2011 Women's Cross Country Roster
Ostenso, Andrea
Andrea Ostenso
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Ladysmith
- Hometown:
- Ladysmith, Wis.
Bio
2018 (Track): Posted team best 3K time at Alex Wilson Invite and best 3K time of season with 09:49.08
2018 (Outdoor Track): Ran season best 5K time of 17:25.17 at Oxy Invitational
2017 (Cross Country): Ran season best 6K time of 21:47.7 at NCAA Pre-Nationals
2016 (Cross Country): Competed in 4 events… Finished 34th with a time of 22:50.7 at the Iowa Regional Preview (Oct. 1)… Competed in the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 30).
2016 (Outdoor Track): Earned a first place finish at the Illinois Twilight 5K after running a 17:06.34 (Apr. 22).
2016 (Track): Notched another second place finish, this time in the 3,000m event at the Illinois Orange & Blue Open (Feb. 20), clocking a finish of 10:08.26 ... Returned to competition with a second-place finish in the mile at the Windy City Rumble (Feb. 6), finishing in 5:09.35.
2015 (Cross Country): Did not compete.
2015 (Track): Became the first runner to represent the Wildcats in the NCAA West Preliminary Championships since the program’s debut in 1998 … Finished the 10,000m event in 37:50.36 … Crossed the line in the 5,000m event at the Drake Relays (Apr. 23-25) in 16:32.36, good for sixth place … Placed in sixth at the 1,500m event at the Illinois Twilight (Apr. 18) with a time of 4:33.92 … Smashed her personal best at the 10,000m run at the Stanford Invitational (Apr. 3-4) with a time of 34:46.88 … Came in second place at the 5,000m event in the John Mitchell Alabama Relays (March 19-21), running the race in 16:35.31 … Along with teammates Rachel Weathered, Jena Pianin, and Isabel Seidel, placed in fourth at the Women’s Distance Medley Relay at the same event … Came in at 11:54.91 … Posted the best 3,000m time of any Wildcats runner in the 2015 season at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 21), finishing the race in 9:29.19, the best finish time in the event for any Wildcat all season … Just shy of the school record (9:28.56) set by Alena Palmquist in 1986 … Set a personal record in the mile run at the Grand Valley State University Big Meet (Feb. 13), running it in 4:52.18, the second-best time in the event for the Wildcats all season … She came in third … Shattered the Northwestern record in the 5,000m event at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 6-7), turning in a time of 16:31:66 to finish fourth overall … Her time was the best Wildcat finish in the event all season long … Earned first win of her collegiate indoor track career at the 2015 Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 23) … Had a convincing victory in the 5,000m race by pacing the field with a 16:51.25 time.
2014: Completed a stellar sophomore campaign by finishing in NU's top-two in all six races she ran ... Led the Wildcats at the Big Ten Preview Meet hosted by Iowa with a 6K time of 21:35.82, good for seventh overall (Sep. 20) ... Paced Northwestern at the NCAA Midwest Regionals by recording a season-best and team-leading 6K time of 20:41.9, finishing 15th overall for her first career All-Region accolade ... Career-best 5K time of 16:45 came at the Notre Dame Invite on Oct. 3 ... Crossed in 21:20 at the Big Ten Championships in Iowa City ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2013: Made an immediate impact in NU's lineup, finishing in Northwestern's top-3 in all six events in which she competed ... Began the year by placing second overall at the 4K Badger Open in her home state of Wisconsin ... Finished first among Wildcats at the Notre Dame Invitational 5K, where she posted a time of 17:46.4 and placed 33rd in the field ... Debuted at the Big Ten Championships at Purdue with a time of 22:03.5 to lead all NU runners ... Two weeks later, lowered her time to a personal-best effort of 21:21.9, placing second for the team and 33rd overall (Nov. 15).
High School: Wisconsin Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year in 2012 ... 2012 Division III cross country state champion ... In track, won state championships in the 3,200 (2012) and 1,600 (2011) ... Top Wisconsin finisher in the FootLocker Midwest Regional Championship (13th overall) ... Team captain for both track and field and cross country ... Four-year letterwinner in cross country and three-year letterwinner in track and field ... Also competed in varsity swimming ... Student Council president and National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born Andrea Michele Ostenso ... Daughter of Chrysa and Erik Ostenso ... Chose Northwestern over Wisconsin and Yale ... Majoring in environmental engineering.
2018 (Outdoor Track): Ran season best 5K time of 17:25.17 at Oxy Invitational
2017 (Cross Country): Ran season best 6K time of 21:47.7 at NCAA Pre-Nationals
2016 (Cross Country): Competed in 4 events… Finished 34th with a time of 22:50.7 at the Iowa Regional Preview (Oct. 1)… Competed in the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 30).
2016 (Outdoor Track): Earned a first place finish at the Illinois Twilight 5K after running a 17:06.34 (Apr. 22).
2016 (Track): Notched another second place finish, this time in the 3,000m event at the Illinois Orange & Blue Open (Feb. 20), clocking a finish of 10:08.26 ... Returned to competition with a second-place finish in the mile at the Windy City Rumble (Feb. 6), finishing in 5:09.35.
2015 (Cross Country): Did not compete.
2015 (Track): Became the first runner to represent the Wildcats in the NCAA West Preliminary Championships since the program’s debut in 1998 … Finished the 10,000m event in 37:50.36 … Crossed the line in the 5,000m event at the Drake Relays (Apr. 23-25) in 16:32.36, good for sixth place … Placed in sixth at the 1,500m event at the Illinois Twilight (Apr. 18) with a time of 4:33.92 … Smashed her personal best at the 10,000m run at the Stanford Invitational (Apr. 3-4) with a time of 34:46.88 … Came in second place at the 5,000m event in the John Mitchell Alabama Relays (March 19-21), running the race in 16:35.31 … Along with teammates Rachel Weathered, Jena Pianin, and Isabel Seidel, placed in fourth at the Women’s Distance Medley Relay at the same event … Came in at 11:54.91 … Posted the best 3,000m time of any Wildcats runner in the 2015 season at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 21), finishing the race in 9:29.19, the best finish time in the event for any Wildcat all season … Just shy of the school record (9:28.56) set by Alena Palmquist in 1986 … Set a personal record in the mile run at the Grand Valley State University Big Meet (Feb. 13), running it in 4:52.18, the second-best time in the event for the Wildcats all season … She came in third … Shattered the Northwestern record in the 5,000m event at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 6-7), turning in a time of 16:31:66 to finish fourth overall … Her time was the best Wildcat finish in the event all season long … Earned first win of her collegiate indoor track career at the 2015 Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 23) … Had a convincing victory in the 5,000m race by pacing the field with a 16:51.25 time.
2014: Completed a stellar sophomore campaign by finishing in NU's top-two in all six races she ran ... Led the Wildcats at the Big Ten Preview Meet hosted by Iowa with a 6K time of 21:35.82, good for seventh overall (Sep. 20) ... Paced Northwestern at the NCAA Midwest Regionals by recording a season-best and team-leading 6K time of 20:41.9, finishing 15th overall for her first career All-Region accolade ... Career-best 5K time of 16:45 came at the Notre Dame Invite on Oct. 3 ... Crossed in 21:20 at the Big Ten Championships in Iowa City ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2013: Made an immediate impact in NU's lineup, finishing in Northwestern's top-3 in all six events in which she competed ... Began the year by placing second overall at the 4K Badger Open in her home state of Wisconsin ... Finished first among Wildcats at the Notre Dame Invitational 5K, where she posted a time of 17:46.4 and placed 33rd in the field ... Debuted at the Big Ten Championships at Purdue with a time of 22:03.5 to lead all NU runners ... Two weeks later, lowered her time to a personal-best effort of 21:21.9, placing second for the team and 33rd overall (Nov. 15).
High School: Wisconsin Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year in 2012 ... 2012 Division III cross country state champion ... In track, won state championships in the 3,200 (2012) and 1,600 (2011) ... Top Wisconsin finisher in the FootLocker Midwest Regional Championship (13th overall) ... Team captain for both track and field and cross country ... Four-year letterwinner in cross country and three-year letterwinner in track and field ... Also competed in varsity swimming ... Student Council president and National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born Andrea Michele Ostenso ... Daughter of Chrysa and Erik Ostenso ... Chose Northwestern over Wisconsin and Yale ... Majoring in environmental engineering.
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