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2024 Awards
All-Region: 17
th Place
Northwest Conference All-Conference First Team: 4
th Place
2024-25 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Athlete
2025 Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete
2024 TIMES (FASTEST TIMES LISTED)
6K: 21:50.7 (NCAA DIII West Regional Championship 11/16) – 7th in program history
5K: 18:43.3 (Ash Creek Collegiate Invite 9/13)
- Put together another tremendous season
- Placed in the top-10 in five of her eight races and in the top-35 in seven meets
- Finished second on the team in all eight races she competed in
- Ran at Nationals for the second-straight season and placed 135th with a time of 22:33.4
- Recorded a career-high finish of second place at the Ash Creek XC Festival, when she wrapped up the 5K race in 18:43.3
- Finished 32nd overall at the D3 Pre Nationals Meet with a time of 22:20
- Placed fourth at the Northwest Conference Championship Meet for a second-straight season, as she finished in 22:23.9
- Ran the seventh-fastest time of her career on November 16, when she placed 17th overall at the NCAA DIII West Regional Championship Meet
2023 Awards
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Athlete
Region X: All-Region
2023-24 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
Northwest Conference First Team All-Conference
2023 TIMES (FASTEST TIMES LISTED)
6K: 22:15.5 (Northwest Conference Championship 10/28) – 12th in program history
5K: 18:18.6 (Ash Creek Collegiate Invitational 9/8) – 6th in program history
- Put together a strong sophomore campaign that included her first collegiate trip to a National Championship Meet
- Finished first or second on the team in all six races she competed in
- Placed in the top-10 (4th, 7th, 8th) in three races this fall
- Finished 125th at her debut National Championship Meet with a final time of 22:42.6
- Posted a career-best finish at the NCAA DIII West Regional Championships by placing eighth overall (22:33.6)
- Ran a career PR time over 6K (22:15.5) to finish in fourth place at the Northwest Conference Championship Meet
- Ran the sixth-fastest time over 5K in program history at the Ash Creek Collegiate Invitational (18:18.6) to finish seventh overall
2022 Awards
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Athlete
Region X: All-Region
Northwest Conference Second Team All-Conference
Lewis & Clark ELCYs: Mary Hunter Multi-Sport Athlete (Women's Team) Award
2022 TIMES (FASTEST TIMES LISTED)
6K: 22:31.2 (NWC Championship Meet 10/29) –
12th in Program History, 3rd among freshmen
4.7K: 18:15.2 (Lewis & Clark Opener 9/1)
- Put together a tremendous first season for the Pioneers
- Earned All-Conference and All-Region accolades as a freshman
- Finished first (twice) or second (three times) on the team in all five races she competed in
- Ended the season with the 12th fastest 6K time in program history, which was the 3rd fastest by a freshman
- Made her collegiate debut on September 1 at the Lewis & Clark Opener, when she led the team with a time of 18:15.2
- Finished second on the team and 12th overall at the Northwest Conference Championship Meet when she posted a time of 22:31.2
- Claimed an All-Region spot on November 12 when she crossed the finish line at the NCAA Division III West Regional Championship Meet in 22:50.2
At Lewis & Clark: Member of the track & field team ... Worked as a Rogers Research Summer Intern over the summer of her junior year and serves as a tutor for Cellular Biology and Molecular Biology.
Prior to Lewis & Clark: Attended Northfield High School … Competed for the Hustle Track Club … Named the cross country Team MVP as a sophomore and senior … Earned All-City honors in cross country as a junior and senior and qualified for the State Championship meet two times (sophomore and senior year) … Led her team to a track & field League Championship … Won the League Title in the 400M twice (junior and senior), the high jump (junior year), triple jump and sprint medley relay (senior year) … Qualified for the State Championship Meet in six events including twice for the 400M and high jump … Member of the National Honors Society, National Arts Honors Society and Principal's Honor Roll.
Why Lewis & Clark?: I chose Lewis & Clark because I liked the smaller class sizes, liberal arts approach to education, and the beautiful campus.