2016 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
TFRRS
2017 (Senior): Sat out as a redshirt.
2016 (Junior): Named USTFCCCA All-Academic... earned All-Region honors with a 22nd place finish at the Central Regional (6k, 21:31.2) on Nov. 5… placed 22nd at the NSIC Championships (6k, 22:01.0) on Oct. 22... earned Academic All-NSIC.
2015 (Sophomore) : Earned All-Region honors with a 12th place finish at the NCAA Central Region Championship (6k, 21:31.7) on Nov. 7 ... earned second team All-NSIC honors with a 12th place finish at the NSIC Championship (6k, 23:20.9) on Oct. 24 ... finished second at the Briar Cliff Invitational (5k, 17:21.3) on Oct. 10 ... placed fourth at the Augustana Twilight (3k, 16:59.1) on Sept. 4 ... finished 18th at the Roy Griak Invitational (6k, 23:29.3) on Sept. 26 ... placed 73rd at the at the NCAA Championship (6k, 21:58.1) on Nov. 21
2014 (Freshman): Earned NCAA All-American honors … took 36th place (5780k, 22:02.9) at the NCAA Championships on Dec. 6 ... finished ninth at the NCAA Central Region Championships (6k, 21:56.93) on Nov. 22 … earning USTFCCCA All-Central Region honors … placing third (6k, 21:26) at the 2014 NSIC Championships on Nov. 8 … earning first team All-NSIC honors … finished 11th (6k, 21:34) at the UW-Oshkosh AAE Invitational on Oct. 18 … placed 6th at the Roy Griak Invitational (6k, 22:28.2) on Sept. 27 … took 18th unattached (3m, 17:07.31) at the Augustana Twilight on Sept. 5 … named NSIC Newcomer of the Year.
High School: A 2014 graduate of Yankton High School … won the 2013 South Dakota High School Cross Country Championships … a two-time all-conference honoree, Kruse also earned All-American honors as a junior and senior … while leading the Gazelles to an undefeated season and team state championship, Kruse posted a career-best 4,000-meter time of 14:03 … four-time letterwinner, placed in Yankton’s top five for three years, and was team captain as a senior … clocked season-best 11:08 in the 3,200-meter and 5:11 in the 1,600-meter run during the track season.
Personal: Daughter of Vincent and Marcia Kruse … born May 10, 1996 ... STEM Composite major.
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