Alaina Dearman Class: RS Senior Hometown: Dallas, Texas Event: Middle Distance Birthdate: 09/20/1980

Career Bests: Indoor: 800 meter: 2:16.47 (2001); 1000 meter: 2:59.04 (2001); Mile: 5:21.88 (2001); Outdoor: 800 meter: 2:18.25 (2000); 1500 meter: 4:51.78 (2000)

In 2001 (Junior): Serving as a team captain for the distance events ... (Indoor) Dramatically improved her career best times ... dropped her 800 time to 2:16.47 ... posted that time at the Iowa State Invitational ... dropped her 1000 time to 2:59.04 at the Big 12 Indoor Championship ... finished fourth in her heat with that time but did not advance to the final ... also posted the best time on the team in the mile ... had a 5:21.88 at the Sooner Indoor. (Cross Country) Ran in five of seven meets for the Sooners ... finished second on the team at the Big 12 Championship ... was 73rd in the 6k meet with a 24:20 ... had her season-best time in the 5k with a 20:40.95 in the SMU/Run-On Invitational ... finished 26th overall ... had her best overall finish with a 14th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Invitational.

In 2000 (Sophomore): (Indoor) Improved her career best performances throughout the season ... had the team's second-best time in the 800 meer ... also had the team's best time in the 1000 ... finished 13th in the prelims of the 1000 at the Big 12 Indoor with that time ... (Outdoor) Lowered her career bests in her second year with the Sooner program ... ran a 2:18.25 in the 800 at the LSU meet ... ran her best time in the 1500 at Michael Johnson Invitational ... finished 18th in the prelims for the 800 at the Big 12 meet ... ran on the 3200-meter relay that finished fifth at the Texas Relays.

In 1999 (Freshman): (Indoor) Took 13th in the 1000 meter at the conference championships with a time of 3:08.31 ... posted top 800-meter time, 2:22.81, at the Sooner Classic to finish 12th. (Outdoor) Took eighth in the 800 meter with a personal record time of 2:22.81 ... raced to a personal best in the 1500 m (5:00.81) at the Texas Invitational ... finished 23rd.

In High School: Was a two-time district champion in the 800 meter and 1600 meter while competing for David W. Carter... captured the cross country district title as a sophomore ... was named the Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete as a senior voted to the all-city Academic Team as a senior ... was captain of the cross country and track team her senior season ... four-time letter winner in track and cross country ... was a Presidential Award winner ... was a member of Who's Who in American High School Sports. Personal: Daughter of Lynda Dearman ... born 9/20/80 ... is a zoology/pre-med major ... participated in the 1994 and 1999 Junior Olympics as a member of 3200-meter relay team for her summer track squad ... a multi-time Academic All-Big 12 track honoree ... named to the 2000 Academic All-Big 12 cross country team ... a multi-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection ... also honored as a Sooner Scholar ... named to the Dean's List ... selected as an Advantage Scholar ... named to the 2000 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award second team ... named as OU's most Oustanding Female Walk-on in 2000.