Kim Ruck Season 2011-12

Honors • NCAA Championships Participant (2011) • All-ACC (2009) • All-Region (2009-10) • All-ACC Academic (2008-10) • USTFCCCA All-Academic (2009-10) • AgSouth Student-Athlete of the Year (2011) 2010 Highlights • Advanced to the NCAA Cross Country Championships for the first time; in fact, it was the first appearance at the national meet by any Clemson female since 1993 • Finished 90th at the NCAA national meet, she had a time of 21:17.2 • All-Region winner by virtue of sixth-place individual finish in Louisville, where she posted a 6K time of 20:20.7 • Placed 19th to lead Clemson’s efforts at the ACC Championships on a chilly day in Boston; had 6K time of 21:02.2 at the meet • Individual winner at the Clemson Invitational, the debut event at the Tigers’ home course of Musser Farms; had 5K time of 16:47.09 • Runner-up at the Charlotte Invitational, she had a time of 16:52.2 over the 5K course • Led Tigers with 22nd-place effort in a large field at the Pre-NCAA Nationals in Terre Haute, she had a time of 20:46.7 2009 Highlights • Earned All-ACC and All-Region status as the team’s top performer • Placed ninth at the ACC Championships, the highest finish by a Clemson female at the conference meet since Beth Ahern was seventh in 1998; she produced a personal best 6K time of 20:26.1 at the meet held in Cary, NC • Posted 11th place individual finish at the Southeast Regionals in Louisville, KY, best finish by a Clemson female since Mareike Ressing was fifth at the district meet in 1993 • Competed in four meets on the season and was top scorer in each meet for the Tigers • Won the Charlotte Invitational on Oct. 2 with a personal best 5K time of 17:02.4 • Finished runner-up on Sept. 18 at the Mountaineer Open and led Clemson to a second-place team finish 2008 Highlights • Emerged as team’s #2 runner after no previoux experience competing in cross country • Competed and scored in three meets, including both the ACC Championships and Southeast Region Championships • Team’s second-best scorer with 20th-place finish at ACCs • Scored at regionals with 62nd-place showing, fourth-best on team • Team’s #2 scorer with 27th-place effort at Auburn • Best 5K time of the season was 17:17.21 at the Tiger Invitational • Best 6K time of the season was 21:27.6 at the ACC Championships Eastside High School Highlights • Earned several accolades as a standout soccer player • Named All-State in 2007 and three-time All-Region • Played in 2007 North/South All-Star Game • Led 2007 team to state championship • Led 2004 team to region championship and 2005 team to state finals Personal • Born 3/24/89 • Majoring in health science • Two-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll • Daughter of Valorie and Gene Ruck • Brother, Kevin, played soccer at Towson University • Standout on the track for Clemson, she was a 2010 indoor All-American and ACC champion in the 5K and is a six-time All-ACC performer as well Collegiate Bests • 5000m – 16:47.09 • 6000m – 20:20.7