2024 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
CAREER STATS
2023-24 (Junior)
- NCAA Division II All-American in cross country
- Placed 38th of 264 competitors in 20:40.6 for 6K as Cedarville’s No. 2 finisher
- Helped team to third straight G-MAC Championship placing third in 22:10.1
- Finished 21st in the Midwest Regional in 21:12.5 for the 6K as the Jackets took runner-up honors
- Placed 15th of 356 runners in a 5K time of 17:59.1 at the Alabama-Huntsville Invitational for runner-up squad
- USTFCCCA Division II All-Region and All-G-MAC First Team in cross country
- All-G-MAC Indoor First Team repeating as DMR champion 11:47.20
- G-MAC Indoor runner-up in the 3,000 meters in 9:57.96
- Posted indoor PR’s in the mile (4:58.07) at Ashland and the 5K (16:40.97) at Grand Valley State
- All-G-MAC First Team honoree as the outdoor 5,000 and 10,000 meter champion
- Won the 5K in 17:28.04 as well as the 10K in 35:03.76
- USTFCCCA Division II Outdoor All-Region in the 10,000 meters
- USTFCCCA Division II All-Academic, NCCAA Scholar-Athlete, and G-MAC Academic Team
2022-23 (Sophomore)
- Ran in seven of the eight cross country meets as CU’s #1 or #2 finisher each time out
- G-MAC individual champion covering the 6,000 meters in 21:22.8
- Paced USTFCCCA Division II No. 6 Cedarville to its second consecutive G-MAC Championship
- Led the squad to best-ever seventh place showing at the NCAA Division II Championship
- Finished 41st individually in 21:24.9 for the 6K missing All-America honors by one spot
- Registered a career-best 5K time of 17:25.7 to place fifth among 400 participants at the 44-team Alabama-Huntsville Invitational leading Jackets to overall title
- G-MAC Runner of the Year and All-G-MAC First Team
- USTFCCCA Division II All-Region
- Competed in six indoor and six outdoor track & field events
- Ran the 5,000 meters in 16:58.41 at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championship
- Produced a career-best time of 9:45.92 to win the 3,000 meters at the Cedarville Collegiate Indoor Invitational
- Registered a PR of 16:42.97 in the indoor 5K meters to place fourth at the GVSU Big Meet
- Competed in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championship
- Finished first in the 10K meters with a career PR of 34:57.13 at the Lee Flames Invite
- Recorded a career-best time of 17:05.42 in the 5K at the Cincinnati Invitational
- USTFCCCA Division II Indoor All-Region Team (3,000; 5,000)
- USTFCCCA Division II Outdoor All-Region Team (10,000)
- G-MAC Indoor First Team (DMR) helping foursome to first place finish in 11:45.95
- G-MAC Outdoor First Team (5K) as individual champion in 17:06.77
- USTFCCCA Division II All-Academic and G-MAC Academic Team
2021-22 (Freshman)
- Participated in all seven varsity cross country meets on the schedule
- CU’s top finisher with a 6K time of 22:28.5 at the All-Ohio Championship
- Produced a season-best 6K effort of 21:41.7 to finish 26th of 216 competitors at the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional
- Best 5K performance was 17:36.6 to finish seventh of 300 runners as Cedarville won the Queens Challenge in North Carolina
- Produced 25 individual points during the indoor track & field season
- Season-best indoor 800 meter effort was 2:25.36 at the Ashland Open
- Placed sixth in the 3K meters with a time of 9:59.39 at the G-MAC Indoor Championship
- Ran the 5,000 meters in 17:38.13 at the season-opening Grand Valley State Holiday Open
- Top mile run effort was a 5:00.01 to finish sixth at the Ashland Open
- Participated in five outdoor meets on the spring schedule
- Won the 5,000 meters with a 17:25.34 performance at the Western Kentucky Relays
- Registered a time of 35:47.07 in the 10,000 meters to place fifth at the G-MAC Outdoor Championship
- Best 1,500 meter outing was 4:41.81 at the Lee Last Chance Meet in Tennessee
- USTFCCCA Division II All-Academic and G-MAC Academic Team
High School
- Four-year cross country letter winner at Hart High School
- Member of four cross country state title squads
- Four-time all-state, all-region, and all-conference selection
- Prep squad’s No. 1 runner as a junior and senior
- Finished in the Top 10 at each of the four state meets including a career-best third place as a senior
- Four-year letter winner in track & field
- Achieved all-state, all-region, and all-conference accolades each year
- Member of the 2017 state championship team
- Produced personal bests of 2:34.4 in the 800 meters, 5:13.65 in the 1, 600 meters, and 11:10.54 in the 3,200 meters
Personal
- Dean’s List student as a sport business management major
- Born January 10, 2003 in Muskegon, Michigan
- Daughter of Calvin and Amy Ackley
- Older sister, Alayna, was a five-year member of the Cedarville distance running program
- Older sister, Adelyn, is a senior distance runner at NCAA Division I Liberty
- Younger brother, Clayton, is a sophomore distance runner DII Colorado Christian
- Has two other younger brothers
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