Academic Notes: Plans to major in pre-physical therapy.
Personal Bests: 800m (2:28.17) 1500m (4:47.36) Mile (5:22.88) 3000m (10:23.30) 5000m (17:09.54) Steeplechase (10:44.90)
2015 Track & Field: Opened the season with a career-best mile time of 5:22.88 at the Friday Night Duals where she finished fourth ... Posted a career-best time 3000m time of 10:23.30 at the Big Sky Indoor Championships ... Also PR'd at the Iowa State Classic in the 5000m with a time of 17:18.38.
2014 Track & Field: Did not compete during the indoor season... Competed at five meets during the outdoor season... Ran a personal-best 17:23.21 in the 5000m run at the UC Irvine Spring Break meet to start the outdoor season... Was a point-scorer in two events at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships... Finished fifth in the 5000m run... Took seventh in the 3000m steeplechase...
2013 Track & Field: Had a breakout sophomore campaign, steadily improving from the beginning of indoors through the outdoor conference meet ... Ran a career best in the 3,000 meters at the NAU Invitational (10:08.64@) ... Found an indoor PR in the 5,000-meter run at the Big Sky Indoor Championships, placing 10th in a time of 17:42.97@ ... Saw immense success in the 3,000-meter steeplechase outdoors, ultimately running more than a minute better than her lifetime best as a freshman ... Career best in the outdoor 5,000m came at the Beach Invitational (17:32.13) ... PRed at Big Sky Outdoors in the steeplechase, closing out her season with a fifth-place finish in a time of 10:44.90.
2012 Cross Country: Competed in five races, including the NAU women's only two postseason meets, in her second season with the Lumberjacks ... Took second on the team and 17th overall at the George Kyte Classic to start the season in a time of 18:23.0 ... Scored in the Big Sky Championships for the second time in her career with a 37th-place finish (18:55.4) ... Wrapped up the year at the Mountain Region Championships, where she placed seventh on the team and 74th overall.
2012 Track & Field: Competed in two meets for the Lumberjacks during the indoor season ... Season best mark in the mile (5:25.84@) came at the NAU Tune-Up, while her best 3,000m time (10:40.94@) came at the NAU Invite ... Competed in the steeplechase and the 5,000 meters during the outdoor season ... Was NAU’s No. 3 steeplechaser with a time of 11:34.15@ that came at the Tailwind Invite ... Best 5,000m time (18:33.12) came in the season’s inaugural meet, the Willie Williams Invite.
2011 Cross Country: Started her freshman campaign with a bang, finishing 10th at the George Kyte Classic in a time of 18:11.4 ... Ran in her first national-caliber meets at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree (18:35.62; 45th) and the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (22:23.5; 249th) ... Was a solid team contributor in both of the women's postseason races, placing 25th (19:19.88) at the Big Sky Championships and 65th (22:56.5) at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships.
High School: Graduated from Glendora High School in 2011 ... Named MVP of her cross country and track & field teams ... Was San Gabriel Valley Runner of the Year for four consecutive years ... Placed 5th in the 3-mile at the Woodbridge Invitational with a time of 17:04 (PR)
Personal: Born to George and Wendy Justus on October 12, 1992 ... Has two older brothers, Matthew and Cory, and one older sister, Sarah ... Also considered University of Nevada-Reno and University of Utah before choosing NAU ... Hobbies include wakeboarding and water-skiing ... Chose NAU because of its competitiveness on a national stage, and for her love of NAU's team and coaches.
