University of Nevada Athletics

Track & Field Bio

REDSHIRT SENIOR (2014) - Opened the season with a third place effort at the Nevada Twilight Classic, completing the 4-kilometer course in the third best time in school history, 14:34 ... Led the Pack at the WCC Preview Meet finishing in 16th place with a time of 21:50 ... Was the first Wolf Pack finisher at the Roy Griak Invitational finishing 65th out of 390 athletes with a time of 22:35.

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2013) - Ran the second best 4K time in school history of 14:40 at the Nature's Bakery Nevada Twilight finishing second behind teammate Samantha Diaz ... Turned in the fourth best 5K time in school history of 17:12 at the Sacramento State NCAA Inter Regional Jamboree ... Finished 15th at the 2013 Mountain West Cross country Championships ... Recorded a 17th place finish at the NCAA Mountain Region Cross Country Championships and ran the fastest 6K time in school history in the process (21:04.6) ... Named to the 2013 Fall Academic All-MW Team ... Received Division I All-Region Honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2012) -Ran 17:43 at the Oregon Dellinger Invitational to start the season ... Finished second at the Nevada chase Relay ... Ran 22:02.5 in a 6K at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival ... Finished 33rd at the Mountain West Cross Country Championships ... Competed at the NCAA Mountain Region Cross Country Championships ... Named to the Academic All-MW Team

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN(2011) -Finished seventh at the Nevada Twilight Classic running a time of 15:20 ... Finished 11th at the WAC Cross Country Championships, with a time of 19:06.3 ... Won second-team All-WAC honors for her performance at the Conference Championships Named to the 2011 Fall All-WAC Academic Team

FRESHMAN (2010) -Redshirt (did not compete)

HIGH SCHOOL - Attended Reno High School in Reno, Nev. ... Earned four varsity letters in cross country and four in track ... Top times include: 5K, 19:19 (2006); 1600m, 5:08 (2007); 3200m, 11:00 (2010) ... Served as a team captain for cross country as a senior ... Was an academic All-State honoree four years for cross country and three years for track ... Three-time all-region honoree for each cross country and track ... Won a state title with cross country as a freshman and won back-to-back track titles ... Won state in the 3200m as a senior while team finished second ... As a freshman took first at state in the 4x800m and placed second in the mile and third in the two mile

PERSONAL - Environmental engineer major... Cousin plays soccer at Cornell ... Uncle played football at Nevada and mom was a cheerleader at Nevada ... Also recruited by University of San Diego and Point Loma University ... Loves skiing in her spare time ... Likes to watch 24 and The Bachelorette ... Works at Eclipse Pizza ... Likes going to Tahoe and floating the river with friends ... Chose Nevada because she's always loved Reno, she was offered a scholarship and her family is here ... Favorite sports moment was the last lap of her 3,200-meter state race because she could hear her family cheering and standing in the winner's spot on the podium was an amazing feeling ... Role models are her parents ... Daughter of John and Christi ... has one sibling, Griffin