Honors & Awards
• Bradley A.D. Honor Roll: Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall, 2009, Spring 2010
Career Bests
4K: 16:25 at the 2007 Illini Challenge
5K: 19:25 at the 2008 MVC Championships
6K: 23:06 at the 2008 Bradley Classic
(2009 Senior)
Finished 11th at the Western Illinois Early Bird ... Ran a personal best 5K of 19:03 at the Notre Dame Invitational ... Placed sixth at the SIU Edwardsville Border War ... Also turned in a personal best 6K of 23:05 at the Bradley Classic ... Finished 27th at the MVC Championship
Meet Distance Time
Western Illinois Early Bird 6K 24:01
Bradley Open 5K DNR
Missouri State Classic 5K 19:20.2
Notre Dame Invitational 5K 19:03
SIU Edwardsville Border War 5K 18:41.65 (course was 180 meters short of 5K)
Bradley Classic 6K 23:05
MVC Championship 5K 20:03
NCAA Regional 6K 23:30.9
(2008 Junior)
Finished 12th at the 2008 Bradley Open ... Set a 6K personal best (23:06) at the 2008 Bradley Classic ... Finished 35th and set a 5K best (19:25) at the 2008 MVC Championships.
Meet Distance Time
Western Illinois Early Bird 6K 23:56
Bradley Open 5K 19:38
Minnesota Roy Griak Invitational 6K DNR
Bradley Classic 6K 23:06
MVC Championships 5K 19:25
NCAA Midwest Regional 6K 23:12
(2007 Sophomore)
Ran a 4K career best at the 2007 Illini Challenge with a time of 16:25. Opened the 2008 season with a fourth place finish at the Western Illinois Early Bird Invitational.
Meet Distance Time
Illini Challenge 4K 16:25
Bradley Open 5K 20:28
Roy Griak Invitational 6K 24:56
Bradley Classic 6K 23:59
MVC Championship 5K 20:19
NCAA Midwest Regional 6K DNR
(2006 Freshman)
Switzer finished 19th at the 2006 Washington University Early Bird Meet.
Meet Distance Time
Washington Early Bird Meet 4K 16:28
Bradley Open 5K 20:31
Roy Griak Invitational 6K DNR
Bradley Classic 6K 25:50
MVC Championship 5K DNR
NCAA Regional 6K DNR
Prep Overview
Switzer ran cross country for two seasons at Harlem (Ill.) High School ... Earned first-team all-conference honors and was a two-time team MVP ... Was a first-team all-conference track selection and team MVP in 2006 ... Also played tennis for two seasons ... Received all scholar-athlete honors in both cross country and track ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
The daughter of Edward and Carol Switzer, Amanda was born December 10, 1987 ... Majoring in nursing.
