2023 Track & Field Roster Choose a Player: Aho, Matt Albrecht, Zach Alvarez Gonzalez, Rodrigo Bryant, Sierra Carpenter, Kelly Chavenaud, Remi Costa, Noah Crull, Jack Dalton, Kelsey Danner, Alec Davis, Amiyah de La Piedra Sitjas, Julia Dieterich, Max Donohue, Aidan Erotocritou, Andriana Fuller, Shae Harp, Olivia Henderson, Maya Ivy, Hannah Jansen, Nicola Jones, Mason Kamp, Brandon Koontz, Kyra Lesher, Amelia Lind, Caleb LoStracco, Tiana Maguire, Ashley Martin, Sidney McDaniel, Max McDonnell, Sophia Narbett, Eddie Narciso, Alice Nielsen, Julia Nielsen, Wilma O'Laughlin, Ian Parrish, Charlie Perry, Anna Potgieter, Nadia Rajlich, Hope Rebello, Michael Rice, Brock Rieker, Eli Schieppe, Peyton Schwartz, Tyler Sheppard, Kaitlyn Simone, Caden Smith, Shay Smith, Will Stan, Robert Strauss, Lily Thames, Leah Tineh, Ismail Vaughn, Jada Vreeland, Mickey Watson, George Westcott, Ivan Wraith, Trixie Go Profile Stats Profile Sophomore Class Pretoria, South Africa Hometown Waterkloof High School Nicola Jansen Sophomore Class Pretoria, South Africa Hometown Biography Summary Biography HONORS & AWARDS Missouri Valley Conference Indoor 3,000m Champion: 2022, 2023 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor 5,000m Champion: 2022, 2023 2021 Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Freshman of the Year NCAA All-Midwest Region (Cross Country): 2021 All-Missouri Valley Conference (Cross Country): 2021 Two-Time All-Missouri Valley Conference (Track & Field): 2021 (Indoor 3,000m & Indoor 5,000m) MVC Cross Country Athlete of the Week: Oct. 19, 2021 MVC Cross Country Scholar Athlete: 2022 MVC Track & Field Athlete of the Week: 01-18-22 Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2): Fall '21, Spring '22 Bradley Busey Bank Scholar-Athlete of the Week: October 6, 2022 MVC WCC Scholar-Athlete of the Year: 2022 MVC Female Runner of the Week: 10-20-22 CAREER BESTS & RESULTS 2022-23 SEASON Cross Country: In her sophomore season, she broke even more records for the Braves. At the Missouri Valley Championship, she finished in first place in the 6k with a time of 20:22.6. She also competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship and placed 11th in the 6k. She broke the all-time Bradley record in the 6k at the Bradley Pink Classic, clocking in at 19:57.4, almost 25 seconds faster than second place, which is also her. Jansen also broke the all-time school record in the 5k event at the Joe Piane Invitational with a time of 16:30.8, almost seven seconds faster than teammate Tyler Schwartz. These performances elevated her to earn MVC female cross country athlete of the year. Indoor: Set the MVC Meet Record at the championship in the 3000m with a time of 9:22.20 and first place. In the 5000m, she collected a first place finish and a career-best, clocking in at 16:06.69 to break the MVC Meet Record and Bradley record held since 2016. At the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invite, she ran a career-best 9:13.61 in the 3000m to beat teammate Peyton Schieppe in the same meet to break the all-time Bradley record. In the mile event at the Cyclone Open, she finished in fifth place and now sits in third place in Bradley history, clocking in at 4:45.96. Outdoor: Ran in one meet for the Braves in the Gary Wieneke Memorial with a first place finish in the 1500m and a time of 4:23.60. 2021-22 SEASON Cross Country: Named Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year • Also earned All-Missouri Valley Conference and NCAA All-Midwest Region accolades • Placed 16th at the NCAA Midwest Regional – the top time by a freshman in the nine-state regional by 23 seconds, while posting the best overall finish by a BU rookie in school history • Crossed the finish line in third at the MVC Championship to help lead Bradley to a runner-up finish • Her third-place finish is the second-best by a BU rookie and the best since 2009 • Earned MVC Female Athlete of the Week honors after placing fifth at the Bradley Pink Classic with a 6K time of 20:54.6 – the fifth-best mark in school history and the second-best time by a Brave at their home meet. Indoor: Claimed the MVC titles in both the 3,000m & 5,000m at the MVC Championship • Broke the school record in the 3,000m at the MVC Championship with a time of 9:24.48, nearly topping the MVC Championship record of 9:24.33 from 2009 • Won the MVC 5,000m crown with a time of 16:11.99 • Clocked the second-best 5,000m time in school history at the Iowa State Classic (16:11.99), challenging Kristen Busch's school mark of 16:11.29 (2016). HIGH SCHOOL Ran cross country at Waterkloof High School • Owns PRs of 9:43.43 in the 3,000m and 17:18.82 in the 5,000m. PERSONAL Born April 5, 2002 • Daughter of Anton and Tanya Jansen • One sibling, Mieke • Majoring in physical therapy.
