Peterson’s Performance History and Personal Bests
2014-15 SEASON
Outdoor (Senior): Placed 4th in the 10,000m at the Summit League Championships in Macomb, Ill., finishing in 37:02.41 … Also clocked 17:37.98 in the 5,000m at the Kip Janvrin Open on Apr. 24 … Ended her career ranked 4th in NDSU history in the 10,000m and 9th in the outdoor 5,000m.
2013-14 SEASON
Cross Country (Senior): Top-five finisher at four out of six meets for the Summit League champion Bison ... NDSU's No. 2 finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional, placing 65th overall on Nov. 15 ... No. 5 finisher for the Bison at the Summit League Championships, placing ninth overall for second-team all-league honors ... Season-best 6k time of 21:49.1 at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
Indoor (Senior): Placed fifth in the 3,000m and seventh in the 5,000m at the Summit League Indoor Championships ... Season-best times of 10:09.15 in the 3,000m and 17:20.96 in the 5,000m.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Did not compete.
2012-13 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior): Standout runner for the Bison as they won a second straight Summit League title … earned first-team All-Summit League honors for the second straight season, placing fourth overall at the conference meet on Oct. 27 … took 36th at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Nov. 9, helping NDSU to seventh as a team and the best finish in school history … No. 2 finisher for the Bison at conference and regional meets … finished as runner-up with a season-best 5k time of 17:37.7 at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational on Oct. 13 … season-best 6k time of 21:38 at the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 29, taking 20th overall … fourth at the season-opening Bison Invitational on Aug. 31.
Indoor (Junior): Summit League runner-up in the 5,000m, running 17:11.69 to rank third in NDSU history in the event ... Also placed sixth in the 3,000m at the Summit League Indoor Championships ... Finished the season ranked fifth all-time at NDSU in the 3,000m with her season-best time of 9:50.28 at Minnesota's Jack Johnson Classic on Jan. 19.
Outdoor (Junior): Placed 10th in the 5,000m at the Summit League Outdoor Championships ... Finished the season ranked seventh all-time at NDSU in the 5,000m with her time of 17:11.59 at the Mt. SAC Relays on Apr. 19.
2011-12 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore): NDSU's top finisher at The Summit League Championships (10/29) and the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/12) ... Named All-Summit League after finishing sixth at the conference meet in 22:20.48, leading the Bison to a league title ... Placed 42nd at the NCAA Midwest Regional in 22:13.32 ... Won two meets on the season, placing first at the Bison Open (9/30) and at the Tim Young Invitational (10/15) ... Season-best 6k time of 20:50.50 at the Bison Open.
Indoor (Sophomore): Claimed a third-place finish at the Summit League Indoor Championships in the 5,000m ... was also seventh in the 3,000m at the Summit Championships ... moved into the top 10 all-time at NDSU in both events during the season ... No. 4 all-time at NDSU in the 5,000m after running 17:19.85 at the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 10 ... No. 6 all-time at NDSU in the 3,000m with her time of 9:53.88 at the Bill Bergan Invitational on Jan. 28.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Placed seventh in the 10,000m at the Summit League Outdoor Championships ... was also 10th in the 5,000m at the conference meet ... ran 35:57.44 in the 10,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays, ranking her third all-time at NDSU in the event ... also ran 4:45.67 in the 1,500m.
2010-11 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman): Competed in all six races...NDSU's top finisher in three races...Finished second in her first career meet, the 5k NDSU Open, in 18:43.23...Placed sixth at the Oz Memorial in 22:39.21...Ran a personal best 6k time of 21:38.1 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational...Named Summit League athlete of the week for her performance...Finished ninth at the Summit League Championships (6k) in 21:40.6...Earned All-Summit League second team honors...Placed 76th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (6k) in 21:47.40.
Indoor (Freshman): Distance runner for the Bison...Won the mile at the Bison Open I na personal best time of 5:08.75...Posted a personal best time of 10:05.39 in the 3,000 meters at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Took fourth in the 5,000 meters at the Summit League Championships...Time of 17:26.16 is fourth all-time at NDSU.
Outdoor (Freshman): Ran the 5,000 meters at three meets and also ran the 1,500 at two meets...Posted a best time of 4:43.67 in the 1,500 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational...Finished ninth in the 5,000 meters in 18:03.88 and third in the 10,000 meters in 37:37.21 at the Summit League Championships...Qualified for the 5,000 meters at the U.S. Junior Championships...Finished 10th in a personal best time of 17:37.12.
HIGH SCHOOL: Five-year letterwinner in cross country and six-year letterwinner in track at Sartell High School...Five-time all-conference selection and state participant in cross country...All-State honoree in cross country as a senior after finishing fourth...Placed fifth in the 3,200 meters at the Minnesota state class AA championships as a senior...Three-time state participant in track...Placed fifth in the 3,200 meters at the Minnesota state class AA championships.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Timothy and Janelle Peterson...Has one younger sister, Hali...Majoring in microbiology.
