Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2009-10 Women's XC/Track & Field Roster
Roster

Valerie Dixon
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fort Walton Beach, FL
- High School:
- Choctawhatchee HS
Junior (2012): Eighth in the 400 meters in the opener, the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (2:23.86)...in the 4x400 meter relay there, finished fourth, and was second in the distance medley relay...fourth in the 800 meters at the Gator Invitational (2:18.36)...at the BU Valentine Invitational, out of 41 runners, was 16th in the 500 meters (1:18.12)..then was 58th of 153 in the 800 meters (2:19.21)...finished eighth in the 800 meters at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships (2:14.94 in the prelims, 2:16.19 in the finals)...her 4x400 meter relay team was also eighth...competed in the 4x400 relay at the UM Alumni Invitational, finishing fifth...was part of the third-place relay at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational...at the SBC Outdoor Championships, her 4x400 meter team was runner-up, and she was fourth in the 800 meters (2:15.88)
Sophomore (2011): Part of the Sun Belt Conference Champion 4x400 meter relay team...at the season-opening Jimmy Carnes Invitational, ran a 1:03.19 in the 400 meters and a 2:23.64 in the 800...finished 14th in the 800 meters at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships (2:18.82)...was also a part of the fifth-place finishing distance medley relay team there...at the FAU Invitational, was 10th in the 400 meters (59.73)...had a runner-up finish in the 800 meters at the UM Hurricane Invitational, in a time of 2:15.07...ran a faster time, finishing eighth, at the UCF Invitational (2:13.61)...also was second at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational, at 2:12.25...sixth at the Sun Belt Outdoors (2:14.06 in the prelims, 2:15.50 in the finals).
Freshman (2010): First meet as an Owl was the Sun Belt Indoor Championships, in the 800 meters...was 10th in a time of 2:20.22...competed in both the 800 and 1,500 meters at the Miami Hurricane Invitational.
High School: Set school record in the 800 meter...Choctawhatchee High School athlete of the year.
Personal: Nursing major...daughter of Maureen Leonard.