2020 Women's Cross Country Roster

Anja Maijala

  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Wrenshall, Minn.

Summary

Biography

Career Personal-Bests
5km: 20:48 (Sept. 8, 2017 at Moda Health Blue Gold Race)
6km: 23:00.3 (Sept. 8, 2018 at Skinny Raven Classic)

#NookNotes:
- GNAC All-Academic Team (2018)

2019 | Junior

2018 | Sophomore
Appeared in four events for the Nanooks … Ran a personal-best 23:00.3 in the 6km at the Skinny Raven Classic placing 10th … Finished 52nd in the 6km at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships … At the Emerald City Open placed 19th overall ... GNAC All-Academic Team. 
 
2017 | Freshman
Appeared in five meets as a freshman … Set a career-best 20:48 with a second place finish in the 5km at the Moda Health Blue Gold Race … Also ran a personal-best 24:04.1in the 6km at the GNAC Championships finishing 51st overall … Placed 94th at the Sundodger Invitational and 79th at the Western Washington Invitational … Finished 153rd at the NCAA West Regional Championships.
 
Prior to Alaska
 
Cloquet High School
Posted a season-best 5km time of 19:23.50 to place 33rd overall in the MSHSL 2A State Championships last fall ... Of her nine meets in 2016, Maijala recorded three sub-20 5km times.
 
Personal
Daughter of Arne & Yvette Maijala ... One sibling: A.J. … Father Arne, ran cross country and track collegiately ... Majoring in Wildlife Biology & Conservation with a minor in Outdoor Leadership.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    5'5"

  • 2018Sophomore

    5'5"

  • 2019Junior

    5'5"

  • 2020Senior

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