Grand Valley State Bests
2018: USTFCCCA All-American … USTFCCCA All-Region … First Team All-GLIAC … 2018 Individual NCAA National Champion … USTFCCCA Cross Country National and Regional Female Athlete of the Year … GLIAC Cross Country Female Athlete of the Year … USTFCCCA Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year … Named National DII Athlete of the Week (Sept. 18) and GLIAC Athlete of the Week (Sept. 18) … Led GVSU in every postseason race and helped the team claim their sixth NCAA Division II National Championship … Became the third athlete in cross country to claim an Individual National Championships … Finished first at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships (6K) with a time of 22:07.7 … Placed first at the NCAA Midwest Region Championships (6K) 21:06.0 … First at the GLIAC Championships 21:10.2 … 10th at the Bradley Pink Classic (6K) with a time of 20:51.1 … Second at the Loyola Lakefront Collegiate Invitational (5K) with a time of 16:56.2 … Fifth at the MSU Spartan Invitational (6K) with a time of 21:41.8.
Prior to GVSU (Walsh): Competed at Walsh University and was a three-sport athlete in cross country, track & field and soccer … Eight-time All-American in track & field … All-American in Cross Country … Captured eight conference titles in track & field, including four in the GLIAC and four in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) … Collected a combined 12 conference honors in track & field, with six a piece while competing in the GLIAC and the GMAC … Earned GLIAC honors in soccer during the 2014 and 2016 season … Awarded the 2017-18 Great Midwest Female Collegiate Achievement Award … CoSIDA Academic All-American … 2016-17 GLIAC Commissioner Recipient … Earned GLIAC All-Academic Excellence honors during the 2015-2016 and 2016-17 academic year … USTFCCCA Academic All-American.
Cross Country: Competed at Walsh for two seasons as a member of the cross country team … USTFCCCA All-American in 2017 … In 2017, Berger was named Great Midwest Runner of the Year, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Female Athlete of the Year, USTFCCCA Midwest Region Athlete of the Year … Individual National Runner-Up at the 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships with a time of 20:52.1 (6K) … Placed first at the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 21:19.3 (6K) and at the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championships after she crossed the finish line at 21:19.3 (6K) …
Track & field: Member of the track & field team for all four years … 2018 National Champion in the 1,500 (4:22.22) … Finished ninth in the 5,000m run during the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships (17:01.45) … All-American honors in the mile (4:49.24) and as a member of the DMR team (11:30.22) …
Soccer: Played three years from 2014-16 … Earned All-GLIAC First Team honors in 2016 and Second Team honors in 2014 … Started all 55 games as a defender during her career … Recorded 16 points off of six goals and four assist.
