2012 Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Faith Kruchowski
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Trail, Minn.
- High School:
- Red Lake County Central HS
Kruchowski’s Performance History and Personal Bests
2011-12 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior): NDSU's No. 4 finisher at The Summit League Championships, helping the Bison to a conference title ... placed 18th overall at the conference meet, finishing the 6k course in 22:52.46 ... recorded her fastest 6k time of the season at the Bison Open (9/30), completing the course in 22:05.12.
INDOOR (Junior): Summit League runner-up in the 800m, running 2:10.78 at the conference indoor meet ... recorded a personal-best 800m time of 2:08.52 at the Iowa State Qualifier on Mar. 3 ... ranked No. 8 all-time at NDSU in the 800m at the conclusion of the indoor season ... member of the Summit League runner-up distance medley relay team, running the leadoff 1200m leg ... DMR finished in 12:02.76 to rank fourth in NDSU history ... also ran 5:05.81 in the mile at the Bill Bergan Invitational on Jan. 28.
OUTDOOR (Junior): Summit League champion in the 4x400m relay, setting a Schlanser Track Complex record in the process ... placed third in the 800m at the Summit League Outdoor Championships with a time of 2:10.08 ... ran an outdoor-best 2:09.33 in the 800m at the Mesa Classic on Apr. 6 to rank 10th-fastest in NDSU history ... ran a leg on the Bison 4x800m relay team that took second place at the Drake Relays in 8:36.31 - the second-fastest time in NDSU history and the fifth-fastest time in the nation in 2012 ... also recorded times of 57.08 in the 400m and 4:37.48 in the 1500m.
2010-11 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore): Competed in all six meets for the Bison...Finished fifth in the season-opening NDSU Open, crossing the 5k finish line in 19:27.73...Ran a personal best 6k time of 22:19.5 at the Summit League Championships as she finished 17th...Placed 125th at the 6k NCAA Midwest Regional in 22:52.64.
Indoor (Sophomore): Specialized in the 800 meters...Posted a personal best time of 2:12.84 at the Iowa State Classic...Finished third at the Summit League Championships in a time of 2:15.15...All-Summit League selection.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Ran the 800 meters in seven meets, the 400 meters and 1,500 meters in two each...Ran a personal best time of 2:10.45 in the 800 meters at the Drake Relays...Time is ninth all-time at NDSU...Also clocked in a personal best time of 4:31.51 in the 1,500 meters at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays, which ranks fourth all-time...Finished second in both the 800 (2:16.24) and 1,500 (4:38.77) at the Summit League Championships...All-Summit League honoree.
2009-10 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman): Ran in four races...Posted a 5k best time of 19:31.79 at the NDSU Open...Clocked a 6k best time of 25:11.07 at the Oz Memorial Run...Placed 51st at the Summit League Championships (6k) in 25:44.40.
Indoor (Freshman): Ran the 800 meters in four meets and the 600 yards in one...Ran a personal best time of 2:17.28 in the 800 at the Bill Bergan Invitational... Posted a time of 1:28.50 in the 600 yards at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational.
Outdoor (Freshman): Focused primarily on the 800 meters...Won the event at the Bison Open in 2:19.43...Placed fifth in the 800 at the Summit League Championships in 2:13.96...Ran the 400 meters in 59.59 at the Duke Invitational...Ran the 1,500 meters in 4:47.49 at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays.
HIGH SCHOOL: Six-year letterwinner in track and field for the Red Lake County Rebels...Captain for three years...Three-time academic all-state selection...Won six straight Pine to Prairie Conference titles in the 800 meters and the 1600 meters...Also won the triple jump in 2007...Six-time sub-section and section champion in the 800 and 1600...Finished in the top eight in the 800 at the Minnesota state championship five times...Six-time top 10 state finisher in the 1600...Holds Red Lake County records in the 800, 1600, triple jump and 4x400 relay...Holds conference and sub-section records in the 800...Holds sub-section and section records in the 1600...Also excelled on the basketball court for the Red Lake County Central Mustangs...Three-time all-conference honoree...Holds the school record for career points with 1,777...Three-time all-conference selection in volleyball...Member of the National Honor Society..Also earned the Academic Medal three times for a GPA above 3.5.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Patrick Kruchowski and Gloria Anderson...Has three older brothers, Joshua, Jesse, and Jacob and three younger brothers, Jason, Jamie and Jeremy...Majoring in child development.
