Distance
Class: Junior
Hometown: Wyoming, Mich.
High School: Calvin Christian

Personal: Born September 23, 1989...Parents are Laurens and Jan...Is a Physical Therapy major...Named to the Dean's List Fall 2009, and Spring 2010...Member of AIA...A three-time selection to the GLIAC All-Academic team.

2010-2011
Indoor Track: Finished the season strong, recording her best times in the 3000 and 5000 meter runs at the GLIAC championships...Took ninth in the 5K (18:09.49) and 11th in the 3K (10:24.56).
Cross Country: Turned in back-to-back sub-23 minute times at the conference and regional meets for the Chargers, scoring crucial points that helped the team qualify for nationals...Took 26th at the regional meet with time of 22:23...Had her season-best time at the Charger Invitational, finishing eighth overall with a time of 23:20.4...Ran a 23:31 at the Division II national championship meet in December.

2009-2010
Indoor Track: Had a strong indoor season, placing 13th overall at the GLIAC championships in the 3000 meter run with a time of 10:30.23...Had three top-10 finishes throughout the season...Had a season-best time of 5:15.44 in the mile run at the Grand Rapids Open.
Cross Country: Had a season-best time of 19:41 during cross country season, at the Notre Dame Invitational...Finished 27th overall atthe NCAA Division II Regional Meet, and was fourth on the team during the race...Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team during both indoor and outdoor seasons.

2008-2009
Outdoor Track: Won the 5000 meter run at the outdoor season-opening Polar Bear Invitational with a time of 18:33.91...Had a season-best time of 18:16.2 in that event that season, earned at the Miami University Invitational.
Indoor Track: Had two top-10 finishes at the 2009 GLIAC Indoor championships, taking fifth in the 5000 meter run and ninth in the 3000 meter run...Took 19 seconds off her 5000 meter run time over the course of the indoor season.
Cross Country: Was Hillsdale's third-best runner at the 2008 regional meet...Ran a 19:11 at the Notre Dame Invitational.

High School: A state qualifier in cross country as a sophomore at Wyoming Calvin Christian...Held school record in the 3200 meter run for track...Named Academic All-State...Graduated eighth in her high school class with an overall GPA of 3.83.