2023 Cross Country Roster

Meagan Van Pelt

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

Biography

2023: Competed in three meets this season...Placed fifth at the George Kyte Classic with a 2.5 mile time of 15:04.9…Placed second in the B race at the Nuttycombe Invitational with a 6K time of 21:32.5…Finished 11th at the Big Sky Conference Championship with a 5K time of 17:33.6.

2022: Competed in four meets this season…Placed 29th at the Cowboy Jamboree with a time of 21:01.4…Finished 84th at the Nuttycombe Invitational with a time of 20:48.0…Competed at the Mountain Regional, finishing 53rd with a time of 21:15.8…Finished 112th at the NCAA National Championships, running a time of 20:42.8.

2021: Placed 205th at NCAA Championships (21:16.7)...Finished 14th at Big Sky Championships (17:03.3)...Placed 19th at FSU Invite/Pre-Nat (21:33.3)...Finished 46th at Lehigh Paul Short Run (21:02.4)...Placed eighth at George Kyte Classic (16:05.4).

2020-21 (COVID-19 Season): Finished 87th at the Battle Born Collegiate Challenge (21:51.0)...Placed eighth at the Silver State Collegiate Challenge (22:02.0).

2019: Did not compete.

2018: Finished fourth at Redhawk Invitational (18:40.3)...Placed 70th at Nuttycombe Invitational (22:37.0).

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

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

  • 2018Freshman

  • 2019Sophomore

  • 2020Senior

  • 2021Junior

  • 2022Senior

  • 2023Senior