University of Rhode Island

2011-12 (Senior): Indoor: At the Sorlien Invite, placed ninth in the 500m run (1:21.82)... Earned third in the 500m run (1:18.93) at the URI Invite. Outdoor: At the UConn All-Region Invitational, placed fifth in the 400m dash (1:03.28)... In the Brown Invitational ran a season best mark of 60.41 in the 400m.

2010-11 (Junior): Indoor: Won the 600m run in a time of 1:38.55 and helped the 4x400m relay team to a runner-up finish at the Alden Invitational... Placed eighth in the 500m run with a time of 1:22.14 at the URI Sorlien Invitational... Finished fifth in the 500m in a time of 1:17.74 at the Terrier Classic... Finished ninth in the 4x400m relay with a time of 4:05:35 at the UConn All-Region Invitational.

2009-10 (Sophomore): Indoor: Finished ninth in the 1000m in a time of 3:14.66 at the Alden Invitational. Outdoor: A member of the 4x800m relay team that posted a runner-up finish in a time of 10:13.79 at the Skyhawk Invitational.

2008-2009 (Freshman): Outdoor: Placed 14th in the 800m run with a time of 2:24.60 at the UConn Select Invitational... Notched a 15th place finish in the 800m run at the Skyhawk Invitational... Won the 800m run in a time of 2:22.38 at the Bryant Invitational.

High School: Ran cross country, winter track, and spring track... named captain of cross country team, winter track team, and spring track team.

Personal: Born July 11, 1989... daughter of Christine and Charles Hessenkemper... has one sibling-Ashley... interests include the beach, writing poetry, and taking pictures... cites Martin Brodeur as favorite athlete and the NY Giants, NJ Devils, and NJ Nets as her favorite teams... Psychology major at URI.