2012-13
2013 Indoor: Comepted three times in three difference events … Opened in the mile at the Don Kirby Open, finishing third with a time of 5:02.93* … Raced in both the 3000-meter run and distance medley relay at the Mountain West Championships, placing 11th in the 3K (9:54.39) and helping the women to second in the DMR (mile split of 4:58.6).
2013 Outdoor: Saw action at four meets, three times in the 5000 … Kicked off the season with a NCAA Regional-qualifying time (and personal record) of 16:28.46 at the Stanford Invitational, placing 15th in her section … Ran a 1500 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, taking ninth in 4:38.60 … Scored a fourth-place finish in the 5K at the MW Championships, finishing in 16:48.46 … At the NCAA West Preliminary championships, placed 28th with a 16:50.79 clocking.
2011-12
2012 Indoor: Competed at four meets … Opened with an eighth-place run in the mile, finishing in 5:08.24* … Posted a 10:30.24* time in the 3000-meter run at the New Mexico Invitational, placing seventh … Registered a 18:05.82 time in the 5K at the Washington Husky Classic, placing 68th … Finished 24th in the 3K at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with a 10:35.14* time.
2012 Outdoor: Ran at four meets, twice in the 1500 and twice in the 5000 … Posted a fourth-place time of 4:42.84* in the metric mile at the NAU SPpringtime Invitational … Clocked a 17:14.31 5K at the Mt. SAC Relays, placing 24th … Posted another fourth-place time in the 1500, this time crossing the finish line in 4:36.40 at the Brutus Hamilton Open … Placed 19th in the 5K at the MW Outdoor Championships, finishing in 17:58.78*.
2010-11
2011 Indoor: Competed at five meets in the mile, 3,000m run and 5,000m run … Finished sixth at the Lobo Open in the 1 mile run with a time of 5:27.31 … Posted a 14th-place finish in the 3000 meter run at the New Mexico Invitational, finishing in 10:36.66 … Clocked an 18:39.17 5,000m run and a 10:35.93 3,000m run at the MWC Indoor Championships.
2011 Outdoor:Clocked a 4:49.66 1500m at the UTEP Invitational, finishing fifth-place, unattached, at her only meet of the season.
2009-10
2010 Indoor: Competed in three meets in the mile run and the 3,000m run … Opened the season with a 5:25.04 mile, picking up ninth place … Clocked 10:26.80 in the 3,000m run at the New Mexico Invitational, finishing up sixth overall and first in her heat … Placed fourth in the 3,000m run at the New Mexico Classic & Multis, finishing in 10:16.38.
2010 Outdoor: Ran at five meets … Raced to a personal best in the 5,000m run at the Stanford Invitational, finishing in 16:48.50 … Notched an eighth-place finish in the 1,500m run at the UTEP Invitational, crossing the finish line in 4:48.27 … Was runner-up in the 5,000m run at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational at Cal-Berkeley, finishing in 16:59.45 … At the Don Kirby Invitational, ran a pair of personal-best altitude adjusted timesin the 1500m run (4:37.68) and 800m run (2:22.35) … Scored at the MWC Championships in the 5,000m run with a raw time of 17:32.87, good for 3rd place … Qualified for the NCAA Preliminaries in the 5,000m run where she ran a time of 17:24.31.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2009 graduate of Lockport (Ill.) Township High School … Three-time all-state, all-sectional and all-regional honoree in cross country … Best finish at the state meet was 3rd as a sophomore … Captured two conference titles in cross-country, as well … Four-year letterwinner in cross country for coach Evan Schlotter … Graduated in the top 2 percent of her class.
PERSONAL
Born in Homer Glen, Ill … Full name is Janna Lee Mitsos … Daughter of William and Leesa Mitsos … Has three younger siblings, Rubby, Ryan, and Jaime … Majored in chemistry.
PERSONAL RECORDS
Indoor
Mile:5:02.93*
3,000 meters:9:54.39
5,000 meters: 17:11.37
Outdoor
800 meters: 2.22.75*
1,500 meters: 4:36.40
5,000 meters:16:28.46
TRACK HONORS
All-Mountain West Indoor Team, 2013 (DMR)
All-Mountain West Outdoor Team, 2010 (5000)
Academic All-Conference, 2010, 2012-13
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete: 2010-13
* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol