Ana Wanniarachchi Class: Freshman Hometown: Waukesha, Wis. High School: South Major: Kinesiology

Wanniarachchi's Track & Field Bio

Cross Country
2012: Ran in six races and scored in five as a freshman ... took 45th at the Horizon League Championships ... Milwaukee's second finisher and 22nd overall at the Falcon Invitational ... posted a season-best time of 19:57.82 at the Louisville Classic ... was 28th in collegiate debut at UIC and 32nd at Midwest Invite.

High School
Ran track and cross country all four years ... named team captain as a junior and senior in both track and cross country ... qualified for the state meet in the 1600 as a senior ... holds the school record in the 3200 ... second-team all-conference in cross country ... won the athletic director team award.

Personal
Daughter of Saman and Ama Wanniarachchi ... chose UWM because of its diversity and the culture of the city ... was on the high honor roll all four years of high school and was a member of the National Honor Society ... also helps our at school track camps ... originally from Colombo, Sri Lanka ... full name is Guyana Hasini Wanniarachchi ... born Feb. 2, 1994.