2015 XC All-American
Holds the 2nd fastest 6K Time in Illinois History (19:58.6)

2015

Cross Country

• Earned All-American honors wit ha 17th place finish at NCAA Championships 
• Placed runner-up at NCAA Midwest Regionals with a time of 20:12.8
• Moved into second-place on the Illinois All-Time 6K list with a Big Ten Championships mark of 19:58.6 to place third overall
• Has finished first on the team in every meet of the 2015 season
• Won both the Illini Challenge and ISU Country Financial Invite
• Academic All-Big Ten 
• USTFCCCA All-Academic

Track and Field

Outdoor

• Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 10,000m
• Finished in the top-10 in both the 5,000m and 10,00m at Big Ten Championships
• Won the 1,500m at the Rankin Invitational, posting a mark of 4:20.81
• Posted her best 5,000m time at the Stanford Invite, a 16:13.31 mark
• Academic All-Big Ten
• USTFCCCA All-Academic

Indoor

• Won the bronze medal in the 5,000m at Big Ten Championships with a personal-best time of 16:18.41
• Won the mile at both the Border Battle and Illini Classic

2014

Track and Field

Outdoor

• Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 10,000m
• Placed fifth in the 10,000m at the Big Ten Championships with the second-fastest time in school history (34:23.64) to score points for the Illini
• Won the 3,000m at the Tiger Track Classic with the fifth-fastest time in school history (9:29.45)
• Clocked the seventh fastest time in school history (4:22.53) to place second in the 1,5000m at the Billy Hayes Invitational
• Won the 5,000m at the Illinois Twilight
• Academic All-Big Ten
• USTFCCCA All-Academic

Indoor

• Placed eighth in the 5,000m at the Big Ten Championships with the second-fastest time in school history (16:29.43) to score points for the Illini
• Member of the distance medley relay team that placed third at the Big Ten Championships with the fifth-fastest time in school history (11:29.51)
• Clocked the 10th-fastest mile time in school history (4:47.34) to place fifth at the Tyson Invitational
• Placed sixth in the 3,000m at the Rod McCravy Memorial with the fourth-fastest time in school history (9:28.72)
• Recorded three first-place finishes, winning the mile at both the Illini Open and Illini Classic and the 5,000m at the Meyo Invitational

Cross Country

• Was the top finisher for the Illini in all but one race she competed in this season
• Led the Orange and Blue at the NCAA Midwest Regional, finishing 33rd overall
• Was the third runner for the Illini at the Big Ten Championships
• Finished third overall in a season-best 6K time of 20:49.4
• Placed 58th overall at the Roy Griak Invite
• Won the Illinois State Invite and the Illini Challenge, recording a personal-best 5K time of 17:18 at Illinois State

2013

Track and Field

Outdoor

• Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round of Championships in the 5,000m
• Scored points for the Illini in the 5K at the Big Ten Championships, placing seventh with a lifetime best time of 16:21.31
• Her PR time ranks fifth fastest in school history
• Ran a career best 800m time of 2:16.17 at the Jesse Owens Classic
• USTFCCCA All-Academic

Indoor

• Set personal bests in the mile, 3,000m and 5,000m during the season
• Set the eighth fastest 5,000m time in school history at the Spire Institute Meet with a time of 16:54.96
• Finished first in the mile at the Illini Open, finishing with a time of 4:55.99
• Placed second in the 3,000m at the Indiana Relays with a personal best time of 9:30.10
• Part of Big Ten roster

Cross Country

• Led the Illini in every meet she competed in
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships after placing fifth at the NCAA Midwest Regional
• Earned All-Region honors and clocked a personal-best 6K time of 20:25, which is also the fourth-fastest time in school history
• Placed 28th at the Big Ten Championships
• Placed eighth at the Pre-National Invitational
• Placed sixth at the Boilermaker Invitational
• Set a personal-best 4K time of 14:24 to win the Illini Challenge
• Academic All-Big Ten

2012

Track and Field

Outdoor

• Competed in the 1,500m, 800m and the distance medley relay
• Set a personal-best in the 1,500m at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 4:31.17
• Helped the DMR place ninth at the Drake Relays

Indoor

• Set a career-best 800m time at the Illini Open (2:19.42), placing fourth
• Ran the mile at the Illini Classic and finished sixth with a time of 5:06.14
• Competed in the 3,000m at the Mark Colligan Memorial, placing sixth in a time of 10:12.86

Cross Country

• Finished first for the Illini at NCAA Midwest Regional with a 6K time of 21:04, receiving All-Region honors for her 12th-place overall finish
• Finished 22nd overall and second on the team at the Big Ten Championships, finishing witha time of 20:56, beating her 6K personal best by nearly a minute and just outside the top-10 all time at Illinois
• Scored points for the Orange and Blue at Pre-Nationals, finishing third among her teammates with a then career-best 6K time of 21:40
• Was one of six Illini to set a personal best time at the Notre Dame Invitaional, running a 5K time of 17:21 and finishing 36th overall
• Began season by helping the Orange and Blue win the Illinois Intercollegiate, placing eighth overall with a 5K time of 17:45
• Academic All-Big Ten
• USTFCCCA All-Academic

2011

Cross Country

• Redshirt season

High School

• Earned All-State honors in cross country in 2008 and track in 2009, 2010, and 2011
• Three-time 1600m conference champion
• Was named all-conference for cross country in 2008, 2009, and 2010
• Also was named all-conference for track all four years
• Earned four varsity letters in both cross country and track

Personal

• Daughter of Jeff and Joanne Schneider
• Born April 16, 1993
• Has one sister, Kristen, who she credits as the biggest influence in her athletic career
• Hobbies include running, biking, cooking, and kayaking
• Graduated in the top 1% of her class
• Was a member of the National Honors Society in 2010 and 2011
• Majoring in mathematics

Personal Bests

Cross Country

4K: 14:24 - Illini Challenge (8/30/13)
5K: 17:03.9 - ISU Country Financial (9/11/15)
6K: 19:58.6 - Big Ten Championships (11/1/15)

Track and Field

Outdoor
800m: 2:16.17 - Jesse Owens Classic (4/20/13)
1,500m: 4:21.24 - NCAA West Prelims (5/30/15)
3,000m: 9:29.45 - Tiger Track Classic (4/5/14)
5,000m: 16:13.31 - Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
10,000m: 34:23.64 - Big Ten Championships (5/16/14)

Indoor
600m: 1:38.01 - Border Battle (1/10/15)
800m: 2:19.42 - Illini Open (1/14/12)
Mile: 4:47.34 - Tyson Invitational (2/14/14)
3,000m: 9:28.72 - Rod McCravy Memorial (1/25/14)
5,000m: 16:18.41 - Big Ten Championships (2/28/15)

Updated April 2016