Campbell, a native of Bainbridge, Ohio, was a two-time All-Scioto Valley Conference selection as a junior and senior at Paint Valley High School and an All-Southeast District pick as a junior. She was also a two-time Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference selection and a two-time state participant as a freshman and sophomore at Buckeye Valley High School. She has won several meets during her high school career including the Baron Blast in 2004 and 2005, the Jonathan Alder Invitational in 2005, the Piketon Invitational in 2006 and 2007, and the Paint Valley Invitational in 2007. She also was the overall winner in the Sweet Corn Festival 5K race in 2006 and finished in first place in her age bracket in 2005 and 2007. Her personal best time in the 5K is 20:14.

“Caitlin is an outstanding runner who brings much needed experience to our relatively young women’s team,” said MVNU head coach Chip Wilson. “I had to coach against her for two years in high school when she was at Buckeye Valley, and I am now privileged to say that she is a member of my team. I am confident that she will make an immediate impact on our cross country program.”

“As a person, I could not ask for a better addition to this team than Caitlin,” Wilson added. “It is clear that she is a great teammate and competitor who encourages those around her. She leads by example and is a very coachable individual. I am excited about her addition to our team and I am looking forward to see what she can do at the college level.”

In addition to running cross country, Campbell has served as the president of Fellowship of Christian Students and the vice president of National Art Honor Society. She has also been on Student Council for two years and was an Academic All-Ohio selection in 2005.

“I chose Mount Vernon because I liked the atmosphere of the school,” said Campbell of her college choice. “Everyone was very friendly and helpful. Christ was evident as the center of the school and that is very important to me.”

The MVNU cross country program was reborn in the fall of 2006 after not having a program since the 1979 season. The Lady Cougars have been competitive in their first two seasons back on the college cross country map as evidenced by the team’s results as MVNU finished 10th at the AMC/NAIA Region IX meet in 2007 and 21st out of 24 teams at the National Christian College Athletic Association meet.