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Track and Field

2023-24 Track and Field Roster

Aaron Mercado
Molly Sheppard
Madisen Martinez

Haley Miller

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hugo, Minn.
  • Highschool White Bear Lake HS
  • Major Kinesiology & Sport Management

Biography

Career Awards & Honors 
  • Member of the Summit League Cross Country Championship title-winning team 2023-24
  • Summit League Honor Roll (2022-23, 2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20)
  • Summit League Commissioner's List (2022-23, 2021-22, 2020-21)
Career Bests

2023-24
Cross Country
Ran a 23:29.7 at the Summit League Championships...member of the Summit League Championship title-winning team...competed at the NCAA Midwest Region Championships, completing the race in 23:48.6...ran a 6,000-meter best season's best 23:03.4 at the Bradley Pink Classic...had a season's best finish at the SDSU Classic, running the 5,000-meter distance in a time of 19:17.3.

Indoor Track & Field
Competed at four meets during the season...ran a personal best 10:17.42 in the 3,000 at the Mark Colligan Memorial to place 10th...competed in the 5,000 at the SDSU Indoor Classic, finishing in 18:05.16...recorded a season's best in the mile at the Nebraska Tune-Up, finishing with a time of 5:21.52.

Outdoor Track & Field
Ran in two events at the Summit League Championships...placed 10th in the 10,000-meters with a time of 38:30.78 and 18th in the 5,000-meters with a time of 18:30.34...recorded two top-five finishes in the 5,000 during the season, including a season's best 18:08.68 at the USD Early Bird.

2022-23
Cross Country
Finished 52nd at the Summit League Championships with a season-best time of 22:33.5 for 6,000 meters … one of four athletes to finish among USD’s top seven at all six meets during the fall … was among USD’s scoring five for three races … crossed the finish line in 195th at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 23:19.4 … took 38th at the Platte River Rumble in 22:59.6 … clocked 22:34.5 at the Gans Creek Classic … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
 
Indoor Track & Field
Clocked a season-best of 10:30.67 for 3,000 meters to place ninth at the Jack Johnson Classic … finishing third in the mile at the South Dakota Kickoff … notched a season-best mile time of 5:18.14 at the Nebraska Tune-Up.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Finished 13th in the 10,000 meters at the Summit League Championships in 40:36.47 … clocked a season-best of 37:39.65 for the 10,000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays … posted a season-best mark of 18:12.28 in the 5,000 meters at the Kip Janvrin Open … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2021-22
Cross Country
Did not compete due to injury.

Indoor Track & Field
Posted a season-best time of 10:40.00 for 3,000 meters at the Nebraska Tune-Up … took fifth in the 5,000 meters at the USD Alumni Meet in 18:50.91 … finished fourth in the 3,000 meters at the Hawkeye Invitational.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Won the 5,000 meters at the USD Twilight in 18:26.92 … posted a season-best time of 38:19.30 for 10,000 meters at the Wichita State KT Woodman Classic … clocked a season-best 18:14.13 in the 5,000 meters at the USD Early Bird … notched a time of 38:26.62 for the 10,000 meters at the Drake Relays … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2020-21
Cross Country
Fall cross country season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Indoor Track & Field
Clocked a season-best of 10:41.78 in the 3,000 meters at the SDSU Last Chance meet … took fifth in the 3,000 meters at the USD Invitational … finished 10th in the mile at the Dakota Realty Invitational in 5:38.24 … tallied four top-10 finishes indoors.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Placed seventh in the 10,000 meters at the Summit League Championships with a season-best time of 37:24.46 … also finished 10th in the 5,000 meters at the Summit meet with a season-best time of 17:49.47 … took second in the 5,000 meters at the Wildcat Classic … finished runner-up in the 5,000 meters at the South Dakota Challenge in 18:09.94 … finished third in the 10,000 meters at the Sioux City Relays … tallied seven top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2019-20
Cross Country
Competed in five of seven meets for the Coyotes … posted a season-best 6,000-meter time of 23:26.4 at the Bradley Pink Classic … clocked a season-best 5,000-meter time of 19:14.0 at the Augustana Twilight for 52nd place … took 45th at the NDSU Bison Open … made the Summit League honor roll.

Indoor Track & Field
Competed at two meets during the season … recorded a season-best 11:09.35 for 3,000 meters at the Adidas Classic … clocked 11:10.05 for 3,000 meters to take 14th at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … made the Summit League honor roll.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Season cancelled by NCAA and The Summit League due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Prep
An eight-time letterwinner at White Bear Lake High School ... qualified for the Minnesota Cross Country Championships in both 2017 and 2018 with the Bears ... honorable mention all-Suburban East Conference on the cross country course twice ... a four-time academic letterwinner.

Personal
Daughter of Matt and Lori Miller ... kinesiology and sport management major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

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  • 2020-21Sophomore

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  • 2021-22Sophomore

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  • 2022-23Senior

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  • 2023-24Senior

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