Marley Burns Class: Junior Hometown: Asheville, N.C. High School: Carolina Day School

2008:
Top-four runner for the Demon Deacons throughout the entire season ... All-region selection after finishing second on the team and 23rd overall at the NCAA Southeast Regionals with a time of 21:39.6 ... Ran in six meets ... Finished fourth on the team and fifth overall with a time of 18:30 at the Wake Forest Relays ... Placed third on the team and fourth overall at the North Carolina Challenge with a time of 18:30 ... Finished fourth on the team and 31st overall with a time of 21:47 at the Bill Dellinger Invitational ... Recorded a third-place finish for Wake Forest and 26th overall at the Penn State Invitational with a time of 21:15 ... Finished fourth on the team and 25th overall at the ACC Championships.

2007:
Started off the season with an 18:51 final time at the Wake Forest Relays, placing 15th overall and sixth on the team ... Finished 17th overall and second on the team at the Boston College Invitational with a final time of 17:56 ... Followed up with a time of 21:36 at the Bill Dellinger Invitational, placing 61st overall and sixth on the team ... Ran at the Penn State Invitational, coming in 48th overall and fourth on the team with a time of 22:12 ... At the ACC Championships, finished with a final time of 22:16.7, placing 28th overall and fourth on the team ... Completed the season 43rd overall and third on the team with a time of 21:38.90 at the NCAA Southeast Regionals.

Background:
NCISAA 2A State Champion in five events and Buncombe County champion in four events for Carolina Day School ... 2006 cross country team state champion ... Recorded a time of 10:55 in the 3,200-meter run and 17:54 in the 5,000-meter ... Member of the 2006 Footlocker All-South Team and Blue Ridge Classic Meet record holder in the 3,200-meter run ... National Merit Scholar and a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and the International Thespian Society ... Considering a major in health and exercise science ... Born Dec. 30, 1988, in Sarasota, Fla. ... Daughter of Paul Burns and Alice Taylor.