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2024-25 Track & Field Roster

Natalie Graber

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Loogootee, Ind.
  • High School:
    Barr Reeve

Summary

Biography

2024-25: 2024-25 CSC First Team Academic All-American, Academic All-District... 3x USTFCCCA All-American... Ran a personal-best 1 mile time at the GVSU Big Meet (I) crossing the finish line at 4:42.06... Named individual champion in the 1 mile at the GLIAC Indoor Championships crossing the finish line at 4:47.51... Placed third in the 3000m at the GLIAC Indoor Championships with a finish at 9:28.75... Named National Runner-Up in the 3k at the NCAA DII Indoor Championships finishing at 9:26.91... Placed third in the women's DMR (Mitchell, Guckenberger, Washler, Graber) at the NCAA DII Indoor Championships at 11:20.77 and a 1600m split of 4:43.0... Ran personal-best 800m (2:11.18), 1500m (4:20.92) and 5000m (15:57.95) times during the outdoor season... Placed third in the 5000m event at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships crossing the finish line at 16:39.72... Earned GLIAC All-Academic/Academic Excellence honors...

2023-24: Competed at five indoor and one outdoor meet... Placed first at the Bill Clinger Classic (I) with a personal-best 1 mile time of 4:42.53... Named GLIAC Indoor Champion in the 3000m with a season-best time of 9:22.20... Placed second in the DMR 4000m at the GLIAC Indoor Championships with a time of 11:41.10... Ran a personal-best 5000m time at the Raleigh Relays finishing 17th at 16:02.45...

2022-23: Competed at five indoor and five outdoor meets... Finished first in the 1 mile at the GVSU Bill Clinger Classic (I) with a season-best 4:44.98 time... Named GLIAC Indoor Champion in the 3000m with a 9:24.57 time... Placed second at the NCAA DII Indoor Championships with a personal-best 3000m time of 9:09.42... Named NCAA DII Indoor Champion in the DMR 4000m with a total time of 11:12.47...
Placed first in the 1500m at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships with a personal-best time of 4:21.13... Ran a personal-best 3k steeplechase time of 10:13.41 to finish first at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet (O)... Named NCAA DII Champion in the 3k steeplechase with a time of 10:37.54...

2021-22: Finished second at the Flames Invitational in the 3000S with a time of 10:53.93… Recorded a personal-best in the 3000s with a time of 10:40.10 at the Lee University Last Chance placing sixth… Earned All-Academic Excellence honors

2020-21: Finished third in the 3000m steeple with a personal-best time of 10:42.44 at the GLIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships... Set a personal-best in the 1500m at the Bellarmine Jim Vargo Invitational with a time of 4:35.57... Fourth-place finish in the 5000m with a time of 17:12.46 at the GLIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships... Earned GLIAC All-Academic Excellence honors. 

2019-20: Competed in five meets during the indoor season… Ran a season-best time of 9:40.85 in the 3,000m at the GLIAC Indoor Championships to earn third place… Finished first in the mile at the GVSU Mike Lints Alumni Open with a time of 4:53.29… Ran a season-best time of 16:51.99 in the 5,000m at the GVSU Holiday Open… Qualified for the NCAA DII National Championships in the 5,000m and 3,000m… Earned USTFCAAA All-Region honors in the 5,000m and 3,000m… USTFCCCA All-America honors (3,000m, 5,000m).

2018-19: Redshirt.

Prior to GVSU

High School:
 Prepped at Barr-Reeve ... All-State selection ... Four-time Conference Champion in cross country ... Four-time All-Area Runner of the Year ... Three-time 1A Runner of the Year ... Four-time Academic All-State ... Helped Her team to four straight conference titles, three-time Sectional Champions, three Semi-State appearances and two Regional Runner-Up finishes. 
Personal Bests - 5k - 17:59, 800m - 2:20, 1,600m - 5:11, 3,200m - 10:54

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  • 2018-19Freshman

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