2019 Track and Field Roster Choose a Player: Adelman, Kathryn Agyei, Miguel Aho, Matt Aldadah, Ayah Altmayer, McKenzie Anderson, Will Becker, Jack Breitbach, Grace Burant, Natalie Danner, Alec Del Real, Arsinoe Dunderdale, Haran Ehrhardt, Emma Farmer, Ashley Franklin, Jack Gallagher, Erin Gschwendtner, Kerry Hahndorf, Michael Hartman, Alec Hess, Nikolas Hoffert, Jake Hoffert, Luke Huddleston, Brayden Iacofano, Rachel Ivy, Hannah Jockisch, Abby Juarez, Gabby Klinkner, Alex Lain, Morgan Lampert, Ally Lechowicz, Sam Lesher, Amelia Makowski, Emma Markham, Niamh May, Jon Mitchell, Evan Nusser, Brooke Nwachi, Stephanie Oakley, Kirstin Paige, Simon Peterson, Savana Piller, Sara Planck, Emma Porter, Nick Potrykus, Ben Richtman, Matthew Rodriguez, David Schwartz, Tyler Seymour, Scott Shadid, David Simon, Joey Stoltzfus, Richmond Stuart, Laura Suggs, Keina Umali, Soren Wagoner, Ben Ward, Michael Wenger, Drew Go Profile Stats Profile Senior Class Coolmeen, Ireland Hometown St. Flannan's College, Ennis High School Dublin City University Previous School Niamh Markham Senior Class Coolmeen, Ireland Hometown Biography Summary Biography HONORS & AWARDS Missouri Valley Conference Indoor DMR Champion: 2019 Two-Time All-Missouri Valley Conference (Track & Field): 2019 (Indoor DMR, Outdoor 1,500m) MVC Elite 17 Award Winner: 2019 Outdoor MVC Scholar-Athlete (Track & Field): 2018, 2019 MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2018, 2019 MVC Honor Roll: 2018, 2019 Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (4): Fall '17, Spring '18, Fall '18, Spring '19 CAREER BESTS & RESULTS 2018-19 SEASON Cross Country: Ran in four meets during her senior campaign, placing in the team’s top five in three of the races • Finished third on the team at the NCAA Midwest Region, placing 56th overall with a career-best 6K time of 21:37.9 • Crossed the line in 28th at the MVC Championship as Bradley repeated as conference champions. Indoor: Member of the program’s first distance medley relay title, running the anchor leg at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship with a team time of 11:56.37 – the fifth-best mark in school history • Also placed fourth in the conference meet in the mile run • Ran the second-best mile in school history (and fastest in eight years) with a 4:49.91 mark at Iowa State • Also clocked the third-best 800m in the BU record book with a 2:11.84 at Notre Dame. Outdoor: Earned all-conference honors in an individual event for the first time during her career, placing second in the 1,500m run with a time of 4:31.56 • Set her PR in the event at the Drake Relays, running the fourth-fastest time in the BU record book at 4:26.20 • Won the only race of her season in the 800m, posting a time of 2:11.44 at the Illini Twilight • Also a member of the 4x400 relay that finished fifth at the MVC Championship with the second-best time in school history (3:54.26). 2017-18 SEASON Cross Country: Made her NCAA debut at the Illini Open, running the 5K in 20:23.0. Indoor: Advanced to the finals of the MVC Championship in the 800m run, placing seventh overall at her first conference championship • Set a PR at the GVSU Big Meet with a time of 2:12.27 – the fourth-best time in school history • Finished first in the 800m at Indiana State • Part of the second-fastest 4x400 relay in school history (3:58.96), running the anchor leg at the GVSU Big Meet • Also ran the mile in 5:09.77 at Illinois. Outdoor: Reached her second-consecutive finals of the 800m run at the MVC Championship and finished fifth overall • Clocked the fourth-best time in school history in the 800m with a mark of 2:09.94 at the Musco Twilight • Added the fifth-fastest time at Bradley in the 1,500m, crossing the finish line in 4:28.05 at the Bryan Clay Invitational • Also a member of the second-fastest 4x400 relay team that raced a 3:56.97 at the MVC Championship. DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY Ran with the Dragons during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons • Helped DCU to a second-place finish at the 2015 National Varsity Cross Country Championship • Earned the gold medal in the 800m run at the 2015 National Varsity Outdoor Track Championship, while collecting the bronze at the 2014 outdoor championship and the 2015 indoor championship • Also a member of relay teams that claimed the 4x400m relay crown at 2015 outdoor meet. HIGH SCHOOL Member of the cross country and track teams at St. Flannan’s College, Ennis • Collected numerous national and regional underage medals at club level in cross country and on the track in the 800m and 1,500m runs • Also played basketball and Gaelic football. PERSONAL Born May 3, 1995 • Daughter of Gerry and Joan Markham • Two brothers, Brian and Liam • Liam was a member of the track and field team at the University of Illinois from 2012 to 2016, twice qualifying for the NCAA Preliminaries and earning All-Big Ten accolades • Pursuing her master’s in non-profit leadership.
