Noa Beitler

Class: Senior Hometown: Rehovot, Israel High School: DeShalit Amos School

Event: Distance Birthdate: 02/05/1980

2003: Won both the 800m and Mile MVC Indoor titles, and both the 800m and 1500m MVC Outdoor titles ... set a new track record running 4:30.47 in the 1500m ... placed sixth in the 800m at the NCAA Mideast Regional ... advanced to the NCAA National Championship Meet for the first time and finished 19th ... a two-time MVC Scholar-Athlete ... named All-MVC for both the indoor and outdoor seasons ... named to 2003 Verizon Academic All-District V First Team ... helped set school record in the 1600-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay ... also ran cross country.

2002: Won the MVC 1600m indoor championship to receive All-MVC honors ... placed second in the 1500m during outdoor season to receive All-MVC honors ... member of the scholar-athlete team ... ran cross country.

2001: Took the 800m title in her first collegiate event at SIU, and became the fastest 800m runner in school history in just the fourth meet of her career ... won the indoor Mile championship and both the 800m and 1500m outdoor titles.

Isreal: An 11-time Israeli national champion in the 800m and 1500m (1997-2001) ... has a personal best time of 2:04.23 in the 800m, which is the Israeli indoor record ... holds the Israeli national record for the indoor mile ... placed eighth at the European Under-23 1500-meter championship ... five-time Israeli national champion in the 4x400m (1997-01) for which she holds the Israeli record ... part of seven Israeli National teams ... was also the 1992 Israeli national karate champion.

Personal: Industrial Design major...daughter of Yair and Ruhama Beitler...born Feb. 5, 1980.