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2011-12 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Lauren Kersjes
- Position:
- Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Grand Rapids, Mich.
- High School:
- Forest Hills
Kersjes Top Collegiate Performances
Sophomore Year (2011-2012)
Outdoor: Finished 27th overall in the 5000-meter run at the ECAC Championship with a time of 17:52.72 … Qualified for BIG EAST and ECAC competition in the 10000-meter run with a sixth place finish at the Cornell Big Red Invitational (35:38.89).
Indoor: Ran a time of 17:27.43 for the 15th place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the BIG EAST Championship ... Placed 12th in the 5,000-meter run at the BU Terrier Invitational (16:58.34).
Freshman Year (2010-2011)
Outdoor: Was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... Competed in the 10,000m run, placing 43rd with a time of 35:36.34 at the NCAA East Preliminary's … Finished fourth in the 1,500m run at the Cornell Spring Invitational with a time of 4:42.22.
Indoor: Took 11th in the 3,000 meter run (9:57.96) at Columbia Last Chance meet … Ran the 3,000m race at the BU Valentine Invitational and placed 36th (10:07.77) … Finished 22nd in the 5,000m run at the BU Terrier Invitational with a BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying mark of 17:27.54 … Took fifth (5:13.20) in the mile run at the Cornell Upstate Challenge ... Named to the Fall 2010 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
High school: Earned all-conference for cross country and track and field her junior and senior years … Placed fifth at MHSAA Regionals in the 1600m … School record holder in the 1600m run (5:08) … Named team MVP in track and field her senior year … Member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Born in November 1991 … Daughter of Michael and Diane Kersjes … One brother … Majoring in Biology.
