2013 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: Two-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic (2012).
Junior (2013): INDOOR – Competed in the UW Indoor Preview, then retired from running.
Sophomore (2012): INDOOR – First season of indoor competition after missing 2011 campaign with an injury. ... Placed 4th in the 5,000 meter at GNAC Championships (18:40.22). ... Ran the lead-off leg (1,200) on SPU's third-place 4,000 distance medley relay team at GNAC. ... Participated in one other meet, doing the 3,000 meters at the UW Indoor Preview. OUTDOOR – Placed 4th in 3,000 steeplechase at GNAC Championships, posting a PR and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 11:09.78. It was her first year as a steeplechaser. ... Also placed 14th in 5,000 meters at GNAC. ... Won her steeplechase debut on March 3 at UPS Outdoor Preview. ... Ran the 1,500 once during the regular season.
Freshman (2011): INDOOR – Did not compete due to injury. OUTDOOR – After a series of injuries, made her SPU track debut in the 1,500 at the Club Northwest Spring Break Open on March 26, placing 13th. ... Gradually worked her way up to 5,000 meters, placing 8th in that event at GNAC Championships (18:33.53).
Wayzata High School: Four-year-letterwinner in cross country, three-year letterwinner in track. ... All-conference and all-section as a junior. ... State cross country and track participant as a junior. ... Placed 13th in 3,200 at Class AA Minnesota state meet as a junior (2009). ... Team co-MVP for cross country and team Most Improved for cross country as a junior.
Personal: Majoring in food and nutrition; minoring in global and urban ministries.
Fun facts: If she wasn't doing cross country and track, would consider gymnastics or crew. ... Enjoys watching football. ... Book she just couldn't put down was "Left to Tell," written by a survivor of the Rwandan genocide. ... Favorite junk food is ice cream. ... In 10 years, she would like to be doing mission work in Kenya after visiting that country on a trip with her mother, brother and grandparents in the summer of 2009.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
3000: 11:00.19 (2012)
5000: 18:40.22 (2012)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
1500: 5:15.91 (2011)
3000: 11:14.26 (2011)
5000: 18:20.96 (2012)
3000 steeplechase: 11:09.78 (2012)
