University of South Dakota Athletics

Career Bests

2016-17
Cross Country
Led the Coyotes to a title at the Woody Greeno Invitational, finishing the 6,000-meter course in 22:38.4 for sixth overall as the second Coyote across the line … also took 12th at the Augustana Twilight as the Coyotes captured a meet title … took 51st at Iowa’s NCAA Regional Preview in 23:35.2 … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2015-16
Cross Country
Helped South Dakota defend its Summit League title … was the Coyotes’ ninth runner at the Summit League Championships, taking 35th in 23:57.03 … placed 19th at the NDSU Bison Open with a 4,000-meter time of 15:26.9 … posted a season-best mark of 22:38.3 at the Bradley Pink Classic … made the Summit League honor roll, earning distinguished scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

Indoor Track & Field
Finished third in the 3,000 meters at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet in 10:40.20 … clocked a season best 10:23.78 for 3,000 meters at the Nebraska Tune-Up … finished 5,000 meters in 18:18.32 at the SDSU Indoor Classic.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Placed fifth in the 10,000 meters at the Summit League Championships … finished runner-up in the 5,000 meters in 17:52.03 at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays … clocked a career best 35:45.52 for 12th in the 10,000 meters at the Drake Relays … improved to sixth in the USD record books in the 10,000 meters … posted a career best 17:28.96 to take fifth in the 5,000 meters at the Kansas Relays … made the Summit League honor roll, earning distinguished scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2014-15
Cross Country
Helped the Coyotes capture their first-ever Summit League Championship team title...placed 22nd when she crossed the line at 23:09 for 6,000 meters...was the Coyotes' fifth runner at the NCAA Midwest Regional when she took 97th in a season-best time of 21:41...placed 11th at the Bison Invitational in a time of 19:51 for 5,000 meters...named to the Summit League's Distinguished Scholar list and made the Summit League honor roll.

Indoor Track & Field
Finished 10th in the 5,000 meters with a season best time of 17:46.28 at the Summit League Championships … won the 3,000 meters in 10:34.82 at the USD Twilight … ran season bests of 5:23.19 for the mile and 10:26.35 in the 3,000 meters at the SDSU Jim Emmerich Invitational … took third in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:50.89 at the Jack Johnson Classic
... named to the Summit League honor roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status.

Outdoor Track & Field
Redshirted.

Prep
Mississippi Valley Conference champion in cross country, the 1,600-meters and 3,200-meters as a senior...holds the Logan High junior school record for the 4,000 meters...Rangers cross country MVP as a junior and senior...holds personal bests of 5:14 (1,600), 11:12 (3,200) and 14:55 (4,000)...also participated in choir for four years...Academic All-State for cross country in 2012...National Honor Society member.

Personal
Daughter of Kurt and Barbara Oettel...anthropology major with a minor in interdisciplinary sciences.