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.  Aja Clark Class: Senior Hometown: Ardmore, Okla. High School: Plainview Last College: St. Gregory's Position: Distance

Personal: Daughter of Virginia Clark and the late George Clark ... Born July 26, 1983 ... Has an older brother, George, Jr. ... Dental hygiene major.

2006-2007: (Cross Country) Led the Sooners at the season-opening Hurricane Festival (Sept. 2), placing 15th and running the two-mile course in 12:46 ... Finished 125th of 288 (23:36) at the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 23) ... Placed 118th (21:48) of 245 at the Indiana State Pre-National Invitational Blue Race (Oct. 14) ... Finished 50th (22:57) at the Big 12 Championships (Oct. 27) ... Ended the season in 76th (22:56) at the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 11). (Indoor) Scored personal records in the 3000 (10:08.17) at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 10) and 5000 (17:31.23) at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational (Feb. 2) ... Finished third in the mile (5:08.17) at the Sooner Open (Feb. 17). (Outdoor) Trounced personal best en route to third-place finish (17:15.23) in the 5,000-meter run at the John Jacobs Distance Carnival (April 13) .. Ran 13th in the 10,000-meter run (39:02.26) at the Big 12 Championship (May 11).

2005-2006: (Cross Country) Placed 15th overall, third among OU runners, at the season-opening Golden Hurricane Festival, running the two-mile course in 12:09 ... Led the Sooners with a sixth-place finish at the Arkansas-Little Rock Open, running the 5K in 19:02.7 ... Led OU again at the Chile Pepper Invitational, running the 6K in 22:55.5. (Indoor) Finished 26th in the 3,000-meter run (10:19.21) at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 25) ... Ran a personal best 3,000-meter run of 10:14.24 at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 11) ... Opened the season with a 3,000 of 10:23.18 at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 21). (Outdoor) Opened the season at the Duke Invitaitonal (April 7) running 17:43.63 in the 5,000-meter run, placing 18th in a field of 50 ... Placed third in the 1,500-meter run (4:51.09) at the John Jacobs Invitational (April 15) ... Ran third in the 1500 at the Texas Twilight (April 22), clocking in a personal best 4:46.60.

2004-2005: (Cross Country) Raced in six meets for OU during her rookie campaign in Division I ... Led the Sooners at the Wildcat Invitational with a 26th-place finish ... Set her career best 6K at the meet, running the race in 23:59.7 ... Set a career best in the 5K at 18:17.14 during the Southern Stampede where she placed 20th ... Came in 45th at the Chile Pepper Invitational ... Won the paired Red River Relays with partner Catherine Odell, completing the combined 12K in 43:15... Came in 61st at the Big 12 Championships. (Indoor) Specialized in 3000 and 5000 ... Best 3000 performance came during an eighth-place run at the Arkansas Invitational (10:32.42) ... Lone 5000 run at the Notre Dame Invitational resulted in a 12th-place finish (18:23.45) ... Run was the best indoor 5000 by a Sooner in 2005. (Outdoor) Placed seventh (4:49.09) in the 1500 at the John Jacobs Invitational ... Took fourth in the 3000 (10:30.02) at the Mean Green Twilight ... Finished 13th (39:12.67) in the 10,000 at the Texas Relays.

At St. Gregory's: Led cross country team to third place finish at regional meet ... Set school records in cross country and in the 5000-meter run.

High School:Helped Plainview win three cross country and three track and field state championships ... Ran on the three-time state champion two-mile relay ... Won the state title in the 1600 in 2002.

Other: Ran for the Plainview AAU Track Club ... Ran on the national champion two-mile relay in 2001.