JACKSON, Miss. – Millsaps' sprinter Erica Cook is putting the final touches on training efforts in her bid for a national championship in the 100 meter dash at the Division III Track and Field National Championships to be held May 26-28 at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.

While all other student athletes have returned home for the summer, the fifth ranked 100 meter runner in the nation, Cook is the only athlete left on Millsaps' campus. She has chosen to stay, allowing her to focus and continue her workouts to ensure she's in top form for the championships.

After going undefeated this season against all NCAA Division III competition in the 100 meters, Cook has been named the 2011 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Year. Cook won the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes at the SCAC Championships in April and set a new conference record in the 100 meters. This past weekend Cook set a new personal record in the 100 meters with a time of 11.95 at the Clemson Tiger Qualifier.