2024 Track & Field Roster

Meagan Van Pelt

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • High School Shadow Mountain High School
  • Hometown Phoenix, Ariz.

Biography

Indoor Personal Bests Event Outdoor Personal Bests
--- 1500 4:32.97 at Desert Heat Classic (4/30/22)
4:48.52 at Husky Classic (2/9-10/24) Mile ---
9:27.00 at Husky Classic (2/9-10/24) 3K 10:03.13 at ASU Invitational (3/25-26/22)
16:28.38 at John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/26-27/24) 5K 16:11.69 at Bryan Clay Invitational (4/13-15/22)
--- 10K 34:09.49 at Stanford Invitational (3/29-30/24)


2024 Outdoor: Ran a personal best 10,000-meter time of 34:09.49 at the Stanford Invitational to place 13th…Finished 12th in the 5,000-meter at the Payton Jordan Invitational with a time of 16:34.89…Finished 11th in the 5,000-meter at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a time of 18:06.04…Finished 43rd in the 10,000-meter at the NCAA West Regional with a time of 37:15.13.

2024 Indoor: Placed first in the mile at the Friday Night Axe ‘Em Open with a time of 5:09.47…Finished ninth in the mile at the Lumberjack Team Challenge with a time of 4:56.70…Ran a personal best mile time of 4:48.52 at the Husky Classic…Ran a personal best 3,000-meter time of 9:27.00 at the Husky Classic…Placed fourth in the 5,000-meter at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a time of 16:42.15…Finished seventh in the mile at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a time of 4:55.14.

2023 Outdoor: Ran a season best 5K time of 16:13.63 at the Stanford Invitational…Finished second in the 10K at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a season best time of 37:35.37…Competed in the 5K at the NCAA West Preliminary, finishing 36th with a time of 16:26.72.

2023 Indoor: Ran a personal best mile time of 5:05.59 at the Ron Mann Classic…Ran a personal best 3K time of 9:30.82 at the Husky Classic…Finished fourth in the 5K at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a time of 16:49.35…Finished ninth in the 3K at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a time of 9:44.94.

2022 Outdoor: Finished 40th in the 5K at NCAA West Regional Preliminaries (17:09.06)...Placed fourth in the 10K at Big Sky Championships with a personal best time of 36:36.57...Ran personal best 1500-meter time of 4:32.97 at the Desert Heat Classic...Set 5K personal best time of 16:11.69 at the Bryan Clay Invitational.

2022 Indoor: Did not compete.

2021 Outdoor: Ran a personal best 1500m time of 4:45.91 at the Canyon Invitational.

2021 Indoor: NAU did not compete.

2020 Outdoor: Canceled.

2020 Indoor: Did not compete.

High School: Ran a personal best 400-meter time of 60.1...Ran a personal best 800-meter time of 2:20...Ran a personal best 1,600-meter time of 5:05...Ran a personal best 3,200-meter time of 11:10.

TF/XC Accomplishments: 2018 D3 3200m State Champion...2018 D3 1600m Runner-up.

Why did you choose NAU?

I love flagstaff and it’s running community; my mom also attended NAU.

Personal: Daughter of Bill and Lola ...Sister to Emma, Ariel, and Benny...Birthday is March 7...Majoring in Community College Teaching and Learning.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

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  • 2020Sophomore

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  • 2021Junior

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  • 2022Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2023Redshirt Junior

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  • 2024Redshirt Senior

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