At JMU:
2007-08:
Cross country
- All-conference (CAA) team after a seventh-place finish at CAA Championships.
- JMU Invitational champion. Conference (CAA) Commissioner’s Academic Award.
Outdoor track
- Placed 12th in 10,000m at ECAC Championships. Conference (CAA) Commissioner’s Academic Award.
Other
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar Athlete.
2006-07:
Cross country
- Conference (CAA) Runner of the Year (2006).
- Placed 107th at NCAA National Championships.
- All-Southeast Region after a 22nd-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships.
- Conference (CAA) champion and all-conference.
- Conference (CAA) Runner of the Week after her 10th-place finish at Sept. 29 Paul Short Run at Lehigh.
Indoor track
- Placed 16th in 5,000m at ECAC Championships.
- Also ECAC 3,000m qualifier.
High school:
Cross country
- All-state as a senior.
- Region IV runner-up as a junior and senior.
- Highlands District champion as a senior and runner-up as a junior.
- All-Highlands District as a sophomore, junior and senior.
- The Hurricanes were Region IV and Highlands District champions 2001, 2002.
Indoor track
- All-state in 3,200m relay as a sophomore, junior and senior.
Outdoor track
- All-state in 3,200m as a junior and senior.
- Highlands District 3,200m champion as a junior and senior and 1,600m champion as a senior.
- All-state and state runner-up in 3,200m relay as a sophomore.
- Region IV 1,600m and 3,200m runner-up as a senior.
- All-Region IV and All-Highlands District in 1,600m and 3,200m as a sophomore.
Personal:
- Dena Spickard.
- Dean's List student majoring in biology with a minor in secondary education.