St. John's University Athletics
2008 Women's Cross Country Roster
Pamela Petruski
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Toms River North
- Hometown:
- Toms River, N.J.
As A Senior (2009-10): Secured the best time on the team with her 23:14 performance at the Paul Short Invite 6K (Oct. 2) ... placed second on the team at the BIG EAST Championships 6K (Oct. 31) with a time of 25:00 ... ran a season-best 5K time of 20:13 at the ECAC Championships (Nov. 21).
As A Junior (2008-09): Posted a season-best time of 20:14.0 at the 5K ECAC Championships (Nov. 22) ... set a new career-best time of 14:39.84 at the 4K STJ Fall Festival (Oct. 19).
As A Sophomore (2007-08): Crossed the tape third for the Red Storm at the STJ Fall Festival 4K (Oct. 14) with a seventh-place finish of 15:04 ... was the second St. John[apos]s runner to finish at the National Catholic Invitational (Sept. 14) with season-best 5K time of 20:32 ... raced to a season-best 6K time of 21:53 with a 63rd-place finish at the Metropolitan Championships (Oct. 5).
As A Freshman (2006-07): Qualified and competed in the NCAA Regional competition, finished second for the Red Storm at 24:47.6 (Nov. 11) ... was the first Red Storm team member to cross the tape at the ECAC Championships (Nov. 18) with her career-best time in the 5K of 19:51.0 ... ran as one of the top three finishers in all four of the 5K races ... finished third for the Red Storm at the BIG EAST Championships 6K at 25:24 (Oct. 27) ... season-best 6K time, 23:51.59.
Before St. John[apos]s: Set the Toms River North High School record in the 800-meters ... member of the 4x800-meter relay team that broke the school and county record her junior year ... helped lead team to the South Jersey Group IV State Sectional title her sophomore and junior seasons ... finished 18th at the Nike Nationals in the 800-meters ... named Most Outstanding Track Performer for the indoor season as a junior and senior, and for the outdoor season her senior year ... high school best times include, 19:04 in the 5K, 57.8 in the 400-meters, 2:17.3 in the 800-meters, and 5:18 in the 1,600-meters.
Personal: Daughter of Bernadette Diab and John Petruski ... born in Toms River, N.J. ... has two sisters, Jennifer (23) and Johanna (16) ... listens to Elvis on her iPod before a meet ... loves the Taco Bell at Marillac ... involved in the Film Club ... majoring in marketing/television & film.
Off the Track
Favorite Book: 'The New Astrology' by Suzanne White
Favorite Movie: 'Joe Dirt' or 'Snatch'
Favorite Food: Margherita Pizza
Favorite TV Show: 'Glee'