Thirteen-time NCAA All-American in track returns for her final season of competition at NDSU as a member of the cross country team... Four-time NCC indoor champion in the 400, 500 and 800... NDSU record holder in 500 (1:13.95) and 600 (1:33.00)... Six-time individual NCC indoor champion in the 400, 500, 800 and 1,000... NDSU record holder in 500 (1:13.95) and 600 (1:33.00)...Six-time NCC outdoor champion including three-times in the 400 hurdles, and once in the 400, 800, and 1500... NDSU record holder in the 400 hurdles (59.05) and 800 (2:07.66)...Member of seven champion NCC 1,600 relays which also earned All-American status... Earned All-North Central Region honors for NDSU cross country team in 2003... Was the runner-up at the 2003 NCC cross country championships in her first career race... Ran a personal best of 2:04.54 in the 800 at Bloomington, Ind., over the summer... 2003-2004 season (Senior): NCAA champion indoors and outdoors in the 800 meter run... Also a member of the NCAA champion indoor 1,600 relay, as well as the same relay which placed second outdoor... Competed in the 800 meters at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials in Sacramento... 2002-2003 (Junior): As a junior won the 2003 national outdoor champion in the 400-meter hurdles and 2002 national indoor champion on the 1,600 relay team... Named the 2002-2003 College Female Athlete of the Year by the NDAPSSA... Named the 2003 USTCA North Central Region female track athlete of the year and the 2002 USTCA All-Academic team... 2001-2002 (Sophomore): During the indoor season captured the NCC Conference crown in the 500... All-American as a member of the NCAA champion 1,600 meter relay team... Qualified for the NCAA’s in the open 800... Member of the Bison 1,600 meter relay squad which placed first at the Drake Relays and later second at the NCAA’s... Captured her first individual All-American title by placing third in the 400-meter hurdles in 59.67... 2000-2001 (Freshman): First NCC Conference title in the 500 during the indoor season (1:16.19)... Outdoor conference champion in the 400-meter hurdles (1:00.98)... All-American in the 400-meter hurdles and as a member of the 1,600 meter relay...
High School: Dominated 2000 Class B State meet and earned the Class B Senior Athlete of the Year award... Defended her titles in the 200, 400 and 800 meters... Also won the 300 hurdles...Holds state and school records in the 400 (56.58)... Led Hillsboro to the volleyball state title... “Miss Basketball” finalist after earning Class B Player of the Year honors...Set the school’s career scoring record with 1,284 points... Two-time all-state volleyball pick holds the Hillsboro match, single-season and career marks for kills, and single-season and career dig records... National Honor Society... Class of 2000 honor student... Parents are Kevin and Danette Coles... Has three brothers, Karey, Kade, Kyle and one sister, Kiley... College major is elementary education.
