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2021 Women's Cross Country Roster

Soren Saunders

Ellen Mickelson

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Coon Rapids, Minn.
  • Highschool Blaine

Biography

AT ST. OLAF
2021-22
(Senior) – All-MIAC… USTFCCCA All-North Region… Team captain… Academic All-MIAC… USTFCCCA All-Academic… Chi Alpha Sigma inductee… Fall 2021 St. Olaf Dean’s List… Spring 2022 St. Olaf Dean's List... Finished 102nd with a season-best 6K time of 22:28.9 at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on Nov. 20… Placed 20th at the NCAA Division III North Region Cross Country Championships in 22:46.6 on Nov. 13… Recorded a third-place showing in 22:51.7 at the MIAC Cross Country Championships on Oct. 30… Finished 12th at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational in 23:06.2 on Oct. 1.

2020-21 (Junior) – Academic All-MIAC... Cross country season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 (Sophomore) – USTFCCCA All-Central Region… All-MIAC… Academic All-MIAC… USTFCCCA All-Academic… Finished fifth (16:11.21) at the Ole-Mac 4K on Aug. 30… Placed 24th (25:17.4) at the St. Olaf Invitational (6K) on Sept. 21… Finished 13th (22:41.0) at the Blugold Invitational (6K) on Oct. 4… Placed 30th (23:20.6) at the Tori Neubauer Invitational (6K) on Oct. 19… Finished 16th (22:46.0) to help team to third at the MIAC Championships (6K) on Nov. 2… Helped team to fifth at the NCAA Central Region Championships (6K) by placing 25th (23:34.0) on Nov. 16.

2018-19 (First Year) – USTFCCCA All-Academic… Finished eighth at the Ole-Mac Time Trial (4K) on Aug. 31…Finished 110th at the Auggie Invitational on Sept. 15... Placed 65th with a time of 25:35.0 at the St. Olaf Invitational on Sept. 22… Finished 57th at the Blugold Invitational on Sept. 28 with a time of 23:44.3… Placed 142nd at the UW-Oshkosh Pre-Nationals Invite on Oct. 13… Finished 50th at the MIAC Championships on Oct. 27 with a time of 24:26.7… Placed 40th overall and third on the team with a time of 23:20.4 at the NCAA Division III Central Region Championships on Nov. 10.

AT BLAINE HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year member of cross country and track & field teams... All-conference in cross country... Earned all-conference honors in the 1,600 meters as a junior and was honorable mention all-conference in the 3,200 meters... Honorable mention all-conference in the 3,200 meters as a senior... Cross country team MVP in 2017... Four-year academic letterwinner... Graduated with highest honors... Three-year member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Parents Joe and Carrin... Has two siblings - Carter and Lauren.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Fifth Year

    5'6"
  • 2019Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2020-21Junior

    5'6"
  • C

    2021Senior

    5'6"
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