Athletic Profile
Running Experience:
20 years of running experience with 12 years in track and 8 in cross country
Personal Bests:
Key: r= relay split, FAT= fully automatic timing, Rd=road, O=Outdoor, I=Indoor, CC=cross country, orange=all-time best
60 m: 8.58 FAT (I)
100 m: 13.41 FAT (O)
200 m: 27.98 (I), 26.7 ht/26.97 FAT (O)
400 m: 57.2 r (I), 57.7 r/59.28 FAT (O)
500 m: 1:16.24 FAT (I)
600 m: 1:34.73 FAT (I)
800 m: 2:13.34 FAT (I)/2:11.03 FAT (O)
1500 m: 4:54.09 FAT (O)
1600 m: 5:09.5 FAT (O)
Mile: 5:33 FAT (I), 5:10.5 r (O), 5:19 (Rd)
2 Mile: 11:45 (Split from a 5k rd race)
4k: 15:01 (CC)
5k: 19:04 (Rd), 19:23 (CC)
6k: 23:22 (CC)
Post-Collegiate Running, 2012-Present
University of Minnesota NCAA Division I Track & Field, 2007-2012
University of Minnesota NCAA Division I Cross Country, 2007-2011
Eden Prairie High School Track & Field, 2004-2007
Eden Prairie High School Cross Country, 2004-2006
Ski & Snowboard Experience:
Eden Prairie High School Ski Team, 2003-2007
Climbing Experience:
Other Sports Experience:
Recreational Sports during College, 2009-2012
University of Minnesota Physical Education Courses, 2007-2012
Eden Prairie High School Ultimate Frisbee UPA Travel Team (Tapirs), 2004
Intramural/Recreational Sports Experience Prior to Senior High (# seasons noted in parentheses)
Additional Recreational Sports Experience (# years experience in parentheses)
20 years of running experience with 12 years in track and 8 in cross country
Personal Bests:
Key: r= relay split, FAT= fully automatic timing, Rd=road, O=Outdoor, I=Indoor, CC=cross country, orange=all-time best
60 m: 8.58 FAT (I)
100 m: 13.41 FAT (O)
200 m: 27.98 (I), 26.7 ht/26.97 FAT (O)
400 m: 57.2 r (I), 57.7 r/59.28 FAT (O)
500 m: 1:16.24 FAT (I)
600 m: 1:34.73 FAT (I)
800 m: 2:13.34 FAT (I)/2:11.03 FAT (O)
1500 m: 4:54.09 FAT (O)
1600 m: 5:09.5 FAT (O)
Mile: 5:33 FAT (I), 5:10.5 r (O), 5:19 (Rd)
2 Mile: 11:45 (Split from a 5k rd race)
4k: 15:01 (CC)
5k: 19:04 (Rd), 19:23 (CC)
6k: 23:22 (CC)
Post-Collegiate Running, 2012-Present
- Finished runner-up at Rice Street Road Mile, 2012
- 4th place individual finish at NIRCA Great Plains Cross Country Regional, 2012
- Team runner-up at NIRCA Great Plains Cross Country Regional, 2012
- Competed in cross country in 2012 and track in 2013 with "The University Running Club" at University of Minnesota
- Set club records with "The University Running Club at University of Minnesota in the outdoor 200 & 400, 2013
- Winner of female division and 4th overall at the Lake Erie College, Run for the Swamp 5k, 2019
University of Minnesota NCAA Division I Track & Field, 2007-2012
- Middle-distance, specializing at 800 meters
- Varsity Letter Winner, 2012
- Competed in 4 Big Ten Championships (3 indoors, 1 outdoors)
- Recorded fastest 800 meter time for the Gophers during the 2012 outdoor track season (2:11.03)
- St. Mary's University Outdoor track facility record holder at 800 meters with 2:13.96 set in 2009
- Holds Minnesota state record for 21 year old women in the road mile with 5:20 set at the TC 1 Mile in 2010
- Two-time Big Ten Conference Indoor Team Champions (2008 & 2009)
- University of Minnesota Scholar Athlete, 2008-2012
- Academic All-Big Ten Track and Field, 2009-2012
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, 2012
- Link to Gopher Sports Bio
- Link to TFRRS Performance Log
- Link to Direct Athletics Performance Log
University of Minnesota NCAA Division I Cross Country, 2007-2011
- Varsity Letter Winner, 2011
- Two Time Big Ten Conference Team Champions (2007 & 2008)
- Academic All-Big Ten Cross Country, 2012
- Awarded “Coaches Award" for being a good person who gives back to the community and works tirelessly to get a job done, 2012
- University of Minnesota Scholar Athlete, 2007-2011
- Link to Gopher Sports Bio
Eden Prairie High School Track & Field, 2004-2007
- Earned 4 varsity letters, 2004-2007
- Earned 8 MSHSL Class AA All-State Awards, 2005-2007
- 2007 NSSA All-American with 6th place finish in 4xMile at 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals, also finished 8th in 4x800 & 36th in 800
- 2007 MSHSL Class AA 800 meter & 4x800 m state champion and junior nationals qualifier, also finished 9th in 4x400
- School record holder in 800 meter (2:11.87) and 4x800 (9:09.31), ranking #8 in 800 & #2 in 4x800 all-time for high school girls in Minnesota history
- Recorded times ranking #74 nationally in the 800 and #11 in the 4x800 relay for high school girls
- 2006 MSHSL Class AA State 3rd place finisher in 800, 4x800, & 4x400
- 2005 MSHSL Class AA State runner-up in 4x800 & 4th in 4x400
- Three-time All-Lake Conference, 2005-2007
- Section 6AA Champion in 800 (2006 & 2007), 4x800 (2006) and 4x400 (2005 & 2006)
- Lake Conference Champions in 4x400 (2005) and 4x800 (2006 & 2007) setting new conference record in 4x800 (2006 & 2007)
- Team won True Team Section Champions (2004 & 2005) and 3rd place team finish at True Team State (2004)
- AAU Junior Olympics 800 meter State Champion (2004 & 2005) and National Qualifier in 400 & 800 (2004)
- Holds meet record for the intermediate girls 800 meter run for the AAU Junior Olympics Minnesota State Track Meet with 2:21.25 set in 2005
- Team MVP (2006 & 2007), Rookie of the Year (2004), Gold Baton Award (2005)
- Team Captain 2007
Eden Prairie High School Cross Country, 2004-2006
- Three-time All-Lake Conference selection (2004-2006)
- Section 6AA team champions & state qualifiers 2004 & 2006
- Team finished 3rd at MSHSL Class AA State Championships in 2006 & 5th in 2004
- 2006 Lake-Conference team champions
- Team MVP, 2007
- All-State Academic, 2007
Ski & Snowboard Experience:
- 29 years alpine & classic style Nordic skiing and 13 years of snowboarding experience
- Learned Nordic skate skiing and telemark skiing in 2013
- Ability to ride medium-sized park features on both skis and snowboard and do beginner-level tricks
- Hyland Snow Sports Academy Accredited (comparable to PSIA Level 1) Ski instructor & Junior Race coach at Hyland Hills, 2012-present
- Competed in Ski Challenge Race League at Buck Hill in 2013 (Giant Slalom)
- Buck Hill Carving Cup Champion, 2005 & 2006
- Competed 2 years in “A Women’s” division of CMSC Race League in mainly slalom, G.S. and occasionally super G and downhill, 2013-2015
- Finished 4th overall in Chicago Metro Ski Council “A Women” race division in 2014 and 5th in 2015
- Finished 2nd in 17-24 age group in 2014 & 25-34 age group in 2015 at the Chicago Polish Ski Championships
- NASTAR Nationals qualifier in 2015, 2016, 2017, & 2019
- Competed two seasons with Cleveland Metro Ski Council in the AA Women division in slalom and giant slalom in 2018-2019 and 2019-2020
Eden Prairie High School Ski Team, 2003-2007
- Skied varsity 4 years and earned 3 varsity letter and 1 JV numeral (2003-2007)
- All-Lake Conference Honorable Mention, 2005
- Team Captain, 2007
- Voted by team as Hardest Worker (2006) and Most Dedicated (2005 & 2007)
- Section 6AA Team Academic Champions, 2007
- Section 6AA Individual Academic Achievement Award
Climbing Experience:
- 5.5 years rock climbing experience; just started ice climbing in 2013
- Certified to belay and climb both top-rope and lead
- Won Rock On Climbing Comp (top-rope & bouldering) at University of Minnesota Women's Division (2012), finished runner-up (2011)
- Won Life Time Fitness Eagan Summer 2012 Climbing Comp (top-rope) overall
- Finished 3rd in Women's Intermediate Division at Vertical Endeavors Oktoboulderfest (bouldering) Comp, 2012
- Finished 14th in Women's Advanced Division at Vertical Endeavors Passion for Flashin' Climbing Comp (top-rope + bouldering), 2013
- Climb top-rope and sport outdoors at Barns Bluff, Taylor's Falls, Palisade Head, Shovel Point, Blue Mounds, Devil's Lake, and Muir Valley
Other Sports Experience:
Recreational Sports during College, 2009-2012
- Member of The University Running Club (University of Minnesota), Fall 2012
- University of Minnesota Intramural Co-ed Soccer Summer League Champions, 2012
- ASA Adult Co-ed Slow-pitch Softball, Bloomington, MN (2009-present)- 2 yrs with Transfiguration Lutheran Church Team, 4 yrs on MN Valley Landscaping team
- MN Valley Landscaping softball team finished 5th place at USSSA MN State Co-Ed D-League Championships, Summer 2013
- Autocross- raced 2 races with Quatro Club and completed PCA Car Handling Course
University of Minnesota Physical Education Courses, 2007-2012
- Snowboarding, Conditioning, Beginning Cricket, Racquetball, Swing Dance, Rock Climbing, Track and Field Coaching Theory and Skill Development, Beginning Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, Beginning Tumbling and Gymnastics, Beginning Tennis, Beginning Foil Fencing
Eden Prairie High School Ultimate Frisbee UPA Travel Team (Tapirs), 2004
- Starter on A Team that placed 5th at UPA High School State Championships
Intramural/Recreational Sports Experience Prior to Senior High (# seasons noted in parentheses)
- Soccer (9), basketball (7), fast-pitch softball (10), badminton (1), golf lessons (1), tennis lessons (1), lacrosse camp (1 wk), pin guard (1), field hockey club (1), musical theater/dance (1), swimming lessons (4)
Additional Recreational Sports Experience (# years experience in parentheses)
- Inline skating (23), skateboarding (20), snowmobiling (23), mountain biking, canoeing (20), kayaking (15), camping, paddle boarding, water skiing, wakeboarding.
Race Videos
Me winning the 2007 state championship in the 800 in 2:11.87.
Our state champion winning 4x800 meter relay at the 2007 state championships.
Me running to a 3rd place finish in the 800 meter run at the 2006 state championships.
My second ever race in the outdoor 1600 at Carleton in 2006 where I came from behind to run a 5:10 and out-kicked Danielle Berndt of Kennedy.
Another come from behind to second place at the 2011 Parent's Day Invite 600 meter dash.
My final collegiate race where I set a PR of 2:11.03 in the 800 at the 2012 Big Ten Championships