NDSU

Aspengren’s Performance History and Personal Bests
 
2014-15 SEASON
 
Cross Country (Senior): Ran in three meets, finishing as NDSU’s No. 1 or No. 2 runner all three times … Top finisher for the Bison at the SDSU Classic on Oct. 4, placing 14th overall in a season-best time of 18:38.41 for the 5k … Took 5th place at the season-opening Bison Open on Aug. 29 … Season-best 6k time of 22:14 for 49th place at the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 27.
Indoor (Senior): Did not compete.
Outdoor (Senior): Did not compete.
 
2013-14 SEASON

Cross Country (Junior): First-team All-Summit League performer, finishing seventh at the Summit League Championships on Nov. 2 ... Finished in NDSU's top four at all six meets on the season ... Season-best 6k time of 21:55.63 at the Summit League Championships ... Season-best 5k time of 18:02.6 at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational on Oct. 19, taking fourth place in the meet ... Posted a 6k time of 22:21.1 at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Nov. 15, placing 114th overall ... No. 2 finisher for the Bison at the Stanford Invitational (9/28) and SDSU Classic (10/4).
Indoor (Junior): Did not compete.
Outdoor (Junior): Did not compete.

2012-13 SEASON

Cross Country (Sophomore): Consistently among the top four runners for the Bison as they defended their Summit League title … earned second-team All-Summit League honors with an eighth-place finish in the 6k at the conference meet on Oct. 27 … took 52nd at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Nov. 9 to help NDSU to seventh place as a team … NDSU’s No. 4 finisher at The Summit League Championships and Midwest Regional … season-best 5k time of 17:57.0 at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational on Oct. 13 … season-best 6k time of 21:55 for 38th place at the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 29 … placed third at the season-opening Bison Invitational on Aug. 31.
Indoor (Sophomore): Ran the 3,000m at the Bison Classic on Jan. 11, finishing fourth in 10:04.30.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Sat out the season as a redshirt.

2011-12 SEASON
 
Cross Country (Freshman): Named Newcomer of The Summit League Championships (10/29) as the highest-placing true freshman ... NDSU's No. 5 finisher at the Summit League Championships, placing 21st overall with a 6k time of 22:55.16 to help the Bison to a team title ... placed 80th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/12) with her fastest 6k time of the season at 22:49.66 ... also took 10th place at the Tim Young Invitational (10/15) with a 5k time of 18:28.84.
Indoor (Freshman): Moved into sixth place all-time at NDSU in the 5,000m with a sixth-place finish at the Summit League Indoor Championships in 17:27.36 ... season-best 3,000m time of 10:06.37 at the Bison Open on Feb. 11 ... recorded a time of 5:08.03 in the mile at the Bill Bergan Invitational on Jan. 28.
Outdoor (Freshman): All-Summit League performer in the 10,000m, placing third at the conference meet in 37:11.01 ... ranked eighth all-time at NDSU in the 10,000m at the conclusion of the season ... moved into 10th all-time at NDSU in the 5,000m with her time of 17:22.44 at the Sun Angel Classic on Apr. 7 ... season-best 1500m time of 4:40.96 at the Beach Invitational on Apr. 21.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Distance runner out of Elk River High School ... Finished seventh at the 2010 Minnesota state cross country championships ... Fifth at the cross country state meet as a junior ... Two-time all-state honoree ... Personal best 5k time is 18:25 and 4k time is 14:22 ... Ran track and field as a freshman and sophomore ... Also involved in NHS and Spanish Club.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Lyle and Joni Aspengren ... Has one older sister, Anna ... Majoring in nursing.