Women's Blue Division placed 5th in the Notre Dame Invitational, while the Men's Blue placed 11th on September 30th.
2012 Cross Country Season:Competed in three meets during the cross country season ... opened year with a third place finish out of 104 runners in the 5K JV race at the National Catholic Championship (18:57.5) ... followed up with a 54th place showing out of 116 runners in the 5K gold race at the Notre Dame Invitational (18:58) ... closed campaign with a 35th place performance out of 107 runners in the 6K open race at the Wisconsin Invitational (21:59).
AS A SOPHOMORE: Ran in five meets during the cross country season ... placed 37th out of 138 runners at the 6K BIG EAST Championships (21:20.7) and 30th out of 227 runners at the 6K NCAA Great Lakes Regional (21:24.7) ... also ran for the Irish at the 6K NCAA National Championships ... opened season by competing in the 5K blue race at the Notre Dame Invitational ... finished 16th out of 108 runners in the 6K "B" race at the Wisconsin Invitational (21:49.9) ... earned a cross country monogram ... participated in 13 indoor/outdoor meets for the Irish ... racked in a first-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Texas Roadhouse Border Battle (10:31.14) ... picked up first-place finishes in the 4x800m relay at the Drake Relays (8:35.89) and at the Indiana University Relays (8:54.80) ... placed second in the 4x800m relay (8:39.24) and fourth in the 800m run (2:14.06) at the BIG EAST Indoor Track and Field Championships, earning one all-BIG EAST citation ... picked up an eighth-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:28.56) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... participated in the NCAA East Preliminary Round ... earned a track and field monogram.
AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in 12 meets during the track and field season ... helped 4x800m relay team to fourth-place finish (8:51.63) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships ... scored points for the Irish in the 1,000m run at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships, placing fifth in 2:53.57 ... also helped 4x800mm relay team finish fourth (8:59.71) ... placed third at the outdoor Purdue Dave Rankin Invitational in the 800m run (2:16.74) ... claimed second in the 1,500m run at the outdoor Stanford Invitational (4:33.93) ... finished third in the 1,000m run (2:51.45) in the indoor Notre Dame Meyo Invitational ... helped 4,000m distance medley team to second-place showing (11:51.95) at the indoor Indiana University Relays ... placed fourth in the 1,000m run (2:55.56) at the indoor Notre Dame Invitational ... also helped 4x400m relay team to second place finish (3:54.35) ... claimed third at the indoor GVSU Bob Eubanks Open in the 800m run (2:12.71) ... won the 1,000m run at the indoor Blue & Gold Invitational (2:55.88) ... earned a monogram.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Helped her track & field team to three conference championships...regional and state champion during her senior track campaign...nationally ranked during her junior and senior campaigns of track & field...four-year all-conference recipient in track...seven-time all-state honoree between cross country and track...finished 6th at the Nike Indoor National Meet...4:49 school record in the mile...member of student government...daughter of Martin and Beverly...has four siblings, Eric, Roman, Brittany and John... Eric played football at Georgetown...Roman played football at Butler... John played football at Valparaiso...enrolled in the College of Science and is majoring in science business.