2013 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
SPU: Three-year letterwinner. ... Captain in 2013. ... Co-captain in 2012. ... SPU Most Improved in 2012. ... USTFCCCA All-West Region in 2013. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2013. ... CoSIDA Academic All-District and Academic All-America in 2013. ... USTFCCCA All-Academic in 2013.
Senior (2013): Won the long-course and short-course titles at the Alaska Cross Country Invitational in Fairbannks to open the season, leading the Falcons to a sweep of the team titles. ... Placed a personal-best 12th overall in leading the Falcons to 6th place at Sundodger. ... Did not run at Saint Martin's or Charles Bowles because of a minor injury, but was back in time for postsesaon. Finished No. 3 for SPU and 18th overall at GNAC, then cracked the top 10 with a 10th-place overall finish at NCAA West Regionals as Seattle Pacific finished fourth as a team and qualified for nationals for the second straight year. ... Ran No. 2 for the taem and 106th overall at NCAAs in Spokane.
Junior (2012): Did not race during the regular season due to injury, but came on strong in the postseason. Ran No. 3 for SPU and 23rd overall at the GNAC Championships, helping the Falcons placed third and qualify for NCAA West Regionals. ... At the regional meet in Hawaii, was No. 4 for Seattle Pacific and 36th overall as the Falcons qualified for NCAA nationals. ... Moved up to No. 2 for SPU and 88th overall at nationals in Joplin, Mo.
Sophomore (2011): Ran in seven meets and scored in all of them, usually as the No. 4 or No. 5 Falcon. ... Ran No. 3 for SPU (46th ovearll) at Charles Bowles Invitational. ... Was the No. 5 SPU runner across the line (40th overall) at GNAC Championships, factoring into a regional-qualifying 5th-place team finish. ... At NCAA West Regionals, ran No. 4 for Seattle Pacific (60th overall).
Freshman (2010): An 800-meter specialist in track, Fricker had not planned to run cross country, but came out in midseason to help bolster a team that had been hit hard by injuries. ... Ran the last three races of the season, and was near the front of the SPU scoring pack in all three: 3rd for the Falcons (35th overall) at Pre-Regionals in her debut race on Oct. 23 in Bellingham; 2nd for SPU (29th overall) at GNACs; and 3rd for the Falcons (76th overall) at NCAA West Regionals.
Canby High School: In addition to four varsity letters in cross country and track, also lettered four years in swimming. ... State cross country qualifier as a sophomore, junior and senior. ... Canby's MVP, Most Inspirational and Most Outstanding runner as a junior and senior. ... Cross country team captain as a junior and senior. ... State qualifier in track all four years. ....State qualifier in swimming as a junior.
Personal: McKayla Rose Fricker. ... Born April 19, 1992. ... Integrated studies major.
Fun facts: On the track in 2012, Fricker won both the GNAC indoor and outdoor 800-meter championships, and also raced to an All-American 5th-place finish in the NCAA indoor 800. ... Besides her high school sports, was involved with the Oregon Cutting Horse Association for six years. Was senior youth champion twice, senior youth reserve champion twice, and junior youth reserve champion once. ... If not for running, would have participated in high school rodeo, and also would have pursued that in college. ... Father ran for Oregon State University. ... Prior to high school, did soccer, volleyball, basketball, T-ball and dance. ... Worse movie she ever saw was "Dumb and Dumber." ... Favorite junk food is Sour Patch. ... Favorite TV program is "House." ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Pocahontas. ... Her friends call her Mack Mack, Kays, Mikatron, and McKayKay, among others.
