2011 Cross Country

Lisette Michaels

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Peoria, Ariz.
  • High School Cactus

Biography

Academic Notes: 2010 Big Sky All-Academic selection ... Majoring in speech-language pathology with a minor in community health.

Personal Bests: 5:33.29 (mile), 10:40.75 (3,000m), 18:03.45 (5,000m)

2011 Cross Country: Competed in just two meets for the Lumberjacks in her third season ... Ran a solid race at the George Kyte Classic, where she placed fourth on the team and 24th overall (19:12.6) ... Also competed at the Dave Murray Invitational, where she placed 33rd in a time of 19:37.0.

2011 Track & Field: Recorded personal-best times in the outdoor 1500-meter run when she placed 10th at Sun Devil Open with a time of 4:47.61 ... Ran a 5:34.34 in the 1 mile at the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships and earned a 12th place finish ... Closed out the regular season with a 7th place in the 5K at the Steve Scott Invitational by running a 17:46.28.

2010 Cross Country: Capped off junior campaign with a 44th-place finish at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships, turning in a season-best 6K time of 21:55.0 …  Finished 21st overall in first trip to the Big Sky Championship, completing the 5K course in a time of 16:46.3 … Matched her 6K performance from Stanford (22:25.3) and took 19th place in the ‘open’ race at the NCAA-Pre Nationals … Top finisher for the team at the Stanford Invitational, covering the 6K course in a time of 22:55 to place 60th … Finished 33rd overall, and second on the team at the Aztec Invite (19:23.6) … Opened season at the George Kyte Classic, crossing the finish line in a time of 19:46.0 to claim 17th place.

2010 Track & Field: Saw action in both the indoor and outdoor seasons for the Lumberjacks … Scored first career point at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the 5,000-meter run with an eighth-place finish (18:03.45@) … Recorded 5K PR at the Beach Invitational when she crossed the finish line in a time of 17:42.11 … Collected PR in the 1500m at the Mesa Classic with a time of 4:47.62 … Opened outdoor season with a mark of 18:34.97 in the 5K at the ASU Invitational … Made her first trip to the Big Sky Indoor Championships for the 5K, finishing in a time of 18:24.10@ … Ran best 3,000m of the season at the NAU Invitational (10:40.75@) …At the Friday Night Challenge in Flagstaff, recorded new PR in the mile with a time of 5:33.29@.

2009 Cross Country: Appeared in one meet during sophomore season, finishing 20th-overall at the Arizona State Invitational 5K in a time of 18:33.6.

2009 Track & Field: Competed in five meets during the indoor season ... Best mile time came at the NAU Big Sky Tune Up (5:50.16).

2008 Cross Country: Ran in three meets in her freshman season …Finished a season-best 32nd at George Kyte Invitational in collegiate debut.

High School: Graduated with honors from Cactus High School in 2008 ... Earned three cross country letters and was team captain ... Four-year captain and letterwinner in track ... Received "Scholar-Athlete Award" all four years ... Set school records in the 1600m and 3200m ... Named "Athlete of the Year" in 2008.

Personal: Born to John and Norma Michaels on Aug. 26, 1989 ... Has a brother, Daniel, and one sister, Elyse.

Historical Player Information

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