Bio

As a Sophomore: All-Sunshine State Conference…USTFCCCA All-South Region… SSC All-Championship Team… NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Team…Competed Saw action in nine events for Tampa on the year earning six top 10 finishes…Started the year at the USF Open (9/5) where she placed third with a time of 19:12.44…Participated in the Early Bird Classic (9/12) turning in a time of 19:57.50 and placed eighth…Ran in the UF Invite (9/20) turning in another top 10 finish placing fifth registering a time of 18:39.25…Completed the Louisville Invitational (10/4) in 18:39.75… Competed at the FSU Invite (10/10) and recorded a time of 19:52.55…Ran in the Valdosta State Invite (10/25) 18:26.5…Placed fifth at the SSC Finals (11/8) with a time of 23:02.10…Completed the NCAA Regional (11/22) in just 22:37.53…Capped the year off at the NCAA Finals (12/6) with a time of 22:55.30.

As a Freshman: All-SSC...USTFCCCA all-South Region...SSC all-championship Team...Participated in all eight events throughout the season…Made collegiate debut at the USF open placing seventh in 17:39.74 (9/6)…Crossed the line 14th at the UT Pre-Regional in 19:35.50 (9/27)…Placed ninth in the FSU Invite 5k in 18:33.07 (10/11)…Competed in SSC Finals with a 6k time of 22:33 placing sixth…Finished in the top five at the NCAA Regional 6k in 22:57.20 (11/9)…Participated in the NCAA Finals completing the 6k in 23:04.80 (11/23)…Completed her novice season as a Spartan with four top-10 finishes.

High School: Graduated from J.W. Mitchell High School, where she was coached by Jeffery Leavey, Keith Paul and Casi Chatman…Set school record in 5K, 3,200 and 4x800…Was 35th at 2011 FHSAA state cross country championships…Placed 11th in 3,200 at 2012 state track meet…Was eighth at 2012 state cross country event and second in 3,200 as a senior…Also participated in swimming, where she set records in 4x200 Free, 4x200 Medley and 4x400 Free.

Personal: Recipient of UPS Scholarship, UT Achievement Award and Quinn Culotta Memorial Award…Full name is Claudia Michelle Cancello…Daughter of Andrew and Jennifer Cancello…Has a twin sister, Elaina, and a younger sister, Katherine…Elaina is also a member of UT cross country team…Psychology major…Birthdate: 4/28/1994.