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Women's Cross Country Bios
Career Bests
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20:14.5 Southern Stampede - 10/26/19
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24:46.1 MIAA Cross Country Championships - 9/21/19
DULCE AYALA CHANEZ
5-4 ► Sophomore ► Scott City, Kan. ► Scott Community HS
HONORS AND AWARDS
MIAA Academic Honor Roll • 2019 • 2020
AT WASHBURN
Has competed in 11 combined events as an Ichabod … a sixtime member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
IN 2020-21
(cross country): Placed 53rd with a running time of 25:40.7 in the 6K at the Newman Teams Championships … (track): Sat out during the indoor portion of the schedule … had a PR of 5:00.19 in the 1500m at the MIAA Outdoor Championships finishing 18th which was the fourth-best individual performance in program history … named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
IN 2019-20
(cross country): Had a season-best 12th-place finish at the Bearcat Invitational with a time of 21:14.80 on the 5K course time … finished 71st at the MIAA Cross Championships in a time of 24:46.10 ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll. (track) Sat out during the track season ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
BACKGROUND
Finished 11th in the 800m as a senior at the state meet and part of the second-place state and the regional champion 4x400m relay team … finished third in teh 4x800m relay as a senior … finished eighth at the state cross country meet as a senior and was 18th as a junior after placing 34th as a sophomore and 25th as a freshman … part of 4x400m state champion team as a junior and her 4x800m relay team was fourth.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Ramon and Perla Ayala … sisters, Ximena and Eliana and a brother, Matthew … majoring in criminal justice.
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STACY BRIGGS
5-4 ► Sophomore ► Independence, Mo. ► Truman HS
HONORS AND AWARDS
MIAA Academic Honor Roll • 2019 • 2020
AT WASHBURN
Has the ninth-best individual performance in the 1500m at 5:14.64 … a four-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
IN 2020-21
(cross country): Did not compete … (track): Had an indoor personal best in the 3000m with a tie of 11:27.56 at the Ichabod Invitational … placed fourth in the 3000m at the All-Kansas Invite … recorded a PR at the Pitt State Tune-Up in the 800m with a time 2:42.66 … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
IN 2019-20
(cross country): Had her best time on a 5K course at the MSSU Stampede with a time of 21:06.00 finishing 206th … had a season-best 6K course time at the MIAA Championships in a time of 25:23.30 ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll. (track) Competed in three events during the indoor season … recorded a PR in the mile at 5:51.18 at the MIAA Indoor Championships … outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
BACKGROUND
Won the city cross county championship as a senior finishing first at the league meet and qualifying for sectionals as a senior … as a junior she was the individual title in two regular season meets earning first team all-league and all-district teams as well as honorable mention all-sectional … finished 29th at the state cross country meet … qualified for sections as a sophomore … a first team all-league pick as a freshman finishing ninth at the state cross country meet earning allmetro honorable mention honors … also played basketball.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Rod and Michelle Briggs … on sister, Amy … majoring in entrepreneurship & innovation … sister Amy played basketball at Johnson County and at Truman State.
Career Bests
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21:06.0 Southern Stampede - 9/21/19
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25:23.3 MIAA Cross Country Championships - 10/26/19
Career Bests
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21:50.2 Southern Stampede - 9/21/19
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24:36.1 Newman Team Invite - 10/30/20
KELSIE DENT
5-5 ► Sophomore ► Enid, Okla. ► Chisholm HS
HONORS AND AWARDS
MIAA Academic Honor Roll • 2019 • 2020 MIAA Academic Excellence • 2019 • 2020
AT WASHBURN
Has competed in 20 events … has the 10th-best individual time in the 3000m in the indoor season and the fifth-best individual performance in the 5000m … during the outdoor schedule she has recorded the fourth-best performance in the 3000m and the eighth-best in the 5000m … a six-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll selection and a three-time MIAA Academic Excellence award winner.
IN 2020-21
(cross country): Placed 37th at the Newman Teams Championships with a career-best time on a 6K course at 24:36.1… earned 79th place in the 6K course at the DII National Invitational with a running time of 26:04.38 … (track): Had a season-best 10th-place finish in the mile in a time of 5:41.47 at the All-Kansas Invite during the indoor season … had personal best during the outdoor season in the 1500m at 5:17.71, the 3000m in 11:22.65 and the 5000m in a time of 19:06.75 … named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and was an MIAA Academic Excellence award winner.
IN 2019-20
(cross country): Finished 23rd at the Bearcat Invitational in a time of 22:56.70 and had a time of 21:50.20 at the MSSU Stampede … placed 86th at the MIAA Championships with a career-best time on a 6K course at 25:32.80 (track) Recorded best time in three events in the mile at the MIAA Indoor Championships in a time of 5:51.66 … outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and was an MIAA Academic Excellence award winner.
BACKGROUND
Part of state championship track team as a senior … finished seventh in the 1600m run at the state meet as a junior and was eighth at the regional cross country meet … part of 4x800m state championship squad … won state championship in track and field … as a sophomore finished 20th at the state cross country meet and was eighth in the regional … was 11th at the state meet in the 1600m … as a freshman named all-state in track … part of 4x800m relay championship team … finished 13th in the 800m at the state meet for state team championship in track and field … also played volleyball … a two-time Academic State Champion in track and named the Oklahoma Coaches Association Scholar Athlete of the Year.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Shane and Kristen Dent … has a brother, Kaleb … majoring in social work.
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AVERY HOFFPAUIR
5-3 ► Junior ► Leawood, Kan. ► Blue Valley North HS
HONORS AND AWARDS
MIAA Academic Honor Roll • 2018 • 2019 • 2020
AT WASHBURN
Has competed in 16 combined events … has the fifth-best individual performance in the indoor 5000m and the seventhbest in the 3000m … has the ninth-best mark in the 5000m outdoor and the second-best individual performance in the 10,000 … a nine-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
IN 2020-21
(cross country): Did not compete … (track) Recorded personal bests in the 3000m at the Ichabod Invite at 11:04.60, the 5000m with a ninth-place finish at the Washburn Open and in the mile at 5:45.26 finishing 11th at the All-Kansas Invite during the indoor season … did not compete in the outdoor season … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
IN 2019-20
(cross country): Competed in three meets finishing 16th at the Bearcat Invitational in a time of 21:54.90 … finished 87th at the Rim Rock Classic with a time of 29:52.60 on the 6K course. (track) Sat out the indoor season … outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
IN 2018-19
(cross country): Had a season-best 31st-place finish at the SBU Invite running the 5K course in a time of 20.55.16 … had a season-best time on a 6K course at the NCAA Regional in a time of 25:43.2 … (track): had a season-best 13th-place finish in the 5000m run at the UCM Relays in a time of 19:45.74 … placed 16th in the 10,000m at the MIAA Outdoor Championships in a time of 41:44.45 … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
BACKGROUND
Finished 38th at 6A state cross country meet as a senior helping team to a second-place finish … a state qualifier in track finishing eighth in the 4x800m relay as a senior … team finished fifth at state cross country meet as a junior.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Ray Hoffpauir and Suman Kachroo … majoring in kinesiology.
Career Bests
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20:11.6 Southern Stampede - 9/15/18
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25:43.2 NCAA Central Regional - 11/17/18
Career Bests
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19:01.8 Southern Stampede - 9/21/19
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22:27.7 MIAA Championships - 10/26/19
LILY JOHNSON
5-5 ► Junior ► Blair, Neb. ► Blair HS
HONORS AND AWARDS
MIAA Academic Honor Roll • 2018 • 2019 • 2020
AT WASHBURN
Has competed in 33 combined events … owns school records in the indoor season in the 800m and the second-fastest individual performances in the indoor mile and 3000m as well as the seven fastest times overall in the 800m … in the outdoor season she has second-fastest 1500m and 5000m times … a nine-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
IN 2020-21
(cross country): Earned ninth place with a time of 22:33.6 in the 6K course at the Newman Teams Championships… placed 29th in the 6K course at the DII National Invitational with a running time of 23:39.15 … (track): Became the first Ichabod during the NCAA era to win an event at the Drake Relays when she finished first in the 5000m in a personal best time of 17:24.04 … also had a PR in the 1500m in a time of 4:37.75 at the SBU Invite and finished fourth at the MIAA Outdoor Championships in the 5000m … set the school record in the indoor 800 at the Kansas Open in a time of 2:19.46 in a second-place finish … set a a PR in the 3000m at the Ichabod Invite in a time of 10:09.28, the second-fastest time in school history … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
IN 2019-20
(cross country): Earned all-MIAA honors after finishing 13th at the MIAA Championships with a career-best time on a 6K course of 22:27.70 … finished 64th at the NCAA Regional and had a 5K best time of 19:01.80 at the MSSU Stampede (track) Set the school record in the indoor 800m in a time of 2:20.30 and had the second-fastest time in the indoor mile at 5:05.55 on the same day at the Pitt State Gorilla Classic … picked up two team points at the MIAA Indoor Championships in the 3000m … outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
IN 2018-19
(cross country): Placed 35th at the SBU Invite in a time of 21:14.82 and had her best time on a 5K course at the MSSU Stampede with a time of 18:22.6 … recorded best 6K course time at the NCAA Regional at 24:03.3 … (track): Finished seventh in the 1500m run at the Kansas Relays in a PR time of 4:50.83 in the outdoor season … set the school record in the 800m indoor in a time of 2:23.08 at the Tjeerdsma Classic … had a time of 5:21.35 in the mile for a third-place finish at the Jayhawk Classic during the indoor season … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
BACKGROUND
Finished 18th at the state cross country meet as a senior after taking seventh place at districts … a state qualifier in track in the 4x800m, 800m, 1600m and 4x400m runs … placed third in the 4x400m all as a senior … as a junior, finished fifth in districts as a junior and was a state qualifier in the 800m and 1600m placing second in the 800m and first in the 1600m … as a sophomore she won the 800m at districts qualifying for state in the 4x800 and 800m … finished sixth in the district track meet in the 800 as a freshman.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jason and Treya Johnson … majoring in environmental biology.
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LUZ LOPEZ GONZALEZ
HONORS AND AWARDS
MIAA Academic Honor Roll • 2020
AT WASHBURN
Has the ninth-best individual performance in the indoor 3000m and the 10th-best in the outdoor 5000m … a threetime member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
IN 2020-21
(cross country): Placed 44th with a running time of 24:51.6 in the 6K course at the Newman Teams Championships … (track): Recorded a season-best time in the indoor 3000m at the Ichabod Invite in a time of 11:24.95 and had her best time in the mile at 5:49.64 at the MIAA Indoor Championships … had PRs in the 1500m and the 5000m during the outdoor season in times of 5:21.47 and 20:09.28 respectively … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll. 5-7 ► Senior ► Wichita, Kan. ► Maize HS
BACKGROUND
Finished eighth in the 3000m at the 2020 NJCAA Indoor Regional Championship and ninth in the mile … finished fifth in the 10,000m run and 12th in the 1500m run at the 2019 NJCAA Outdoor Regional Championships.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Francisco and Martina …a sisters, Angelica and a brother Fulgencio … majoring in corrections. Career Bests
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24:51.6 Newman Team Championships - 10/30/20
Career Bests
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18:02.8 Southern Stampede - 9/15/18
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21:46.0 MIAA Championships - 10/26/19
SIERRA MORTENSEN
5-7 ► Senior ► Wichita, Kan. ► Maize HS
HONORS AND AWARDS
MIAA Academic Honor Roll • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 MIAA Academic Excellence • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 All-MIAA (Cross Country) • 2017 • 2018 • 2019
AT WASHBURN
An 11-time all-MIAA selection between cross country and track … owns the school record in the indoor mile, 3000m, 5000m … has school records in the outdoor, the 5000m and 3000m steeplechase … a 11-time member of the MIAA Academic and MIAA Academic Excellence honor rolls and a 11-time MIAA Scholar Athlete.
IN 2020-21
(cross country): Earned seventh place with a time of 22:12.4 at the Newman Teams Championships in the 6K course… placed 10th in the 6K course at the DII National Invitational with a time of 22:57.8 … (track): Named all-region by the USTFCCCA in the 5000m during the indoor season … earned all-MIAA in both the 3000m (10:11.06) and the 5000m (17:42.22) after finishing second in both events … won the mile at the All-Kansas Invite during indoor season with a time of 5:18.24 … recorded a personal-best in the 1500m at the SBU Invite in a time of 4:42.51 … finished second in the 3000m steeplechase at the Drake Relays and the Wichita State Open … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and MIAA Academic Excellence and MIAA Scholar Athlete listings.
IN 2019-20
(cross country): Earned first team all-MIAA honors after finishing fifth at the MIAA Cross Country Championships in a career-best time of 21:46.00 … finished second at the Bearcat Invitational in a time of 19:19.60 on the 5K course … was 32nd at the NCAA Regional Championships in a time of 22:32.90 … (track) Sat out the indoor season as a redshirt … outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and MIAA Academic Excellence and MIAA Scholar Athlete listings.
IN 2018-19
(cross country): Finished third at the SBU Invitational in a time of 18.55.29 and was ninth at the MIAA Championships in a time of 22:25.1 … placed 46th at the NCAA Central Region Championships … (track): Finished second in the 3000m steeplechase a the MIAA Outdoor Championships setting a school record in a time of 11:00.13 … finished third in the 5000m at the MIAA Outdoor Championships in a time of 17:55.01 … finished fifth and seventh at the MIAA Indoor Championships in the 3000m and the 5000m respectively.
IN 2017-18
(cross country): Became the first Ichabod to qualify for the NCAA Championships after finishing 11th at the NCAA Regional … won her first collegiate race at the SBU Invite and placed second at the ESU Invite … finished 10th at the MIAA Championships earning all-MIAA honors … (track) Finished first at the MIAA Indoor Championships becoming the first Ichabod to claim an individual title in an event in a time of 17:33.67 … also finished third in the 3000m at the MIAA Indoor Championships in a time of 10:00.87 … had six top-five finishes during the indoor season … during the outdoor season she finished third in the MIAA Championships in the 5000m and sixth in the 1500m.
BACKGROUND
As a senior in cross country, she earned all-state honors and finished fourth at the state meet as team won state championship … finished second in the mile at the state track and field meet and third in the 3200m run … was also a first team all-league pick in basketball … as a junior she took eighth at the state cross country meet earning all-state honors and finished fourth in the 3200m run at state and seventh in the 1600m run … named first team all-league in basketball … named second team all-league in basketball as a sophomore and was honorable mention all-league as a freshman.
PERSONAL
Daughter of David and Leslie Mortensen … majoring in nursing.
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MACY PARSLEY
HONORS AND AWARDS
MIAA Academic Honor Roll • 2020 MIAA Academic Excellence • 2020
AT WASHBURN
Has the 10th-best individual performance in the 1500m, the seventh-best performance in the 5000m and the fifth-best individual showing in the 3000m during the outdoor season.
BACKGROUND
Competed in two seasons of track and field and one season of cross country for the Cumberland Academy Knights ... set the school record for the 1600m (5:52) and the 3200m (12:21) ... qualified for cross country regionals as a senior ... was also a competitive gymnast ... academically, was a member of the National Honors Society all four years and graduated valedictorian of her class. Career Bests
IN 2020-21
(cross country): Placed 42nd in the 6K course at the Newman Teams Championships with a time of 24:42.70 … (track): sat out the indoor season … recorded a PR in the 3000m at the SBU Invite in a time of 11:31.62 finishing 14th … also had PR's in the 1500m at Pitt State and in the 5000m at 18:57.54 … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and the MIAA Academic Excellence listing.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Stacy and Martin Parsley ... has two brothers, Mason and Macklane ... majoring in environmental biology.
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24:42.7 Newman Team Invite - 10/30/20
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24:49.0 Newman Team Invite - 10/30/20
VERENA VESELY
5-6 ► Freshman ► Tyrol, Austria ► Bischhöfliches Gymnasium Paulinum
AT WASHBURN
Has the third-best individual performance in the indoor 800m, the seventh-best in the indoor mile and the sixth-best in the 3000m … has the second-best outdoor 3000m performance and the seventh-best in the 1500m.
IN 2020-21
(cross country): Placed 43rd in the 6K course at the Newman Teams Championships with a time of 24:49 … (track): Had an indoor season-best 10th-place finish at the All-Kansas Invite with a time of 2:33.41 … also had PR's in the mile (5:36.32), 3000m (10:57.90) … finished sixth in the outdoor at the SBU Invite and had a PR in the outdoor 1500m of 5:04.51 at the ESU Relays.
BACKGROUND
In high school, played handball … at the age of 14 Triathlon and also competed internationally for Austria … summer of 2019, switched to running winning several federal and state cross country and Mountain running championships, as well as a fourth-place finish at the Austrian Cross Country National Championships in the U18 and U20 age group.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Thomas and Brita … four brothers, Florian, Felix, Tobias, Mortitz … a sister Teresa … majoring in pre-medical sciences.
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MEGAN ALLACHER
5-9 ► Freshman ► Topeka, Kan. ► Seaman HS
BACKGROUND
Finished her career as a two-time all-city selection finishing both eighth in the city meet and the Seaman Invitational and 10th at the regional meet helping the Vikings to a regional championships and then placed 56th at the state meet … also finished third at the Shawnee Heights Quad as a senior … finished 53rd at the state meet as a junior … finished first in the 3200m at the league championship meet in track and third in the regional meet … finished sixth in the 3200m at the state championships as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
aughter of David and Robin Allacher … a brother, Spencer … majoring in computer information science.
ELSA COZINE
5-8 ► Freshman ► Wichita, Kan. ► Trinity Academy
HONORS AND AWARDS
MIAA Academic Honor Roll • 2020
AT WASHBURN
Has competed in four events … a two-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
IN 2020-21
(cross country): Did not compete … (track): sat out the indoor season … finished a season-best 16th in the 1500m with personal best time of 5:20.06 … recorded a PR in the 800m at the Pitt State Tune-Up … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
BACKGROUND
As a senior she finished second at regionals and qualified for state meet in cross country … as a junior she was the league champion in cross country finishing second at the regional meet and qualified for the state meet … also part of fifth-place 4x400m relay and eighth-place 4x800m relay at the state track and field meet … as a sophomore she also played basketball and tennis … played soccer and basketball as a freshman … a member of the National Honor Society and a Kansas Honors Scholar and was class president.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Ashley and Carolyn Cozine … a sister Hadley … four brothers, Hillard, Elliott, Jenson, Graham … brother Hillard plays football at Kansas State … majoring in nursing.
CHLOE DEVLIN
5-2 ► Freshman ► Topeka, Kan. ► Seaman HS
BACKGROUND
Finished a season-best 22nd at the regional in Topeka as a senior with a PR of 21:24.6 on the 5K course … finished ninth as a sophomore at the Seaman Invitational … placed seventh at the Topeka Mid-Winter Relays in the 3200m as a junior.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Brian and Robyn Devlin … a brother, Gate … majoring in nursing.
ALMA DURAN
5-4 ► Sophomore ► Laredo, Texas ► United HS
BACKGROUND
As a sophomore in 2019-20 at Cameron, she placed ninth at the MSU Stampede and finished 29th at the Lone Star Conference Championships finishing 68th at the South Central Regional … won the Aggie Duels 5K in a time of 19:29.0 … was sixth at the LSC Outdoor Championships in the 10K and finished second in the 3000 steeplechase at Oklahoma Baptist in 2019.
PERSONAL
Majoring in criminal justice.
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MADDIE FLAHERTY
BACKGROUND
A transfer from Arkansas Tech where she was a student … has competed in three marathons and six Spartan races.
PERSONAL
Daughter of James and Jennifer Flaherty … a brother, Nicholas … majoring in criminal justice.
TAYLOR GONZALES
5-1 ► Graduate ► Overland Park, Kan. ► Blue Valley Southwest
AT WASHBURN
Owns the school record in the outdoor 1500m with two of the top three best overall times.
IN 2020-21
Competed in two outdoor events winning the 5000m at the MIAA Championships to become the third individual champion in a time of 17:26.15 and then finished second in the 1500m in a time of 4:35.93 … her time in the 1500m was a school record and her 5000m time was the third-best individual time in school history … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
BACKGROUND
Competed in two seasons of track and field and one in cross country at Montevallo University ... earned two indoor track All-Region honors (mile, DMR) and was a two-time All-Conference award winner ... she also set the school record in the 3k with a time of 10:08 ... also played four seasons of soccer and was among the topthree leaders in goals, points, and assists for three seasons while helping the team to its first winning record in 10 years her senior year ... has earned a multitude of academic honors ... a four-time PBC Gold Scholar, two-time PBC All-Academic team selection, received the D2ADA Academic Achievement Award and the GSC Top-10 Award, and was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team ... received the Jan Eagles Most Outstanding Female Athlete Award and was an NCAA Woman of the Year nominee.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Mike and Wendy Gonzales ... has two sisters, Casey and Kolbi ... father, Mike, played football and ran track at Kansas Wesleyan and Casey played soccer at Maryville ... earned her bachelor's in exercise and nutrition science from Montevallo and is working towards her master's in communications and leadership.
KATHARINA GOTSCHL
5-5 ► Freshman ► Oberndorf an der Melk, Austria ► HTL Waidhofen an der Ybbs
BACKGROUND
Awarded sportsman of the year both her sophomore and junior years … earned sports badge of the year all four years, placing gold her freshman and junior years and placing silver her sophomore and senior years … was also on the National Team of Austria … participated in the World Mountain Running Championships in Andorra in 2018 and the European Cross Country Championships in Portugal in 2019.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Daniela and Horst Götschl… has one sister, Kristina… plans to major in arts and science.
CASSANDRA GUITERREZ
5-0 ► Freshman ► San Antonio, Texas ► Taft HS
BACKGROUND
Advanced to the cross country regionals in her freshman year… team earned district champs and advanced to the cross country regionals her sophomore year… also earned the G.R.I.T. Award her sophomore year… set a personal record with a running time of 18:32 in the 5K and earned first place three times her junior year.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Raven Ramirez… anticipated major is kinesiology.
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TESSA JEFFERY
5-7 ► Freshman ► Fonthill, Ontario, Canada ► Crossley Secondary
BACKGROUND
Senior season canceled due to COVID-19 … was first in both the prezone and zone cross country and finished second at the state competition … as a sophomore she was a first-place finisher at the prezone championships and finished second in the zone and then was first in state competition … finished sixth in the Ontario Provincial Championships … during track and and field was first place in the zone 1500m and 3000m taking first place at the SOSSA, second at the regional in the 3000m and fourth in the 1500m … during the OFSAA Provincial Championship she was fifth in the 3000m and 12th in the 1500m … as a freshman she was first in the pre-regional zone cross country, second in the zone cross country, third in the SOSSA Cross Country and 12th OFSSA Provincial Championship Cross Country and in track she was first in the pre zone 3000m and 1500m, second in the zone 3000m and 1500m, second in the 3000m and 3rd 1500m at the SOSSA, first in the 1500m and third in the 3000m Southern Ontario Regional Championships and finished sixth in the 3000m at the OFSSA Ontario Provincial Championship … also played volleyball.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Todd and Susan … three sisters, Emma Kate, Rachel and Lydia, a brother, Samuel … majoring in biochemistry.
PATRICIA KOMA
5-10 ► Junior ► Wichita, Kan. ► Wichita North HS
BACKGROUND
As a sophomore she was the regional cross country regional championship runner up and finished second at the national championship … was third at the indoor national championship in the 5000m and was second in both the mile and the 1000m … placed second in both the 1000m and the mile at the outdoor national championships and was fourth in the 3000m.
PERSONAL
Brother Gabriel on Washburn's track and cross country teams … majoring in business.
MEGAN MILLER
5-10 ► Junior ► Wichita, Kan. ► Wichita North HS
BACKGROUND
A transfer from Hutchinson Community College … finished 13th in the seasonopener at the Materson Twilight Classic and finished 52nd at the NJCAA National Championships … at the outdoor NJCAA regional championships she was 13th in the 800m and was 14th in the 1500m … ran every event for the Blue Dragons in her freshman season … ran a season's best 20:49.6 and finished 31st at the FHSU Tiger Open … placed 26th in the Region VI Cross Country Championships and placed 19th amongst Jayhawk West runners with a time of 21:56.87 … ran 21:43 and finished 141st at the 2019 NJCAA Cross Country Championships and helped her team place 20th … as a senior at Buhler, she finished ninth at the region meet and was 12th at the state meet … finished 47th as a junior and 93rd as a sophomore at the state meet … placed second as part of 4x800m relay as a senior and 11th in the 4x400m relay … finished 16th in state in 400m as a junior.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Mike Miller and Carrie Rogalsky … a sister, Katelin Miller … a physical therapy assistant major.
OLIVIA SOUTHBY
5-5 ► Junior ► Hutchinson, Kan. ► Buhler HS
BACKGROUND
Participated in multiple sports throughout her high school career, including cross country, cricket, track and field, swimming, volleyball and touch football… placed fourth and 42nd at the New South Wales Cross Country Championships her sophomore year.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Simone and Greg Southby… has two brothers, Michael and Travis… father, Greg, participated in the Iron Man triathlon and Ultra Running… mother, Simone, was a national level swimmer… anticipated major is sports management.
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KEELY WAGNER
5-5 ► Freshman ► New South Wales, Australia ► Therry Catholic
BACKGROUND
Participated in cross country her sophomore, junior and senior years … was named all-city Cross Country her junior and senior years … was also named to the AllLeague Cross Country team her senior year recording eight top-10 finishes … placed third at regionals her senior year … also participated in track her freshman and sophomore years … won league cross country individual title as a junior.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Amy and Jim… has one sister, Katy… plans to major in exercise and rehabilitation science.
EVE WEBER
5-8 ► Freshman ► Lincoln, Neb. ► Lincoln East HS
BACKGROUND
Ran cross country her sophomore, junior and senior years… helped lead team to the cross country state championships all three years she participated… also participated in track and field her freshman, sophomore and junior years.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Carrie and Eric Weber… has two sisters, Hope and Zoe… father, Eric, played basketball at Doane University… plans to major in elementary education.
