Prior to Upstate: Transferred from Coker College in Hartsville, S.C. … Posted a personal-best time of 20:21 in the 5K.

Personal: Born Aug. 20, 1992 in Sumter, S.C. to Ray and Martha Barnwell … Has an older brother named Tanner and a younger sister named Hannah … Majoring in middle school education and Spanish … Enjoys running, hiking and horseback riding … Lists fruit as her favorite food … Names “That 70’s Show” as her favorite TV show … Favorite season is fall … Most admires her grandmother … Dream job is to teach in an indigenous school … Her favorite quote is, “To thine own self be true.”