Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Three-year letterwinner. ... USTFCCCA All-American in 2019 and All-West Region in 2019. ... All-GNAC in 2019. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2018, 2019, and 2020-21. ... USTFCCCA All-Academic in 2019. ... CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2020-21. ... USTFCCCA national Athlete of the Week for NCAA Division II on Feb. 22 after winning the CWU Winter Invite.

Senior (2020-21): Won the CWU Winter Invite, finishing 6 kilometers in 22:46.3. It was the team's only meet and took place on Feb. 20 due to the 2020 fall season being canceled by the covid pandemic.

Junior (2019): Ran in and scored in all six meets. ... Led the Falcons with an All-American 21st place finish at the NCAA Division II Championships in Sacramento on Nov. 23, finishing 6 kilometers at Arcade Creek Golf Course in 20 minutes, 48.8 seconds, a PR for 6 kilometers. That was a drop of 29 seconds from the time she ran on the same layout when she finished 24th at the Capital Cross Challenge on Sept. 28 in 21:17.6 -- the first sub-22 of her career. ... Was the first Falcon across the finish line at the NCAA West Regionals in Monmouth on Nov. 9, placing second behind Alaska Anchorage's Emmnuelah Chelimo in 20:49.5. That time was her first-ever sub-21. ... Ran No. 2 for SPU and 4th overall at the GNAC Championships, clocking 22:02.47 in the snow at Amend Park in Billings. ... Also led the team at the Western Washington Classic on Oct. 12 in Bellingham, finishing 5th overall in 22:01.5. ... In her six meets, set a 6K personal-best in four of them. Her best coming into the year was 22:10.40 at Western Oregon's Ash Creek Preserve in the 2018 West Regionals. Opened the 2019 season with a 22:04.80 at the PLU Invitational, then had the 21:17 at Capital Cross, 20:49 at GNAC, and 20:48 at nationals.

Sophomore (2018): Ran in and scored in all seven meets. ... Was the No. 4 Falcon at GNAC (14th overall), clocking 22:10.40, and at NCAA West Regionals (67th overall) in 22:34.35. ... Placed No. 5 for SPU (176th overall) at NCAA D2 nationals, completing a rainy, muddy 6 kilometers in 25:26.1 at Schenley Park in Pittsburgh. ... Placed No. 3 for the Falcons in three meets, topped by a 4th-place overall finish at the 5K season-opening CWU Invite in Ellensburg. ... Was among the top 25 at both the Charles Bowles Invite (24th) and the WWU Classic (22nd). Her time of 17:59.9 at the Bowles made her one of three Falcons to break the 18-minute mark -- that after only one other runner in SPU history had managed to break 18 minutes on the 5K course at Bush's Pasture Park.

Freshman (2017): Ran and scored in all six meets, and was the first SPU finisher in two of them: at Sundodger (23rd overall) and two weeks later at the Charles Bowles Invitational (12th overall). ... Ran No. 2 for the Falcons at GNAC (19th overall) and at the season-opening dual meet against Northwest University, combining with teammate Alyssa Foote for a 1-2 finish vs. the Eagles. ... Was No. 5 for the team (79th overall) at NCAA West Regionals. ... Best 6K time was 22:23.64 at Sundodger, and was under 23 minutes for all four of the 6K races.

Eagle High School: Ran in the Class 5A (large school) Idaho state meet all four years, moving farther up the finish list each year. That was capped by a 3rd-place run as a senior in 2016,  ... Placed 4th as a junior, 9th as a sophomore, and 34th as a freshman ... Likewise, made a steady improvement at the 5A district meet each year, going from 24th to 5th to 3rd to 2nd. ... Won four regular-season meets as a senior: Camels Back Classic, Roger Curran Invite, Steven Thompson Memorial Centipede, and Gib Floyd Invite. ... Also won the Caldwell Invite as a junior in 2015, and the Roger Curran meet as a freshman. ... Won a tri-meet between Eagle, Meridian, and Centennial as a sophomore.

Personal: Dania Ruth Holmberg. ... Psychology major.

Fun facts: Started running with the Girls on the Run program as a 5th-grader in 2009, then started cross country in middle school. ... If not for running, would play basketball, which she participated in through middle school. ... Favorite sport to watch is basketball. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "Napoleon Dynamite." ... Books she just couldn't put down were in the "Harry Potter" series. ... Favorite junk food is pizza.... Favorite healthy food is raspberries. ... Loves to shop for shoes. ... Favorite athlete is American middle distance runner Jenny Simpson. ... Easiest subject in school is English. ... Toughest subject is math. ... Her pre-race ritual is a team prayer on the starting line. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be her great-grandparents "because they always had such incredible stories." She would serve chicken noodle soup. ... In 10 years, plans to still be running, having an enjoyable job, and living somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. ... In summer 2017, went on a church mission trip to Guatemala, visiting orphanages and feeding centers. "It was really special and impactful to see all of their faces and hear their stories."


PRs ON 2019 SCHEDULE COURSES
(All 6 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
WWU Classic @ Sudden Valley 22:35.0 (2018)
NCAA West Regionals @ Amend Park 22:34.35 (2018) (same course as 2019 GNAC)
NCAA West Regionals @ Ash Creek Preserve 22:52.2 (2017)
GNAC @ Ash Creek Preserve 22:10.40 (2018) (same course as 2019 West Regionals)


PRs ON OTHER COURSES
(All 6 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
Magnuson Park (3.0 miles): 17:25.04 (2017).
CWU Invite (5K) @ Rotary Park 18:54.0 (2018)
Charles Bowles Invite (5K) @ Bush's Pasture Park: 17:59.9 (2018)
Inland Empire Championships (5K) @ Lewis-Clark State 18:31.0 (2018)
Sundodger @ Lincoln Park: 22:23.64 (2017).
WWU Classic at Lake Padden: 22:50.1 (2017).
GNAC at Lake Padden (same course as WWU Classic): 22:44.34 (2017).
NCAA Championships @ Schenley Park 25:26.1 (2018)
CWU Winter Invite at CWU Athletic Complex 22:46.3 (2020-21)


CAREER RESULTS