SOPHOMORE: Placed 25th overall at Whitman Invite to open season…Ran 20:29.64 at prestigious Willamette Invite and improved on that time following week at Inland Northwest (20:17) to finish 87th…Clocked a 20:02 at LCSC Invitational…Reliable 3000m runner during track season.

FRESHMAN: One of the busiest members of the team as she was the only female to run cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track...Showed a lot of improvement during the cross country season by shaving 90 seconds off her time from the first meet to the fifth meet of the season....Was the team’s No. 12 finisher at the conference meet and just one of two freshmen for LCSC to run in it...Competed in the 3,000 during the indoor season, and then ran the steeplechase among other races in the outdoor season...Placed third in the steeple at the Northwest Nazarene Invite and has a season best of 13:20.22.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter winner in cross country at Nome-Beltz High School…Captain junior and senior years…Region 1 North Cross Country champion…Member of basketball and swim teams.

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 3, 1992 in Twin Falls, Idaho…Parents David and Sharon…Brothers Nicholai, Nathaniel and Zacharia…Hobbies include swimming and hiking…Majoring in Nursing.

NICKNAME: Kate
FAVORITE MOVIES: Armageddon, Burlesque and Star Trek
FAVORITE PHRASE: “Every laugh line on your face makes you who you are today.”
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Milanos
FAVORITE MUSICIAN: Taylor Swift
MEMORABLE SPORTS MOMENT: Regionals in Unalakleet (Alaska)
IN 10 YEARS: Traveling Greece
WHAT I LIKE BEST ABOUT LCSC: The team and the tree
WHAT I LIKE BEST ABOUT XC/TRACK PROGRAMS: The challenge.