Academic Notes: Big Sky All-Academic selection in 2011 ... Majoring in biomedical science.
Personal Bests: 5:26.58@ (Mile), 10:33.15@ (3,000m)
2012 Track & Field: Ran in four meets in her first indoor season with NAU ... Her best and only Mile time of 5:26.58@ came at the NAU Tune-Up ... Ran a personal-best in the 3,000 meters at the Mtn T’s Invite with an altitude-adjusted 10:33.15@ ... Made a name for herself as a steeplechaser during the outdoor season after spending the year as its No. 2 racer in the event ... Her best mark of 11:19.02@ came at the Big Sky Championships, where she placed 12th overall.
2011 Cross Country: Showed promise in her first season in a Lumberjacks uniform in the four races in which she competed ... Started her career with a 26th-place finish (19:22.5) at the George Kyte Classic ... Ran a season best 18:26.0 (19th) at the Dave Murray Invitational ... Experienced national caliber meets at the 5K Oklahoma State Jamboree (19:08.48) and the 6K Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (23:21.7), where she closed out her season.
High School: Ran cross country and track and field all four years for Mountain View High School before graduating in 2011 ... Was a part of the school record-setting and state champion 4x800-meter relay squad her sophomore year ... Broke the same record and won the state title again her junior year, while also setting the record for the fastest time on her home cross country course ... Earned state runner-up honors as a freshman at the state cross country meet ... Helped her cross country team achieve top-10 finishes all four years ... Earned top-five finishes in at least one sport (cross country, track & field) all four years.
Personal: Born to Gayle and Michael Lenihan on June 3, 1993 ... Has a younger sister, Brenna ... Also considered Pepperdine and Arizona ... Chose NAU for the climate, school atmosphere, and the great cross country program ... Hobbies include photography and writing.
