Kuerschner's Performance History & Personal Bests
2020-21 SEASON
Cross Country: Placed 10th at the Summit League Championships, which were postponed to March due to the COVID-19 pandemic … NDSU’s No. 3 finisher at the conference meet, running 22:34.7 for the 6k.
Indoor: Personal-best 3000m time of 9:56.61 at the Jim Emmerich Invite on Jan. 23 … Won the 3000m at the Dakota Dual and Bison Cup Classic.
Outdoor (Senior): Ran 18:01.85 in the 5000m at the NDSU Spring Classic on Apr. 2.
2019-20 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior): Among NDSU’s top five runners at four meets on the season … Placed 20th at the Summit League Championships on Nov. 2 in Fargo, helping the Bison win the team title … No. 4 finisher for NDSU at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Nov. 15, running a season-best 6k time of 22:17.7 for 79th place overall … Season-best 5k time of 17:56.8 at the UND Ron Pynn Classic on Oct. 19, taking 7th place in the meet.
Indoor (Junior): Placed 5th in the 5000m at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Also finished 10th in the 3000m at the conference meet … Clocked a personal-best 3000m time of 9:57.95 at Vanderbilt’s Music City Challenge on Feb. 15 … 5000m time of 17:26.18 at the Summit League Championships was an indoor personal-best.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19 SEASON
Cross Country (Redshirt): Ran one race, finishing 9th overall at the season-opening Bison Open on Aug. 31 … No. 6 finisher for NDSU at the Bison Open.
Indoor (Sophomore): Posted a 3000m personal-best time of 10:25.35 at the Bison Team Cup on Jan. 19 … Season-best mile time of 5:22.60 at the UND Indoor Tune-Up on Feb. 16.
Outdoor (Junior): Season-best 3000m time of 10:37.56 at the Husker Spring Invite on Apr. 6 … Season-best 5000m time of 18:09.21 at the Kip Janvrin Open on Apr. 26.
2017-18 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore): Ran in three meets … Placed 20th at the Summit League Championships in 22:24.2 for the 6k course … Runner-up at the SDSU Classic on Sept. 29 in 18:28.9 for the 5k … Season-best 5k time of 18:14.6 at the UND Ron Pynn Classic on Oct. 14, finishing 10th overall.
Indoor (Redshirt): Did not compete.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in two meets, running 17:44.97 in the 5000m at the South Dakota Invitational on Apr. 11 and 4:58.92 in the 1500m at Concordia on Apr. 21.
2016-17 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman): Placed 10th at the Summit League Championships as a true freshman, earning second-team All-Summit League honors … No. 3 finisher for the Bison at the conference meet and No. 4 finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional … Season-best 6k time of 21:54.3 at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Nov. 11, finishing 98th overall … Season-best 5k time of 18:11.6 at the UND Ron Pynn Classic on Oct. 15, placing 4th.
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in two meets, running 5:29.75 in the mile and 11:09.20 in the 3000m.
Outdoor (Freshman): Clocked 17:22.08 in the 5000m at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival on Mar. 31.
HIGH SCHOOL: Clocked times of 4:47 in the 1500m and 10:13 in the 3,000m … Captured the Alberta provincial title in the 3,000m as a senior in 2016, as well as placing 3rd in the 1500m … Won the junior 3,000m title at the Alberta Championships in 2014 … Two-time runner-up at the provincial cross country championships.
Personal: Daughter of Janina Kuerschner and Marvin Schaaf ... Has one brother, Markus ... Earned a bachelor's degree in biological sciences ... Working toward a master's degree in natural resource management.
