2013-14
2013 XC: Competed once for New Mexico, placing 29th at the Mountain West Championships in Colorado Spring … Her time of 22:45.22 over the 6-kilometer course was ninth on the team.
2014 Indoors: Competed at five meets, splitting time between the 800-meter run and the mile run … Raced the 800 at her first two meets, placing third at the Lobo Collegiate Open (2:09.33*) and winning the New Mexico Team Invitational (2:10.31*) … Next two races came over a mile, as she tallied a 20th-place time of 4:44.01 at the highly competitive Husky Classic before clocking a 4:41.26 at the Alex Wilson Invitational … Claimed runner-up honors in both the 800 and the mile at the Mountain West Conference Championships, with a time of 2:09.92* in the 800 and 4:48.72* in the mile.
2014 Outdoors: Participated at seven meets, advancing to the opening round of the NCAA Championships … Opened the season at the prestigious Stanford Invitational, placing 24th in the 800 (time of 2:09.93) and 15th in the 1500 (4:23.11) … Over one weekend, won the 800 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (2:09.14) before coming back with a nearly identical time (2:09.15) at the Beach Invitational … Helmed legs in the Lobos’ distance medley relay and 4×1,500 meter relay at the Penn Relays, helping the 4×1500 to fourth place … Posted an 800-meter time of 2:08.86 at the Payton Jordan Invitational … Claimed third in the 800 at the MW Championships (2:08.92*) and sixth in the 1500 (4:31.08*) … At the NCAA West Preliminary round, placed 29th with a mark of 4:24.77.
2012-13
2012 XC: Ran five times for the Lobos, including the Mountain West and NCAA championships … Kicked off the season at the Kachina Classic, running the 5-kilometer course in 18:55 to place eighth … Claimed 81st at the Notre Dame Invitational, covering the 5K course in 17:48 … Posted a time of 21:42 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, placing 247th … Nabbed 15th at the MW Championships, taking down the 6K course in 21:34.89 … Wrapped up her season with a 21:48.8 mark on the 6K course at the NCAA Championships, placing 230th.
2013 Indoor: Redshirted the 2013 indoor season … Did compete unattached at UNM home meets, including a second-place time of 2:08.83 in the 800 at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational.
2013 Outdoor: Competed at seven meets, opening at the Stanford Invitational with a 13th-place showing in her heat of the 800 (2:08.08) and a victory in her heat of the 1500 (4:27.08) … Posted two more regular-season marks in the 800, finishing third at the Air Force Triangular (2:14.16*) and 14th at the Mt. SAC Relays (2:08.78) … In her final regular-season meet, ran to a 4:24.40 clocking in the metric mile at the Payton Jordan Invitational … Scored in both the 800 (2:09.44) and 1500 (4:27.88) at the conference championships, helping the women sweep the medals in the 1500 … Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary championships, earning the final berth the national championships with a 12th-place time of 4:20.64 … Posted a 15th-place time of 4:19.82 at the NCAA Championships.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Primarily an 800-meter runner, with considerable experience in the event … Placed sixth in 800 at the 2012 British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Championships with a 2:08.93 time, just four-tenths of a second off her personal best … Competed in the 800 at the 2012Aviva Olympic Trials & UK Championships, finishing eighth in her heat.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Matthew and Barbara Anderson … Has three sisters, Zoe, Shelley and Lee … Previously attended the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff … Lists hanging out with friends, having barbeques on the beach, surfing and football as hobbies.
PERSONAL RECORDS
800 meters: 2:08.08
1500 meters: 4:19.82
Mile: 4:41.26
3000 meters: 9:52.25
XC HONORS
• 2012 Academic All-Mountain West
TRACK & FIELD HONORS
• All-Mountain West Indoor Team, 2014 (800, mile)
• All-Mountain West Outdoor Team, 2013 (1500) & 2014 (800)
• Academic All-Conference, 2013 & 2014
* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol