Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Three-year letterwinner; four years with the program. ... All-GNAC indoor in the mile and 3000 in 2023. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2021, 2022, and 2023. ... GNAC Faculty Athletic Representative Scholar-Athlete Award in 2022 and 2023.

Junior (2023):  INDOOR – Finished 2nd in the mile in 5:06.96 and 3rd in the 3000 in 10:18.94 at the GNAC Championships, her highest-ever placings and her first All-GNAC finishes. ... Set a personal-best in the mile of 5:02.43 on Jan. 28 at the UW Invitational.  OUTDOOR – Ran the second leg on the 6th-place 4-by-400 relay at GNAC, teaming up with Johanna Brown, Marissa Crane, and Charisma Smith for a time of 3:59.28. ... Also placed 9th in the 1500 at GNAC in 4:42.74. ... Won her first try at the outdoor mile, clocking 5:08.73 at the Doris Heritage Track Festival on March 18 in Renton. ... Set an 800-meter PB of 2:15.78 at the PLNU Collegiate Invitational on March 25 in San Diego.

Redshirt sophomore (2022):  INDOOR – Did not compete.  OUTDOOR – Ran to 11th place in the 1500 meters at GNAC in 4:49.81. ... Set a personal best in the 1500 by going 4:37.30 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., on April 15. ... Twice set PBs in the 800 meters, 2:19.42 at the PLU Open to start the season on March 12, then 2:18.06 at the West Coast Relays in Fresno on April 1.

Redshirt freshman (2021): INDOOR – Season canceled.  OUTDOOR – Limited by injury to three meets. ... Set personal bests of 2:24.05 in the 800 and 4:58.39 in the 1500 at the Doris Hertage Track Festival on March 20. ... Ran the 1500 for the first time in college at the PLU Opener on March 6, and broke the 5-minute mark with a 4:59.37.

Freshman (2020): INDOOR – Ran in two meets. … Placed 14th in the mile at GNAC, crossing in 5 minutes, 32.42 seconds. … After missing the entire 2019 cross country season with an injury, made her college athletics debut at Portland Indoor One on Feb. 9, clocking 5:30.15 in the mile.  OUTDOOR – Made outdoor debut by placing 3rd in the 800 meters at the season-opening Ed Boitano / Puget Sound Invitational, clocking 2 minutes, 28.20 seconds. … Rest of the season canceled because of the coronavirus.

Deer Park High School: Enjoyed a big sophomore year in 2017, placing 3rd in the 1600 meters and 5th in the 3200 at the Class 1A (small school) state meet. Both of her times were PRs: 5:06.21 in the 16 and 11:12.71 in the 32. ... Made the state awards podium twice as a freshman, placing 4th in the 3200 (11:18.19) and 5th in the 800 (2:20.62). ... After limited action as a junior, returned to state as a senior, placing 8th in the 1600 (5:21.53) and 13th in the 800 (2:25.29). ... On the cross country course, made state as a freshman, sophomore, and senior, placing 2nd as a sophomore and helping Deer Park place 2nd as a team. ... Was 6th at state as a freshman and 18th as a senior.

Personal: Libby Kathleen Michael. ... Biology major.

Fun facts: Started running cross country in 6th grade because that was the only sport offered, and all of her friends also were running. ... Also has played soccer and done archery. ... If not for cross country / track, would play soccer. ... Favorite sport to watch is basketball. ... Dumbest movie she has ever seen is "Dumb and Dumber." ... Book she just couldn't put down was "Crazy Rich Asians." ... Favorite junk food is brownies. ... Favorite healthy food is spinach. ... Favorite TV programs are "Grey's Anatomy" and "Friends." ... Her dream car is an old Corvette. .. Loves to shop for clothes. ... Favorite athlete is U.S. middle distance runner Brenda Martinez. ... Easiest subject in school is math. ... Toughest subject is English. ... Her pre-race ritual is having a Grandma's cookie. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Taylor Swift "so we could all sing all of her really old songs." She would serve pizza. ... If she could be any action hero, would be Flash "so I would never be late and running would be a breeze." ... Her friends call her Libs or Libster. ... In 10 years, plans to be pursuing a career in the medical field, be married, and have a dog. ... Still has a cross country sweatshirt from 6th grade, "and it's still a couple sizes too big."


INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
Mile:       5:02.43 (1/28/2023)
3000:    10:07.54 (1/14/2023)


OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800:         2:15.78 (3/25/2023)
1500:       4:37.30 (4/1/2022)
Mile:        5:08.73 (3/18/2023)


CAREER RESULTS