MVC Scholar-Athlete - 2012
Cross Country:
2011 (SENIOR): Competed in six races for the Shockers...Finished a season-best 12th at the JK Gold Classic in 14:57.47...Finished 26th at the MVC Championships in 18:50.1...Ran at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
2010 (JUNIOR): Ran in six races during the season...Was a season-best 16th at the Iowa Invitational with a time of 11:00.50...Crossed the line in a time of 14:52.61 to place 18th at the J.K. Gold Classic...Was 30th at the MVC Championships with a time of 18:50.03.
2009 (SOPHOMORE): Ran in all six events for the Shockers...Had a season best finish of 15th at the JK Gold Classic with a time of 15:21...Was 27th at the Woody Greeno Invitational (22:19) and 38th at the MVC Championships (20:22)...Came in with a time of 19:02 at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational to place 40th.
2008 (FRESHMAN): Ran in one event during the season...Finished 25th at the Missouri State Invitational with a time of 20:00.
Track & Field:
2011 (SENIOR): INDOOR - Ran a pesonal best 5,000m time of 18:02.54 at the SPIRE Division I Indoor Track & Field Invitational...Finished a season-high fifth place twice -- in the Adidas Classic 5K and in the Herm Wilson Invitational 3K...OUTDOOR - Finished eighth in the 10K at the MVC Outdoor Championships..Ran a season-best 5K time of 18:20.02 at the Enduro Classic...Named MVC Scholar-Athlete.
2011 (JUNIOR): INDOOR - Set personal bests in two different races...Finished seventh in the 3,000m run at the Nebraska Tune-Up with a personal best time of 10:28.65...Ran a 18:13.99 in the 5,000m run at the Iowa State Classic, placing 13th...OUTDOOR - Season-best finish of fifth in the 5,000m run at the WSU Tri-Meet...Was 10th in the 10,000m run at the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships, finishing in a season-best time of 37:50.64.
2010 (SOPHOMORE): INDOOR - Set a new personal best in the mile with a time of 5:18.26 to place eighth at the WSU Invitational...Set a new personal best in the 3000m run at the MVC Championships with a time of 10:38.03 and in the 5000m run wiht a time of 18:17.81...Was a season best fourth in the 3000m run at the Nebraska Tune-Up (10:39.36)...OUTDOOR - Set a PR of 10:55.54 in the 3000m run at the Sooner Invitational to place fifth...Was seventh in the 5000m run at the KT Woodman Classic with a time of 18:34.75, a new personal best...Came in fifth in the 1500m run, clocking in at 4:58.44, at the Sooner Open.
2009 (FRESHMAN): INDOOR - Set personal best in the 800m run with a time of 2:38.67 to place 14th at the WSU Invitational...Was 13th in the mile at the WSU Invitational with a time of 5:43.64...Had a personal best mile time of 5:30.52 at the Iowa State Classic...OUTDOOR - Was third in the 1500m run at the Bethel College Invitational with a personal best time of 5:03.18...Finished fifth at the Nebraska Quad in the 5000m run with a time of 18:49.45.
Olpe High School: Earned all-area and all-state honors in cross country all four years at OHS...Won state championship in 1A 3200m, and placed third in the 1600m and fifth in the 4x800m...Was the state cross country champion as a senior....Was part of three state cross country championship teams...Lettered in cross country and track and field all four years.
Personal: Born Oct. 5, 1989...Daughter of Marina Zeller...Plans to major in forensic science...Has one brother, David, and four sisters, Lisa, AnnMarie, Monica, and Sheila.
