2025 Cross Country Roster Choose a Player: Balzer, Skyler Balzer, Zachary Brenne, Eilen Burnett, Matthew Burns, Oliver Cino, Sophia Copelin, Jaxson Gaffney, Travis Hamilton, Carissa Hancock, Abigail Harris, Christian Inzinger, Sonja Kamp, Brandon Kingsmith, Kaden LeBlanc, Sawyer Lind, Caleb McCarroll, Eimear Narciso, Alice Nold, Parker O'Mahony, Louise Perry, Anna Phillips, Jamie Pogue, Landon Potgieter, Nadia Rebello, Michael Rosslee, JD Schmalz, Michael Schoeman, Wiepke Sheppard, Kaitlyn Simone, Caden Steines, Noelle Thornley, Ciara Trangmar, Jacob van Milligen, Bente Vanroose, Rhune Wenz, Lindsey Wraith, Trixie Go Profile Stats Profile Senior Class Pretoria, South Africa Hometown Hoërskool Garsfontein High School Nadia Potgieter Senior Class Pretoria, South Africa Hometown Biography Summary Biography HONORS AND AWARDS MVC Women's Cross Country All-Conference (3): 2024, 2022 (Honorable Mention), 2023 (Honorable Mention) MVC Women's Indoor Track & Field All-Conference (1): 3000m (2024) MVC Women's Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference (1): 5000m (2024) MVC Women's Cross Country All-Conference Scholar Athlete (2): 2023, 2024 MVC Women's Track & Field All-Conference Scholar Athlete (1): 2024 MVC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week: 10/21/24 Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall '22 CAREER BESTS (RESULTS) CROSS COUNTRY INDOOR TRACK & FIELD OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD 4K: 13:54.0 (9/1/23) 3 Mile: 16:11.2 (9/15/23) 5K: 16:56.2 (10/4/24) 6K: 20:20.92 (10/18/24) Mile: 4:46.76 (2/3/24) 3,000m: 9:21.62 (2/9/24) 5,000m: 17:08.35 (2/25/24) 800m: 2:13.91 (3/30/24) 1,500m: 4:25.72 (3/29/24) 5,000m: 16:04.88 (4/25/25) 10,000m: 36:08.69 (5/10/24) 2024-25 SEASON Cross Country: Competed in six meets during the 2024 season. Won the first two races of the season for the second straight year, taking first in the Hawkeye Invitational 4K (14:01.3) and Bradley Intercollegiate three mile (16:32.5). Placed second overall in the 6K Red Race at the Bradley Pink Classic, running a career-best 20:20.92. The performance garnered her MVC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week recognition. Earned her best MVC Championship finish to date, finishing seventh with a time of 20:36.1 to earn All-MVC honors. Indoor: Competed in five meets during the 2025 indoor season. Placed sixth in the Mile at the Larry Wieczorek Invite, clocking a 4:56.85. Set two season-best times at the MVC Championship, beginning with a sixth-place finish in the 5000m Final, running 17:09.93. Ran 9:39.73 in the 3000m Final, finishing ninth. Outdoor: Competed in five meets during the 2025 outdoor season. Placed in the top seven in every event during the regular season, registering three top finishes in the 5000m event and one in the 1500m event. Began the season with a third-place finish in the 1500m event at the Redbird Challenge, running 4:35.37. Followed with a seventh-place finish in her section of the 5000m event at the Stanford Invitational, clocking a 16:10.68. Back in Palo Alto, ran the second-fastest 5000m time in program history at the Payton Jordan Invitational, running 16:04.88 and placing sixth. Placed fourth in the 5000m Final at the MVC Championship. Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 5000m for the second straight outdoor season. Finished 43rd in the NCAA 5000m Semifinal. 2023-24 SEASON Cross Country: Ran in six meets during the 2023 season. Placed first in each of the first two meets of the season, winning the 4K race at the Western Illinois Alumni Invitational with a time of 13:54.0 and the three-mile race at the Bradley Intercollegiate with a time of 16:11.2. Earned the second All-MVC Honorable Mention award of her career after finishing 11th at the MVC Championship with a 6K career-best time of 21:22.4. Placed 38th at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 21:33.1. Indoor: Competed in six meets. Placed second and first in her first two 3000m races of the season, finishing runner-up at the John Coughlin Invite (9:46.64) and winning the IUPUI Invitational event with a time of 9:29.29. Finished sixth in the Mile at the Meyo Invitational, running a career-best 4:46.76. Set her 3000m career best at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, running 9:21.62 against some of the country's best and setting the second-fastest time in program history. Earned All-MVC honors for Indoor Track & Field for the first time in her career at the MVC Championship, placing third in the 3000m Final with a time of 9:35.87. Earned a fourth-place finish in the 5000m Final, running 17:08.35. Outdoor: Ran in six meets. Finished in first at the 2024 Bryan Clay Invitational in the 5000m, running 16:19.39. Placed 11th in the 5000m event at the Drake Relays, running a career-best 16:10.41, good for the third-fastest time in program history. Ran the anchor leg for the Distance Medley Relay team that set the program record (11:35.84). Earned her first All-MVC honor in outdoor track & field, placing third in the 5000m Final at the MVC Championships. Placed seventh in the 10000m Final, running a career-best 36:08.69. Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time in the 5000m. Finished 38th in the NCAA 5000m Semifinal. 2022-23 SEASON Cross Country: Ran in four meets during her debut season. At the Missouri Valley Championship, she finished 15th in the 6k with a time of 22:03.5. She collected 70th place in the Midwest Regionals in the 6k, clocking in at 21:29.0. Indoor: Did not compete in the indoor season. Outdoor: Did not run during the outdoor season. HIGH SCHOOL Member of the cross country and track programs at Hoërskool Garsfontein in South Africa, earning Most Valuable Track Athlete honors twice. Placed fourth at the 2021 South African Junior U-23 Cross Country Championship. Claimed six gold medals at the Pretoria School A Championships. Also won the South African School Championship in cross country in 2017 and 2018. Won the 3,000m title at the school championship in 2017 with a national-record time. PERSONAL The daughter of Paul and Tanja, born October 11, 2003. One sibling, Francois. Majoring in kinesiology and health science.
