2016-17 Women's Cross Country Roster
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Isabel Seidel
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- University Lake
- Hometown:
- Nashotah, Wis.
Bio
2018-2019 (Track): Finished second with a time of 4:35 in the 1,500 meter at the Benedictine Invitational (4/6) … Posted a time of 4:27.12 in the 1,500m at the Oxy Invite (5/11) for a fifth place finish.
2018 (Cross Country): Ran a season best of 21:54.4 in the 6K at the Big Ten Championships (10/28), the fourth Wildcat to finish and the 61st runner overall ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2018 (Track): Represented team in 3K race at Husky Classic … Posted season best 3K time of 09:39.08 at BU Last Chance Meet
2018 (Outdoor Track): Represented team in 3K steeplechase race at San Francisco Distance Carnival and Bryan Clay Invitational … Ran third best 1.5K race on team at Benedictine Invitational with time of 04:34.97
2017 (Cross Country): Ran second best 6K on team and personal season best at NCAA Regionals with time of 20:56.1
2017 (Outdoor Track): Ran the fastest 3,000m Steeplechase in school history, clocking in at 10:31.22 and winning the Dr. Keeler Invitational (May 12)… Ran the 5th fastest outdoor 5,000m time, finished at 16:45.96 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 13-14)… Earned the 4th best time in school history in the 1500M in 4:33.16 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (Mar. 31)… Ran a 10:33.30 3,000m Steeplechase at the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 21-22)… Finished 7th in the 3,000m Steeplechase at the Oxy Invitational (May 6), with a time of 10:40.87.
2017 (Track): Finished first, outrunning over 30 competitors with a time of 10:06.11 at the Illini Classic (Jan. 14)… Came in 19th overall with a 3K time of 9:46.93 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 4).
2016 (Cross Country): Competed in 4 events… Led the way for the Wildcats and finished 13th, running 21:58.8 at the Iowa Regional Preview (Oct. 1)… Finished with a 23:09.3 at the Big Ten Championships (Oct 30)… Ran 18:29.90 in the 5K at the Illinois Dual (Sept. 2)… Finished with a 6K time of 21:31 at the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 11).
2016 (Outdoor Track): Ran a 17:48.06 in the 5,000m race at the San Francisco Distance Carnival.
2016 (Track): Clocked a first-place time of 10:05.15 in the 3,000m race at the Illinois Orange & Blue Open (Feb. 20).
2015 (Cross Country): Did not compete.
2015 (Track): Came in 6th place in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Dr. Keebler Invitational (May 7-8) with a time of 10:59.61 … Finished in 22nd place in Section 2 of the 5,000m event at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (Apr. 3-4) by crossing at 17:31.11 … Finished in the Top 20 of the 1,500m race at the John Mitchell Alabama Relays (March 19-21) with a time of 4:39.93 … Along with teammates Rachel Weathered, Andrea Ostenso, and Jena Pianin, placed in fourth at the Women’s Distance Medley Relay at the same event … Came in at 11:54.91 … Cut more than 14 seconds off her personal best in the 3,000m race at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 21) with a time of 9:54.38 … Ran a career-best 5:02.14 in the mile at the Grand Valley State University Big Meet (Feb. 13) … Recorded a time of 10:08:49 in the 3,000m event at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 6-7).
2014: Made a strong impact as a freshman, competing in six meets ... Posted her best 5K time of 17:30.5 at the Notre Dame Invitational, placing her fourth for the 'Cats and 97th overall (Oct. 3) ... Earned a spot in the lineup at the NCAA Midwest Regionals and posted her best 6K time of the year (22:15.7), finishing fifth among NU runners ... Also ran at the Big Ten Championships where she crossed in 22:58.
High School: Lettered in four varsity sports during her career at University Lake School, including cross country, track, alpine skiing and field hockey ... Two-time team MVP in cross country ... Three-time cross country All-Indian Trails Conference and second-team all-state performer ... Champion of the 2013 Janesville Craig Midwest Invitational (XC) ... Also first-team all-state in Division III for track and field ... Won eight state medals combined between track and cross country ... Three-sport team captain ... Named the Most Valuable Offensive Player of her field hockey team in two different seasons and was a three-time Alpine Skiing Eastern Championship qualifier ... Student Government class representative and a member of the Cum Laude Society ... Also a recipient of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and a four-year ULS Excellence Award honoree for academic achievement.
Personal: Born Isabel Grace Seidel ... Daughter of Frederick and Anne Seidel ... Competed against NU teammates Andrea Ostenso and Sara Coffey in high school ... Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame, Boston College, Brown and Wake Forest ... Majoring in journalism, masters of management studies.
2018 (Cross Country): Ran a season best of 21:54.4 in the 6K at the Big Ten Championships (10/28), the fourth Wildcat to finish and the 61st runner overall ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2018 (Track): Represented team in 3K race at Husky Classic … Posted season best 3K time of 09:39.08 at BU Last Chance Meet
2018 (Outdoor Track): Represented team in 3K steeplechase race at San Francisco Distance Carnival and Bryan Clay Invitational … Ran third best 1.5K race on team at Benedictine Invitational with time of 04:34.97
2017 (Cross Country): Ran second best 6K on team and personal season best at NCAA Regionals with time of 20:56.1
2017 (Outdoor Track): Ran the fastest 3,000m Steeplechase in school history, clocking in at 10:31.22 and winning the Dr. Keeler Invitational (May 12)… Ran the 5th fastest outdoor 5,000m time, finished at 16:45.96 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 13-14)… Earned the 4th best time in school history in the 1500M in 4:33.16 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (Mar. 31)… Ran a 10:33.30 3,000m Steeplechase at the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 21-22)… Finished 7th in the 3,000m Steeplechase at the Oxy Invitational (May 6), with a time of 10:40.87.
2017 (Track): Finished first, outrunning over 30 competitors with a time of 10:06.11 at the Illini Classic (Jan. 14)… Came in 19th overall with a 3K time of 9:46.93 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 4).
2016 (Cross Country): Competed in 4 events… Led the way for the Wildcats and finished 13th, running 21:58.8 at the Iowa Regional Preview (Oct. 1)… Finished with a 23:09.3 at the Big Ten Championships (Oct 30)… Ran 18:29.90 in the 5K at the Illinois Dual (Sept. 2)… Finished with a 6K time of 21:31 at the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 11).
2016 (Outdoor Track): Ran a 17:48.06 in the 5,000m race at the San Francisco Distance Carnival.
2016 (Track): Clocked a first-place time of 10:05.15 in the 3,000m race at the Illinois Orange & Blue Open (Feb. 20).
2015 (Cross Country): Did not compete.
2015 (Track): Came in 6th place in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Dr. Keebler Invitational (May 7-8) with a time of 10:59.61 … Finished in 22nd place in Section 2 of the 5,000m event at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (Apr. 3-4) by crossing at 17:31.11 … Finished in the Top 20 of the 1,500m race at the John Mitchell Alabama Relays (March 19-21) with a time of 4:39.93 … Along with teammates Rachel Weathered, Andrea Ostenso, and Jena Pianin, placed in fourth at the Women’s Distance Medley Relay at the same event … Came in at 11:54.91 … Cut more than 14 seconds off her personal best in the 3,000m race at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 21) with a time of 9:54.38 … Ran a career-best 5:02.14 in the mile at the Grand Valley State University Big Meet (Feb. 13) … Recorded a time of 10:08:49 in the 3,000m event at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 6-7).
2014: Made a strong impact as a freshman, competing in six meets ... Posted her best 5K time of 17:30.5 at the Notre Dame Invitational, placing her fourth for the 'Cats and 97th overall (Oct. 3) ... Earned a spot in the lineup at the NCAA Midwest Regionals and posted her best 6K time of the year (22:15.7), finishing fifth among NU runners ... Also ran at the Big Ten Championships where she crossed in 22:58.
High School: Lettered in four varsity sports during her career at University Lake School, including cross country, track, alpine skiing and field hockey ... Two-time team MVP in cross country ... Three-time cross country All-Indian Trails Conference and second-team all-state performer ... Champion of the 2013 Janesville Craig Midwest Invitational (XC) ... Also first-team all-state in Division III for track and field ... Won eight state medals combined between track and cross country ... Three-sport team captain ... Named the Most Valuable Offensive Player of her field hockey team in two different seasons and was a three-time Alpine Skiing Eastern Championship qualifier ... Student Government class representative and a member of the Cum Laude Society ... Also a recipient of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and a four-year ULS Excellence Award honoree for academic achievement.
Personal: Born Isabel Grace Seidel ... Daughter of Frederick and Anne Seidel ... Competed against NU teammates Andrea Ostenso and Sara Coffey in high school ... Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame, Boston College, Brown and Wake Forest ... Majoring in journalism, masters of management studies.
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