University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics

#NookNotes
- Placed first among Nanooks in five meets in 2016
- Alaska's number two runner at NCAA West Region Championships in 2013, 2014 & 2015
- Two-time Alaska Women's Cross Country's Team MVP (2015, 2016)
- Three-time GNAC All-Academic Team (2014, 2015, 2016)
 
Career Personal-Bests
5K: 17:57.80 (Oct. 1, 2016 at Charles Bowles Invitational)
6K: 22:05.95 (Nov. 7, 2015 at NCAA West Region Championships)
 
2016 | Senior
Appeared in all six meets … Finished first in the 5K race at the Moda Health Alaska Invitational … At the Sundodger Invitational placed 27^th with a season best 22:13.30 in the 6K run … Also had a personal best 17:57.8 in the 5K race at the Charles Bowles Invitational … Finished 37^th in the 6K at the Western Washington Classic … Placed 26^th at the GNAC Championships and 63^rd at the NCAA West Region Championships … Finished in the top-two among Nanooks in all six races with five in first place … GNAC All-Academic Team.
 
2015 | Junior
Team's MVP ... One of three Nanooks to appear in all six meets ... Finished first amongst Nanook runners in back-to-back days of the Moda Health Alaska Invitational Sept, 3-4 ... Placed third overall on both days ... Ran a 23:36.7 on Sept. 3's 6K before running a 19:10.7 on Sept. 4's 5K ... Placed 44th overall at the GNAC Championships on Oct. 24 ... Ran a 23:24.8 6K .... Posted a career- and season-best 6K time of 22:05.95 at the NCAA West Region Championships on Nov. 7 .... Placed 35th overall … GNAC All-Academic Team.
 
2014 | Sophomore
Appeared in all six meets … Finished first (19:19.90) amongst Alaska runners in Charles Bowles Invitational (5K) … Consistently finished along top three Nanooks in all six appearances … 116th place (24:09.52) in NCAA West Region Championships (6K) …35th (22:17.20) at GNAC Championships (6K) … Highest overall finish was 10th place (23:31.20) at the Lewis & Clark Invitational (6K) … GNAC All-Academic Team.
 
2013 | Freshman
Women's Teammate of the Year...Alaska's No. 2 runner at NCAA West Region Championship (6K), taking 98th place (24:45.3)...Placed 52nd (22:50.95) at GNAC Championship (6K)...59th place (24:10) at 40th Western Cross Country Classic (6K)...Helped Alaska to team runner-up finish at SMU Invitational (6K) with 11th-place showing (25:02.93)...Led team with ninth-place finish (20:11.42) at Big Wave Invitational (5K) in Hawai'i...Took seventh (24:02.3) in season-opening Alaska Invitational long-course race (6K).
 
Prior to Alaska
Ran for West Valley's cross country and track and field teams in high school for three seasons each...Placed 19th at the state cross country meet and eighth in the region as a senior...Was WVHS's No. 2 cross country runner her junior season...Was team's top junior varsity cross country runner as a sophomore.... A tri-sport athlete who skied for the Wolfpack for four years.
 
Personal
Daughter of Frank O'Donnell and Louise Lester ... Four siblings: Beverly, Frankie, Mark and Jade ... Biological Science major.