Tasmin Fanning Class: Junior
High School: Western Albemarle
Hometown: Charlottesville, Va.
 
photo 2006: Led Tech at the national championships with an individual finish of 77th, taking 61st in team scoring with a time of 21:55 ... Earned all-region for the second straight year at the NCAA Southeast Regional, finishing 18th in 21:10 ... Claimed 42nd at the ACC Championships in 22:48 ... Took 50th at the Chile Pepper Invite in 21:49, and ninth at the William & Mary Inter-Regional in 22:19 ... Turned in the second individual time of 17:04 at the 5k Wake Forest Relays while pairing with Kelly Clark to finish as the top team, and earned ACC Performer of the Week honors for her efforts ... Was named to both the All-ACC Academic Team and the USTFCCCA NCAA Division I All-Academic Team.

2005: Earned all-region honors at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships for her 22nd-place performance with a time of 21:05.7 ... In her first collegiate race, won the VT Alumni Meet with a time of 17:12.91 ... Won the 5k Mountaineer Open in 18:03.98 ... Was the top Tech runner at the Penn State Invitational, finishing the 6k course in 22:10, earning 42nd place ... Finished 19th at the ACC Championships with a time of 20:17.2.

High School: Voted team captain and MVP in 2004 ... A four-time all-state cross country runner ... Led the cross country team to three AA Virginia state titles and the track team to three AA state championships ... Was the 2004 Jefferson District and Region II cross country champion ... Also won the Fork Union, Woodberry Forest and Charles Lauck Invitationals this year ... At the AA Virginia state cross country championships, claimed the runner-up spot in 2004 and was third in 2003 ... Her track accomplishments include being a four-time AA Virginia state champion in the 4x800m relay, an all-state performer 13 times for the indoor and outdoor seasons and Nike Indoor Classic All-American for her fourth-place showing in the 800m ... Won the district title in the 800m and the 4x800m relay ... Took second at the Region II Championships in the 800m and the 4x800m relay ... Holds the 800m, 4x400m relay, 4x800m relay and the distance medley relay records at Western Albermarle ... Personal records include a 2:14.37 in the 800m, 5:02.09 in the 1,600m and a 18:33.78 in the 5,000m ... Was a member of the National Honor Society and graduated with honors.

Personal: Born August, 27 1987 in Seattle, Wash. ... Daughter of Elizabeth Fanning ... Sister, Jessica, runs cross country for Virginia Tech ... Human nutrition, foods and exercise and communication major.