Kruchowski’s Performance History and Personal Bests
2013-14 SEASON
Cross Country: Did not compete after exhausting her cross country eligibility in 2012.
Indoor: Competed unattached after exhausting her indoor eligibility in 2013 ... Ran 5:02.48 in the mile and 57.36 in the 400m dash.
Outdoor (Senior): Summit League champion in the 1500m run and 4x400m relay ... Summit League runner-up and NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the 800m ... Winning 1500m time of 4:30.19 at the Summit League Championships ranked her No. 6 all-time at NDSU in the event ... Recorded a season-best 800m time of 2:09.07 at the Beach Invitational on Apr. 19 to finish her career ranked ninth in school history in the event ... Advanced to the national quarterfinals in the 800m at the NCAA West Prelims, finishing 20th overall.
2012-13 SEASON
Cross Country (Senior): NDSU's No. 5 finisher at the Summit League Championships, helping the Bison to their second straight league title ... Placed 15th at the conference meet in the 6k race, finishing in 23:01.6 ... Season-best time in the 5k of 18:54.36 at the Bison Invitational on Aug. 31 ... Season-best time in the 6k of 22:31 at the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 29.
INDOOR (Senior): Won two individual titles and two relay titles at the league meet to earn Summit League Indoor Championships Track MVP honors ... Placed first in the 800m and mile at the conference meet ... Ran the 1200m opening leg on the Bison distance medley relay and anchored the 4x400m relay, winning championships in both ... Clocked an 800m personal-best of 2:08.23 at the Iowa State Qualifier on Mar. 2, ranking eighth in NDSU history ... Won the 600m in a facility record 1:32.88 at the Thundering Herd Classic, ranking fifth in school history in the event ... Also ran personal-best times of 56.50 in the 400m and 5:00.22 in the mile.
OUTDOOR: Redshirted and did not compete.
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.