2022 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
CAREER STATS
2021-22 (Senior)
- Participated in all seven varsity cross country meets on the schedule
- CU’s first or second finisher in six of the seven meets
- Produced a career-best 5K time of 17:20.6 as CU won the Queens Challenge in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Registered a season-best effort of 22:31.0 (6K) as Cedarville earned the G-MAC Championship banner
- USTFCCA Division II All-Academic
- G-MAC Second Team
- NCCAA Scholar-Athlete
- G-MAC Academic Team
- Tied for fourth with 43 individual points during the indoor track & field season
- Member of the winning distance medley relay team with a time of 11:35.34 (sixth-fastest time in school history) at the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship in Findlay, Ohio
- Runner-up in the 3K with a school-record performance of 9:54.37 at the G-MAC Indoor Championship
- G-MAC Indoor First Team (4,000 meter medley and 3,000 meters)
- Set the school record of 34:58.07 with a runner-up showing in the 10K at the G-MAC Outdoor Championship
- Finished fourth in the 3K Steeplechase (11:02.73) at the G-MAC Track & Field Championship
- Placed 15th in the 10K with a time of 35:34.13 (No. 4 on the Lady Jackets' all-time list) at the NCAA Division II Championship in Allendale, Michigan
- USTFCCCA Division II Outdoor All-Region Team
- G-MAC Outdoor Second Team (10,000 meters)
- G-MAC Academic Team
2020-21 (Junior)
- Served as one of five captains during the fall cross country season
- Completed three of the four meets on the COVID-shortened schedule
- Was not able to finish the G-MAC Championship race in Tiffin, Ohio
- Placed first at the season-opening Hillsdale Invitational with a 6K time of 22:08
- CU’s #2 finisher at the Louisville Classic with an 18:17.2 outing over the 5K layout
- Cedarville’s #1 runner at the Cedarville Open with a 5K effort of 18:18.5 on the Elvin R. King Cross Country Course
- NCCAA Scholar-Athlete
- G-MAC Academic Team
- Placed second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:28.57 at the Ohio Wesleyan Duals indoor meet
- Best indoor 3,000 meter effort was a 10:18.43 effort at the Hillsdale Tune-Up
- Won the 5,000 meters at the Tiffin Dragon Invite with an 18:20.80 performance
- Registered a sixth-best 33 individual points during the outdoor season
- Ran a 17:46.12 in the 5,000 meters to finish seventh at the G-MAC Track & Field Championships
- Best 10K effort was 36:26.35 for a third-place spot at the Lee Invitational
- Participated in four 3,000 meter steeplechase events with a season-best 11:12.64 at the Toledo Invitational
- G-MAC Outdoor Third Team
- USTFCCCA Division II All-Academic
- NCCAA Scholar-Athlete
- G-MAC Academic Team
2019-20 (Sophomore)
- CU’s top finisher in each of the seven cross country races she participated in
- Took runner-up honors with a 5K time of 18:30.2 as CU brought home their twelfth overall NCCAA national title in Point Lookout, Missouri
- Posted a personal-best time of 21:09.6 for the 6,000 meters to finish sixth overall at the G-MAC Championships in Pepper Pike, Ohio
- NCCAA All-American
- G-MAC First Team
- Placed second in the 3,000 meters (10:23.17) as CU secured its third straight NCCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship banner
- Posted a third-place effort in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:45.93 at the G-MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships
- Finished first in the 3,000 meters (10:10.85) at the Cedarville Collegiate Indoor Invitational
- Registered a time of 17:07.11 to win the 5,000 meters at the Grand Valley State Indoor Big Meet
- Runner-up in the mile run with a 5:09.21 at the Otterbein Indoor Invitational
- NCCAA Indoor Track & Field All-American (3,000 meters)
- G-MAC Indoor Third Team
- USTFCCCA All-Academic
- G-MAC Academic Team
2018-19 (Freshman)
- One of nine newcomers on the 2018 cross country roster
- Ran in all six varsity meets in the fall
- CU’s second-best finisher in five of the six events
- Produced a 19:10.8 (5K) effort in the season-opening Queen City Invitational
- Placed eighth of 132 participants at CU’s Friendship Invitational with 19:16.7 outing on the Elvin R. King Cross Country Course 5K layout
- Recorded a season-best 22:33.9 (6K) performance at the NCAA II Midwest Regional in Hillsdale, Michigan
- Finished 13th of 117 runners with a time of 23:38.3 (6K) at the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championship (6K) in Canton, Ohio
- Earned G-MAC Second Team honors
- Totaled 54 individual indoor track & field points during the campaign
- Top 3K effort of 10:12.05 was good for a third-place spot at the Cedarville Collegiate Invitational
- Registered a season-best 5K performance of 17:39.95 at the GVSU Big Meet-Friday in Allendale, Michigan
- Followed up with an indoor best mile outing of 5:11.49 at the GVSU Big Meet-Saturday
- Produced 60 individual points during the outdoor season
- Took the 10K titles at the G-MAC Championship (36:17.43) and the Cedarville Collegiate Invitational (37:35.10)
- Also participated in the 800 meters, 1500 meters, 5000 meters and the 3000 meter steeplechase
- NCCAA Indoor All-American
- G-MAC Indoor Third Team
- G-MAC Outdoor Champion in the 10,000 meters
- G-MAC Outdoor First Team
- G-MAC Academic Team
High School
- Produced a successful two-sport career at Hart High School
- Four-year letter winner in cross country
- Finished seventh at the Michigan Cross Country Championship as a junior and senior
- Helped lead prep squad to first state cross country title in school history to highlight senior season
- Member of two regional championship teams in 2016 and 2017
- Three-time all-state, all-regional and all-conference performer
- Registered a personal-best effort of 18.22
- Also a four-year track & field letter winner
- Member of the 2018 state championship team
- Four-time all-state recognition in the 3,200 meters
- Part of the 2018 state champion and school record-setting 4 x 800 meter relay unit
- Posted PR’s in the 3,200 meters (11:06), 1,600 meters (5:13) and the 4 x 800 meter relay (9:20)
- Honored as the school’s “Most Dedicated Athlete”
Personal
- Dean’s List student as a life science education and biology double major
- Born August 20, 1999 in Muskegon, Michigan
- Daughter of Calvin and Amy Ackley
- Younger sister, Adelyn, is a senior distance runner at NCAA Division I Liberty University
- Another younger sister, Savannah, is a sophomore runner with the Cedarville Lady Jackets
- Also has three younger brothers
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