2016 Track and Field Roster Choose a Player: Adelman, Kathryn Alfano, Nicole Anderson, Will Beck, Caleb Bianchina, Mike Burant, Natalie Busch, Caitlin Busch, Kristen Campbell, Patrick Coffey, Chase Cunningham, Lauren Danielson, Elena Delvo, Emily Delvo, Eric Didenko, Taras DiVerde, Alex Dominick, Catalina Dunderdale, Haran Dutcher, Elizabeth Floyd Mews, Taylor Fritzsche, Joe Gagne, Daniel Gosselin, Rebecca Griffin, Mackenzie Gschwendtner, Kerry Hess, Nikolas Hiles, Rosie Hoffert, Jake Hoffert, Luke Houmes, Lauren Jackson, Judy Jockisch, Abby Johnson, Bailey Johnson, Rodney Juarez, Gabby Kramer, Casey Lain, Morgan Leveille, Molly Lopez-Villegas, Nicole Luksan, Jennifer McKinney, Kylie McMahon, Sarah Mercado, Melody Nusser, Brooke Peterson, Savana Piller, Sara Price, Megan Quinn, Patrick Razo, Thomas Rodriguez, David Seymour, Scott Shadid, David Smits, Liz Sudbury, Rachel Tuisl, Evan Uhrich, Steffen Versweyveld, Luke Wampole, Katie Ward, Michael Witczak, Hannah Go Profile Stats Profile Mid-Distance Position Redshirt Junior Class McFarland, Wis. Hometown McFarland High School Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley Conference Liz Smits Mid-Distance Position Redshirt Junior Class McFarland, Wis. Hometown Biography Summary Biography HONORS AND AWARDS Presidents Council Academic Excellence Award: (2015-16) MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: (2016 & 2015) MVC Honor Roll: (2016, 2015 & 2014) Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (8): Fall '12, Spring '13, Fall '13, Spring '14, Fall '14, Spring '15, Fall '15, Spring '16 2015-16 (SENIOR) Saw her only action of the cross country season at the Bradley Classic … Competed in the 3,000 meters during the indoor season, capping the year with a third-place finish and career-best time of 10:24.50 at the EIU Friday Night Special … Finished third in the 5,000 meters at the Redhawk Invitational during the outdoor season … Competed in the 1,500 meters, 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters during the outdoor campaign, turning in career-best performances in all three events … Her career-best 5,000 meter time of 17:24.11 from the MVC Outdoor Championship is ninth in school history. 2014-15 (JUNIOR) Ran in five events during the cross country season … Did not compete during the indoor track campaign … Returned for the outdoor track season to run in the 1,500 meters at the MVC Outdoor Championship … Also competed in 3,000 & 5,000 meters during the outdoor season. 2013-14 (SOPHOMORE) Had a strong debut, finishing sixth at the Bradley Intercollegiate to open the cross country season … Had a season-best 5K of 18:03.17 at the Illinois State Invitational … Ran at just one meet during the outdoor season. 2012-13 (FRESHMAN) Was among Bradley’s top five finishers in five of six events she participated in during the cross country season ... Opened her career with an 11th place finish at the Bradley Open ... Finished 30th at the MVC Cross Country Championship ... Did not compete during the indoor track season ... Posted the third best 5,000 meter time on the squad during the outdoor campaign ... Her 5,000 meter time of 17:37.53 at the MVC Outdoor Championship is 10th in school history ... Also owns a top 15 times in program history in the outdoor 1,500 meters. HIGH SCHOOL A fourth-place finisher at Wisconsin's Division 2 state cross country championship as a senior, Smits finished ninth in the event in 2010 as a junior ... Earned first-team all-state honors her senior year and was honorable mention all state her junior season ... Two-time conference champ and three-time state meet participant ... Two-time team MVP ... Finished third in the 3,200 meters in the state her senior year and was part of a fourth-place 4x800 relay team at the state meet ... Three-time conference champ in the 1,600 meters and two-time conference champ in the 3,200 meters ... Holds school records in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters ... also lettered in volleyball and basketball PERSONAL The daughter of Michael and Cindy Smits, Liz was born in Madison, Wis. ... Has two sisters: Stephanie and Meghan ... Majored in biology. Cross Country Career Bests Distance Time Date 3 miles 17:13 9/6/13 5K 18:03.17 9/13/13 6K 22:08 10/12/12 Track & Field Career Bests Event Time Date Site 3,000 meters (indoor) 10:24.50 2/19/16 Charleston, Ill. 1,500 meters (outdoor) 4:52.33 4/16/16 Normal, Ill. 3,000 meters (outdoor) 10:23.33 4/23/16 Champaign, Ill. 5,000 meters (outdoor) 17:24.11 5/15/16 Terre Haute, Ind.
