2015 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... USTFCCCA and GNAC All-Academic in 2014 and 2015. ... CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2015.
Senior (2015): Ran in all seven meets, scoring in three of them. ... Was the No. 5 Falcon finisher (36th overall) in 23:11.30 at the GNAC Championships in Bellingham's Lake Padden Park. ... Also was No. 5 for the team (131st overall) at the NCAA Division II nationals, with a time of 22:34.3 in Joplin, Mo. ... In between, ran No. 6 for SPU (78th overall) at West Regionals. ... Scored at No. 5 (9th overall) at the Alaska Invitational Long Course in Fairbanks.
Junior (2014): Ran in all six meets, scoring in five of them. ... After running No. 5 or 6 during the regular season, stepped up big at the GNAC Championships by placing No. 3 for SPU and 29th overall in 22:05. That was her highest overall place in any meet in 2014. ... Was No. 4 for the Falcons and 86th overall at NCAA West Regionals in 23:33.97. ...
Sophomore (2013): Ran and scored in all eight meets for the Falcons at either the No. 4 or No. 5 spot, and was the No. 3 Seattle Pacific finisher at NCAA nationals. ... Was 10th overall in the long-course and short-course races at Alaska Fairbanks, helping the Falcons sweep the team titles. ... Also was 10th overall in an SPU victory at the Saint Martin's Invitational. ... Finished 24th overall at GNAC, a jump of nine spots from her freshman year, and was 42nd at regionals, way ahead of her 109th-place spot as a freshman. Placed 115th at nationals, an improvement of seven places.
Freshman (2012): Broke into the scoring pack immediately and was part of the scoring five in all but two meets. … Finished 4th for the Falcons at NCAA Championships. … During the regular season, ran No. 4 for the team at Sundodger and No. 3 at Charles Bowles / Willamette Invitational.
Mountain View High School: Did not run high school cross country, playing soccer instead during the fall, earning All-GSHL first team as a senior in 2011 and second team as a junior.. ... Placed in the 800 meters at the Washington state meet: 5th as a freshman in 2009, 3rd as a sophomore, 2nd as a junior, and 4th as a senior. Also placed in the 1600 for three years: 6th as a sophomore in 2010, 8th as a junior, and 5th as a senior. … Won the Greater St. Helens League title in both events as a sophomore, then won the league 1600 title and the district 800 title as a junior. … All-GSHL first team in the 800 all four years and in the 1600 for three years. …
Personal: Lynelle Marie Decker. … Born Oct. 18, 1993. … Applied Human Biology major.
Fun facts: Has been running since 3rd grade, following in the footsteps of her older brother and sister. … Enjoys watching football and soccer. … Dumbest movie she has ever seen was “Napoleon Dynamite.” … Book she just couldn’t put down was “Great Expectations.” … Favorite junk food is chocolate. … Favorite healthy food is peanut butter. … Favorite TV programs are “Bones” and “House.” … Favorite sports team is the Green Bay Packers. … Favorite athlete is David Beckham. … If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Dr. Seuss “because he’s not only intelligent, but can communicate wisdom in a fun and comprehensible way.” And of course, she would serve green eggs and ham. … In 10 years, plans to be running her own physical therapy clinic – or working toward that.
