The Boilermakers have had great weather to prepare in the weeks before the meet.
2012: Raced on the distance medley relay team at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25). Placed 6th in the one mile run at the Hoosier Hills (2/11) with a time of 5:03.98 and 8th in the 800 meter run, crossing at the 2:19.80 mark. Placed second in the 1,500 meter run at the Mike Poehlein Invitational (3/30-3/31). Competed at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge (3/23) in the 1,500 meter run and the 800 meter run.
High School:Four-year varsity letterwinner in cross country and track and field at Lake Central High School; finished second individually at the Indiana State High School Cross Country Championships as a senior, finishing in 19:15.8; helped her team to a pair of Indiana State Runner-Up team finishes as a junior and sophomore; ran on a trio of state placewinning 4x800-meter relays, taking second as a sophomore and senior and fifth as a junior; two-time individual state placewinner in the 3,200-meter run, taking fifth as a junior and eighth as a senior; awarded the Indiana State Mental Attitude Award as a senior.
Personal:Dana Marie Payonk was born Aug. 12, 1991, in Roswell, Ga.; is the daughter of Jack and Kathleen Payonk; has one brother, Matthew; enjoys computers and drawing; majoring in computer science.
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