TFRRS
2022-23:
Indoor: NSIC Athlete of the Week (12/13)... Placed second in the 5,000m while claiming the fourth fastest mark in program history at the Mel Tjeerdsma Classic with a time of 17:00.92
Outdoor: NCAA 5,000m National Qualifier... NSIC 10,000m All-Conference... Placed 20th at the NCAA Division II National Championships in the 5,000m clocking in a time of 17:36.07
2021-22:
Indoor: NSIC All-Academic …Earned USTFCCCA All-Central Region honors in the 3,000m … Ran a personal best time of 9:53.16 in the 3,000m at the NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 25-26 placing third overall … Placed 5th in the 5,000m at the conference meet … Ran a season best time of 17:22.75 in the 5,000m at the SDSU Indoor Classic on Feb. 11-12.
Outdoor: Placed 20th in the women’s 10,000m at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships … NCAA Qualifier in the 10,000m … Won the 5,000m at the NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Placed second in the 10,000m at the NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Ran a personal-best time of 34:55.50 in the 10,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays … Ran a personal-best time of 4:37.45 in the 1,500m at the Minnesota State Open.
2020-21 (Junior):
Indoor: Academic All NSIC … Earned USTFCCCA All-Central Region honors in the 3,000m and 5,000m ... Placed first in the 5,000m at the NSIC Championships in a new personal-best 17:24.81 … Placed second in the 3,000m at the conference meet running 10:03.94 … Ran a personal-best 5:13.55 in the mile at the SDSU Last Chance on Feb. 20 … Ran a personal best in the 3,000m at the SDSU Indoor Classic on Feb. 13 running a time of 9:56.60.
Outdoor: NSIC All-Academic … Placed second in the 10,000m at the NSIC Outdoor Championships in a personal best time of 35:24.84 … Placed second in the 5,000m at the NSIC Outdoor Championships … Ran a personal best 16:24.96 in the 5,000m at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet on Apr. 30 … Named NSIC Track Athlete of the Week on Mar. 29.
2019-20 (Sophomore):
Indoor: Ran a personal best mile at the Maverick Invitational on Feb. 21 with a time of 5:26.39… Ran personal bests in the 3,000 meter and 5,000 meter at the NSIC Championships on Feb. 29 with times of 10:22.37 and 17:54.65, respectively.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19
2018-19 (Freshman):
Indoor: Ran a season best mile (5:36.32) at the SDSU Last Chance on Feb. 15… Ran a season best 3,000m (10:58.82) at the Ted Nelson Classic on Feb. 2.
Outdoor: Did not compete in outdoor events.
High School: Means graduated from Norfolk Senior High School in May of 2018. She was Academic All-State and Academic All-Conference from her sophomore through senior seasons.
Personal: Means was born on July 12, 1999 in Norfolk, Nebraska, to parents Jeff and Angie. She has two siblings, Caron and Macy, and enjoys running, biking, hiking, camping, traveling and spending time with friends and family. She plans to major in Biology or Psychology while at Augustana and minor in Business with career aspirations of being a dentist of counselor.
