2017 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Grace Weller

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Petersburg, Alaska

Summary

Biography

#NookNotes
- One of three returners to compete in all six meets in 2015
- Two, top-20 finishes overall in 2015
- Top freshman to finish at 2014 NCAA West Region Championships
 
Career Personal-Bests
5km: 20:05.70 (Sept. 9, 2016 at Moda Health Alaska Invitational)
6km: 22:48.11 (Nov. 1, 2014 at GNAC Championships)
 
2017 | Senior
Appeared in four meets as a Nanook … Ran a season-best 20:56 at the Moda Health Blue Gold Race finishing fifth … Also had a season-best at the Sundodger Invitational placing 127th in the 6km race with a time of 24:47.9 … Finished 74th in the 6km at the GNAC Championships and 164th at the NCAA West Regional Championships.
 
2016 | Junior
Appeared in five meets … Finished fourth in the 5km with a personal-best 20:05.7 at the Moda Health Alaska Invitational … Had a season best 23:48.10 in the 6km at the Sundodger Invitational … Placed 90th in the 6km at the Western Washington Classic … At the GNAC Championships finished 63rd in 24:55.70 … Placed 147th with a time of 24:33.55 in the 6km at the NCAA West Region Championships.
 
2015 | Sophomore
One of three Nanooks to appear in all six meets ... Posted two top-20 finishes in back-to-back days (Sept. 3-4) ... Recorded season-best 5km run on Sept. 4 at the Moda Health Alaska Invitational (19:53.3) ... Registered a season-best 6km time of 24:27.1 at the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 26 ... Placed 73rd overall at the GNAC Championships on Oct. 24, with a 6km time of 24:47.7 ... Recorded a 6km time of 24:44.19 at the NCAA West Regionals, placing 161st overall.
 
2014 | Freshman
Appeared in all six meets … Helped the Nanooks score in four of six appearances … Finished third among Alaska runners in three meets (Lewis & Clark Invite, GNAC Championships, NCAA West Region Championships) … Placed 133rd (24:41.00) at the NCAA West Region Championships (6km) … 51st (22:48.11) at GNAC Championships (6km)… Highest overall finish was 19th (25:36.10) at the Moda Health Alaska Invite.
 
Prior to Alaska
 
Petersburg High School

Multi-sport athlete at Petersburg High School...Participated in cross country (2012-14), basketball (2010-14), swimming and diving (2010-13) and track and field (2010-14)...Member of PHS's 2010 and 2013 Region 5 championship track and field team...State cross country qualifier...Career-best 11th-place finish at 2012 Alaska state meet...Named to 2014 Juneau Empire All-Academic Team for girls' basketball...2013 All-Tournament Team at Little Norway Tournament.
 
Personal

Majoring in Biology.

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