2024 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
| 2024 Season |
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| Date |
Race (Distance) |
Time |
Place |
| Aug. 31 |
Tom Barry Invitational (5K) |
20:00.3 |
12th / 122 |
| Sept. 6Â Â Â |
Phoenix Open (6K) |
23:46.5 |
43rd / 165 |
| Sept. 21 |
John McNichols Invitational (6K) |
23:33.0 |
48th / 79 |
| Oct. 4 |
Joe Piane Invitational (5K) |
19:12.1 |
122nd / 182 |
| Oct. 18 |
Bradley Pink Classic (6K Red) |
23:33.37 |
218th / 265 |
| Nov. 2 |
Horizon League Championships (6K) |
23:57.1 |
60th / 120 |
| Nov. 15 |
NCAA Regionals (6K) |
24:03.1 |
218th / 227 |
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2020-24 (at Valparaiso): Attended Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana … was a four-year member of both the Beacons’ cross country and track & field programs … graduated Magna Cum Laude in the spring of 2024 … was a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection in 2023 … also earned Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll accolades in 2021 ... was a member of the Valparaiso University Dean's List and also earned Presidential Academic Honors … athletically posted career-best times of 19:20.4 at the Winrow-Valparaiso Open 5K race in September 2023 while recording a career-best 23:42.3 at the Bradley Pink Classic later that season in October … during her track career at Valparaiso had career-best marks of 4:57.40 in the 1500m run, a 5:28.69 in the Mile run, a 10:43.83 in the 3000m run, a 17:42.47 in the 5000m run, a 39:51.08 in the 10,000m run, and a 1:33.42 in the 400m hurdles … holds the fifth spot in Valparaiso’s record book with her 17:42.47 in the 5000m run.
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High School: Graduated from Genoa-Kingston High School in Genoa, Illinois in 2020 …. Was a four-year member of both the cross country and track & field programs while with the Cogs … received track & field sectional honors as well as All-Conference accolades in both 2016 and 2019 … was a cross country All-Conference selection in both 2016 and 2019 … was named the cross country team’s MVP in both 2017 and 2019 … was also named a team captain of the cross country program as a senior … was a member of the National Honor Society and was also an AP Scholar … named an Illinois State Scholar and also earned Academic All-Conference Accolades … also ran club for the Aurora Flyers.
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Personal: Daughter of Andrea Kooistra and Jim Overstreet … has one sibling, Owen … plans to earn her Master’s Degree in civil engineering while studying at Milwaukee.