High School: 2008 graduate of Mercy High School in Middletown, Conn. ... Lettered in indoor and outdoor track ... SCC Quinnipiac Division Champions 2007 and 2008 ... Member of the National Honor Society High School Recruitment Team and Yearbook

Personal: Born March 15, 1990 ... Daughter of Stanley and Lynn Ptak ... Considers her track coach, Coach Hastings, to be the biggest influence on her athletic career ... International Business major at Bryant University ... Both parents are graduates of Central Connecticut State.