2024 Track & Field Roster

Annika Reiss

  • Class Senior
  • High School Bellingham High School
  • Hometown Bellingham, Wash.

Biography

Indoor Personal Bests Event Outdoor Personal Bests
2:11.00 at Lumberjack Team Challenge (1/20/23) 800 2:07.31 at Desert Heat Classic (4/29/23)
--- 1500 4:15.02 at Bryan Clay Invitational (4/13-15/23)
4:40.79 at NCAA National Championships (2/23-25/23) Mile ---
9:11.93 at the Husky Classic (2/10-11/23) 3K 9:38.59 at Baldy Castillo Invitational (3/18-19/22)
15:37.94 at Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/2/23) 5K 15:30.64 at NCAA National Championship (6/5-8/24)


2024 Outdoor: Finished second in the 1,500-meter at the Willie Williams Classic with a time of 4:23.99…Placed first in the 5,000-meter at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 15:44.86…Finished third in the 5,000-meter at the Payton Jordan Invitational with a time of 15:33.21…Was the Big Sky Champion in the 1,500-meter with a time of 4:17.71…Placed third in the 800-meter at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a time of 2:07.50…Finished fifth in the 5,000-meter at the NCAA West Regional with a time of 15:57.81…Placed ninth in the 5,000-meter at the NCAA National Championship with a school and conference record time of 15:30.64, earning second-team All-American honors.

2024 Indoor: Ran a personal best 5,000-meter time of 15:37.94 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener to place 15th…Placed fourth in the mile at the Ron Mann Classic with a time of 4:54.46…Was the Big Sky Champion in the 3,000-meter after running a time of 9:30.46…Placed second in the mile at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a time of 4:47.77…Placed second in the 5,000-meter at the Big Sky Conference Championships after running a time of 16:32.67.

2023 Outdoor: Finished second in the 5K at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a personal best time of 15:49.34…Ran a personal best time of 4:15.02 in the 1,500-meter at the Bryan Clay Invitational…Finished first in the 1,500-meter at the Desert Heat Classic with a time of 4:20.29…Set a personal best in the 800-meter with a time of 2:07.31 at the Desert Heat Classic…Was a double event champion at the Big Sky Conference Championships, winning gold in the 800-meter and the 1,500-meter…Big Sky Champion in the 800-meter with a time of 2:07.34…Big Sky Champion in the 1,500-meter with a time of 4:33.84…Named Women’s Co-Most Valuable Athlete at the Big Sky Championships…Competed at the NCAA West Preliminary, finishing 16th in the 5K with a time of 15:57.86.

2023 Indoor: Finished first in the mile at the Ron Mann Classic with a time of 4:43.97…Ran a personal best 3K time of 9:11.93 at the Husky Classic…Finished first in the 800-meter at the NAU Tune Up with a time of 2:13.15…Was a triple event champion at the Big Sky Conference Championships, earning gold in the mile, the 3K, and as a member of the distance medley relay team…Big Sky Champion in the mile with a time of 4:45.53…Big Sky Champion in the 3K with a conference championship record time of 9:17.87…Member of the Big Sky Champion distance medley relay team which set a new conference championship record with a time of 11:31.98…Named Women’s Co-Most Valuable Athlete at the Big Sky Championships…Competed at the NCAA National Championships, finishing eighth in the mile with a personal best time of 4:40.79 to earn First-Team All-American honors.


2022 Outdoor: Finished 42nd in the 5K at NCAA West Regional Preliminaries (17:12.91)...Placed fourth in the 1500-meter at Big Sky Championships (4:28.64)...Finished fifth in the 5K at Big Sky Championships (17:08.47)...Ran personal best 1500-meter time of 4:23.96 at the Desert Heat Classic...Set 5K personal best time of 16:06.42 at the Bryan Clay Invitational.

2022 Indoor: Member of Big Sky Champion DMR relay team...Placed fourth in the mile at Big Sky Championships (4:58.40)...Finished eighth in the 3K at Big Sky Championships (9:54.36)...Ran personal best 3K time of 9:29.47 at the Husky Classic...Set personal best mile time of 4:46.62 at the UW Invite...Ran 800-meter personal best time of 2:16.59 at the Lumberjack Team Challenge.

2021 Outdoor: Finished seventh in the 1500m at Big Sky Championships (4:31.17)...Set a personal best 5K time of 16:42.89 at West Coast Relays...Ran a 1500m personal best time of 4:30.67 at the Canyon Invitational...Set a personal best 800m time of 2:15.08 at the GCU Antelope Invitational.

2020 Indoor: Set personal best in 800m with 2:22.80 at Lumberjack Team Challenge...Set personal best with 10:29.67 in 3K at Mountain T’s Invitational...Set personal best in Mile with 4:54.32 at 2020 Husky Classic (College).

High School: Ran a personal best 800-meter time of 2:16.30...Ran a personal best 1,600-meter time of 4:57.11...Ran a personal best 3,200-meter time of 10:47.77...Ran a personal best cross country 5K time of 17:35.

TF/XC Accomplishments: High school cross country Footlocker Nationals Qualifier...Washington State 2A State Championship 3200m record holder...Three-time Washington State Champion.

Why did you choose NAU?

I chose NAU because of the kind and intelligent coaches who know how to help athletes reach their fullest potential while fostering a family-like environment. Flagstaff is an amazing place to train with altitude, many trails, and a supportive running community.

Personal: Daughter of Marti and Nate...Sister to Freya and Iona...Birthday is September 11...Majoring in Elementary Education.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

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