Valpo (Cross Country): Ran in four meets for the Brown and Gold as a junior ... fastest 5K time was 21:51 at the Lakefront Invitational ... ran 27:42 over 6K at the Crusader Invitational ... named to the Mid-Continent Conference All-Academic Team ... competed in three meets for Valpo as a sophomore ... turned in a season-best 22:16 over 5K at the Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational ... named to the Mid-Con All-Academic Team ... ran in five meets as a freshman ... top performance was 22:52 at the Crusader Invitational.

Prep: A four-year runner at Downers Grove South High School.

Personal: Dena's guardians are Michael and Lori Hroza ... major is sociology ... born November 7, 1980.