2005: GLIAC All-Academic Team...72nd of 109 at Westminster Invitational 5K...149th of 170 Division II runners at Notred Dame National Catholic Championships 5K (24:01)...95th of 108 at Roberts Wesleyan 5K (26:30)...143rd at GLIAC Championships 6K (22:21).

High School: Participated in four years of cross country ... team captain ... conference champs for two years ... course record holder ... three years of indoor track and field ... team captain ... four years of outdoor track and field ... team captain... eastern Connecticut Division Champs and conference All-Star in 2002 and 2003...class valedictorian...Connecticut Volunteer of the Year in 2001

Personal: Biology major with a chemistry minor ... Daughter of Peter and Melani Hayes and Patrick Ruffo III...father went to Worcester Polytechnic and is now a teacher...mother is a purchasing agent