Cate Berenato Class: Freshman Hometown: Blacksburg, VA Event: Distance

Cross Country: 2007: Helped the team to a fourth place finish at the Boston College Invitational placing 63rd in 19:41... ran the 6k Bill Dellinger Invitational in 22:25 placing 89th overall... placed 65th overall at the ACC Championships and helped Wake Forest to a seventh place finish with a time of 23:42... contributed to the team's eighth place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regionals running the 6k in 23:00 and placing 134th overall.

Background: Earned 10 varsity letters in cross country and track at Blacksburg High School... a two-time All-American... state champion in the 500m and 1000m... team state cross country and indoor track champions... team championships in the 4x400 and 4x800... team captain and recipient of the Most Valuable Athlete and Senior Female Athlete awards...an AP student and member of the National Honor Society... considering a major in English... born August 27, 1988 in Brunswick, ME... daughter of Ann and Dan Berenato.