2018 (Senior)
NCAA qualifier during both the indoor and outdoor seasons in the 5,000m run … USTFCCCA All-Region in the 1,500m, 5,000m and 10,000m during the outdoor season … USTFCCCA All-Region in the 3,000m and 5,000m during the indoor season … First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American … USTFCCCA All-Academic in both track & field and cross country … Named Track Athlete of the Meet at the UMAC Indoor Championships …
Outdoor: Placed 19
th at the NCAA Championships in the 5,000m run … UMAC Champion in the 5,000m and 1,500m events … Conference runner-up in the 800m run … Broke the 1,500m run program record at the UW-La Crosse Qualifier … Set program record in the 5,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays … Won the 1,500m run at the MSU Winter Invitational.
Indoor: Placed 14
th at the NCAA Championships in the 5,000m run … UMAC champion in the 3,000m and 5,000m events … Set a program record time in winning the 3,000m at the Lake Superior Challenge … Won the 5,000m run at The Opener … Four-time UMAC Track Athlete of the Week (12/11, 2/5, 4/16, 4/23) … … All-Region in cross country … Made the Dean’s List both semesters.
2017 (Junior)
Competed indoor season only … Third team CoSIDA Academic All-American … CoSIDA Academic All-District … Indoor All-UMAC …
Indoor: UMAC champion in 5000m run … All-American in cross country … Made the Dean’s List both semesters.
2016 (Sophomore)
Indoor All-Central Region by the USTFCCCA in the 5000m … Indoor & Outdoor All-UMAC … Academic All-UMAC in track & field and cross country …
Outdoor: UMAC champion in the 1500m (meet record) and 5000m … Won five straight events at one point … Won the 1500m at the Saint Mary’s Open … Won the 5000m in back-to-back weeks at the Lee Krough Invitational and Phil Esten Challenge … Set a personal-best time of 17:36.66 at the Phil Esten Challenge … Set a personal-best time of 4:45.60 in the 1500m run at the Eagle Open.
Indoor: UMAC champion in the 3000m and 5000m runs with meet record times … Won three straight events at one point … Had a personal-best time of 5:14.06 in the mile run to win at the Twin Ports Invite … Had a personal-best time of 10:17.20 to win the 3000m run at the Warren Bowlus Open … Had an indoor-best time of 17:39.10 to win the 5000m run at the Lake Superior Challenge … Named UMAC Athlete of the Week (1/26) … UMAC champion in cross country … NCAA qualifier in cross country … All-Academic in cross country … Named Saints Sports Awards Female Athlete of the Year for cross country … Made the Dean’s List both semesters.
2015 (Freshman)
Indoor & Outdoor All-UMAC … Academic All-UMAC in track & field and cross country …
Outdoor: Runner-up in the 3000m steeplechase at the UMAC Championships … Posted a season-best time of 4:47.51 in the 1500m at the Eagle Open … Posted a season-best time of 2:23.79 in the 800m at the Kip Janvrin Open … Member of the distance medley relay team that set a program record at the Drake Relays (12:29.90).
Indoor: UMAC Champion in the mile run with a season-best time of 5:21.10 … Runner-up in the 3000m run at the UMAC Championships with a season-best time of 10:43.56 … Won the mile run and the 3000m run at the Super 8 Invite … Made the Dean’s List both semesters.
North Branch
All-conference selection in cross country … Also competed in gymnastics and softball … Academic All-State.
Personal
Biology (Pre-Physician’s Assistant) Major … Daughter of Annette and Scott Hovland
Favorite Food: Snap peas
Favorite Movie: Forest Gump
Favorite Professional Team(s): Minnesota Twins
Career Goal: Become a licensed physician
What I Like About St. Scholastica: Sense of community