Jade Farlow
Jade Farlow
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Albemarle, N.C.
High School: South Stanly

2009-10: XC: Earned SoCon Academic All-Conference honors … opened the year with a season-best 19:30 at the Wake Forest Relays … also teamed with Chelsea Sumney at the race to come in 14th place with a combined time of 38:45 … finished the 5k at the Charlotte Invitational in a time of 19:35.2 … ran a 19:51.51 at the USC Upstate Invitational as well. Indoor: SoCon winter Academic All-Conference honors … finished in sixth place at the Mountaineer Open in the 800 meters with a time of 2:32.23, which was a career-high … also ran a 2:32.41 in the 800 meters at the Tiger Paw Invitational. Outdoor: Earned SoCon spring Academic All-Conference honors … set a career-best in the 400m with a 1:05.31 at the Wake Forest Open … ran a season-high time of 2:25.22 in the 800 meters at the SoCon Championships … also ran a 2:26.48 in the 800 at the Duke Invitational.

2008-09: XC: Ran a season-best time in the 5k at the Asics Invitational with a time of 19:54 ... set a personal-best time in the 6k at the Mason Invitational with a time of 24:32 ... Indoor: set a new personal-best in the 400 meters at the Liberty Invitational with a time of 1:06.60 ... ran a 5:28.50 in the mile at the Carolina Invitational ... also ran a 5:35.34 in the mile at the Southern Conference Championships ... Outdoor: competed in just the 800 meters during the outdoor season ... set a personal-best in the 800 meters with a 2:23.95 at the Wake Forest Open ... also ran a 2:25.19 at the Southern Conference Championships.

High School: Earned four letters in both cross country and outdoor track at South Stanly High School under coach Robert Farlow ... North Carolina 1A outdoor track state champion for the 1,600 meters her senior year ... holds South Stanly's records in the 400 meters, 800 meters, 1,600 meters, and 3,200 meters and was part of the record-setting 4x400-meter and 4x800-meter relay teams ... earned All-State, All-Region and All-Rocky River Conference honors during cross country ... received All-State honors in the 800 meters in track ... earned All-County accolades in the 800 and 1,600 meters ... All-Conference honoree in the 400, 800, and 1,600 meters ... also played basketball and volleyball ... four-year letterwinner in basketball...earned one letter for volleyball.

Personal: Jade Jeanette Farlow ... born December 10, 1989 in Albemarle, N.C. ... daughter of Robert and Katherine Farlow ... dad, Robert, played basketball and football for four years in college ... mom, Katherine, played basketball and softball for four years in college ... majoring in therapeutic recreation at UNCG.

Top Performances:

XC:
5k: 19:35.2
6k: 24:32 

Indoor:
400m: 1:06.60
800m: 2:32.23
Mile: 5:28.50 

Outdoor:
400m: 1:05.31
800m: 2:23.95