... placed eighth in 600 meters (1:36.49) and ran lead leg on distance medley relay that placed second (11:47.50) at Big Ten Championships... won 800 meters (2:17.54) at Iowa Hawkeye Open... Outdoor - placed fifth in 800 meters at Big Bear Invite (2:18.51) and Iowa Musco Twilight (2:18.12)... ran season-best 800 meters (2:14.54) at Kansas Relays... ran third leg on distance medley relay that placed 13th (11:47.16) at Drake Relays and lead leg of school-record setting 6,400-meter relay (20:40.89) at Disney's Relays... letterwinner... Cross Country - ran season-best 5,000-meters (18:51) at Illinois Invitational... second Hawkeye to cross finish line at Purdue Open and Illinois Invitational, placing 15th (20:06.10) and 58th (18:51), respectively... ran personal-best 4,000 meters (14:51) at Stanford Invitational... placed 90th (20:03.1) at Big Ten Championships... letterwinner.

2000 -- Cross Country - ran season-best 5,000 meters (19:56) at Big Ten Championships and personal-best 6,000 meters (23:32) at NCAA Midwest Regional... placed 24th at Purdue Invitational (24:56.70) and Midwest Pre-Regional (23:44)... letterwinner.

High School -- 2000 National AAU champion in 1,500 and runner-up in 800 meters... two time cross country team captain... placed eighth at National Championships in Lexington, KY, leading her team to a third place finish her senior year... three-time all-America national cross country team selection... led cross country team to 1999 state title... two-time cross country and three-time track team MVP... three-time state track champion her senior year, winning 800 and 1,600 meters and as part of 3,200-meter relay... also ran on runner-up 1,600-meter relay at state meet... set school records in 800 (2:13.23) and 1,600 meters (5:09.94) and as part of 1,600 and 3,200-meter relays... won 800 meters at 2000 Kansas Relays and 1,500 meters at 2000 Junior Olympics district meet while competing for the Jenks America Track Club... National Honor Society member and honor roll student... coaches were O'Rourke, Patterson and Michael Barber.

Personal -- born April 27, 1982... daughter of Michael and Julia Barber... engineering major.

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