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A transfer from West Virginia, Vermeulen will have an immediate impact on the Bruin program ... Last season in cross country, she earned All-Big East and All-District honors and qualified for NCAAs ... Won the mile (4:39.07) at the '99 NCAA Indoor and earned All-America honors on the Mountaineer distance medley relay (fifth) ... Big East Most Valuable Female Athlete for winning three events at the conference indoor meet, including setting the conference mile record (4:39+) ... Had the leading collegiate time in the 1000m, breaking the ECAC record by six seconds (2:43.01, third-fastest collegiate time in history) ... Nine-time conference champion in high school in the 800m and 1500m.