Chanel Fischetti Class: Sophomore Hometown: Laguna Niguel, Calif. High School: Dana Hills High Height: 5-5 Birthdate: 03/07/1988

At USC: Chanel Fischetti begins her second season as a cross country runner at USC...As a freshman, Fischetti competed in all six meets for the Trojans and finished between third and sixth among USC runners each time...Was USC's third-place finisher in the first 6K meet of the season on Sept. 23 at Pepperdine, placing 11th with a PR of 24:10...Ran her fastest 5K race of 19:33 at the CS Fullerton Invitational on Oct. 20...Ran at the Pac-10 Championships for USC and posted a time of 24:56.70, 69th overall and USC's sixth-best time...Improved her time in each of the 5K races during the season.

High School: Fischetti is a 2006 graduate of Dana Hills (Calif.) High... She ran cross country and track at Dana Hills in the South Coast League...Had a personal-best time of 18:28 in cross country, 2:17 in the 800m, 5:07 in the 1600m and 11:30 in the 3200m...Was a class officer at Dana Hills High and was the school's valedictorian.

Personal: Is known for having a great sense of humor...Her interests include food, going to the beach and hanging out with friends ...Her biggest sports hero is Steve Prefontaine...Is a neuroscience and sociology (pre-med) major at USC and is a Dean's List student...She served as secretary for the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) in 2007 which put on the Second Annual Tommy Awards held at the Galen Center.