Barnhart had a decorated two-year career as a member of the cross country and track & field teams. She ran to All-American honors four times.
Barnhart led the Lady Pioneers to a 3rd place finish at Nationals and a Region III Championship in 2002 and helped the team to a 2nd place finish at Nationals and a Region III runner-up finish in 2001. Both years she raced to All-American honors. In 2001 she finished in 3rd place and in 2002 she finished in 8th place.
In 2003 indoor season, Barnhart finished 5th at the National Championships in the 5k (19:21.63) and helped the Lady Pioneers to a 16th place finish.
During the outdoor track and field season, Barnhart earned All-American twice. She set a NJCAA Division III Championship record in the 10,000 m with a time of 40:41.11. During the 2002 Outdoor National Championships she was named track athlete of the meet after winning the 5,000 and 10,000.
Barnhart’s name is all over the Alfred State record book. She is 1st in the 10,000 (38:54), 4th in the 1,500 (5:00.99), and 5th in the 5,000 (19:13.75) in the outdoor record book and is 2nd in the 5,000 (19:12.3), 3rd in the 1,500 (5:05.58), 3rd in the 1,000 (3:15.12), 4th in the 3,000 (10:59.89), and 6th in the 1-mile (5:44.3). Following her first year at Alfred State, Barnhart was named the Alfred State freshman athlete of the year.
Barnhart went on to continue her athletic and academic career at Edinboro (PA).Â
