Arizona's Falor Signs With Lady Bulldog Tracksters
"Annie is a super signee for us," said Schmidt. "She is going to make an instant impact in the SEC and nationally. We are really happy to have her coming here. Not only is she a track athlete, she is a real runner."
In cross country, she has a personal best time of 18:07.99, set when she won the 2002 4A State Cross Country Championship. Falor is a four-time all-State honoree and earned all-Region honors three-times. In addition, Falor and her Eagle teammates have won the Cross Country 4A State Championship four straight years. She was named 2002 Arizona Runner of the Year and Regional Runner of the Year in 2000 and 2002. This past season, she garnered the Nike Preseason All-American Award and the Arizona All-American Award.
Falor has set personal best marks in the 1600m at 5:07 at the 2003 4A State Championship and 11:06 (altitude adjusted to 10.52) in the 3200m at the Great Southwest Meet. Up to this point in her high school career, she has been named Track and Field all-Region and all-State her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons. The 2001 and 2002 Track and Field Regional Runner of the Year, Falor was a member of the 2001, 2002 and 2003 Arizona State Champion 4x800m relay team.
"I am so excited for the opportunity to run at Mississippi State and run for Coach Schmidt and Coach Cunningham," said Falor. "The Lady Bulldogs have developed a very prestigious program, and I can not wait to be a part of it next fall."
Off the track, she ranks ninth in her class of 313 with a 4.14 grade point average. She is a member of the National Honor Society and a four-time AIA Scholar Athlete. Falor was a Howard Scholar, Rotary Student of the Month, Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Ambassador, a Girl's State Representative and the 2004 local nominee for Elks Student of the Year.
Falor received the Prudential Spirit of Community Certificate of Excellence for Arizona for her organization of a 5K/10K run-walk for the victims of September 11th. She raised $14,877 to help the widows and children of the New York City Fire and Rescue Departments.
She plans to further her education in pre-medicine at MSU.