Eligibility (Cross Country): Junior
Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor Track): Junior/Junior
Notables
- School record-holder in the 3000 meters (8:45.97)
- Big Ten record-holder in the 3000 meters (8:45.97)
- 2019 Big Ten Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
- 2019 USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Track Athlete of the Year
- 2019 Millrose Games Fred Lebow Women's 3,000 Meters Champion
- 2018 Big Ten Cross Country Champion
- 2018 First Team All-Big Ten
- Five-Time All-American
- 2019 First Team All-American (Indoor: 5000 Meters)
- 2019 Second-Team All-American (Indoor: 3000 Meters)
- 2018 First-Team All-American (Cross Country)
- 2018 Second-Team All-American (Indoor: 5000 Meters)
- 2018 Honorable Mention All-American (Outdoor: 5000 Meters)
- 2017 & 2018 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (5000 m)
- 2018 NCAA Championships qualifier (5000 m)
- 2016 All-Great Lakes Regional honors (Cross Country)
- 3rd at 2017 U.S. Junior Cross Country Championships
- 2018 USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Women's Athlete of the Year
- USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week
- Week of Oct 1, 2018
- Week of Feb. 11, 2019
- Big Ten Cross Country Athlete of the Week (Week of Oct. 3, 2018)
- Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week (Week of Feb. 13, 2019)
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree
- Cross Country - 2016
- Track and Field - 2017, 2018
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2017-18)
- Academic All-Big Ten Honoree
- Cross Country - 2017
- Track & Field - 2018
2019-20 Season
2020 Indoor: Won the mile with a time of 4:38.14 at the Indiana Relays (2/1)... Placed sixth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:53.69 at the
prestigious Millrose
Games (2/8)... Was apart of the winning DMR that ran a time of 11:05.27 at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/22)... Won the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:04.77 and was apart of the DMR that placed third with a time 11:05.47 at the Big Ten Championships (2/28-29)
2018-19 Season
2019 Outdoor Track: Ran at the Stanford Invitational (3/29) and competed in the invitational 10,000 meters and ran the fourth best time in school history, finishing in 33 minutes, 2.91 seconds
2019 Indoor Track: Represented the Badgers at the NCAA Indoor Championship (3/9) and won her first national title in the 5000 meters, also competed in the 3000 meters and took tenth place... competed at the Big Ten Championship (2/22) and won the 3000 meters with a time of 9:16.73 and was crowned champion of the 5000 meters following a time of 16:18.63 ... ran the 1600 meter leg and helped set a school record in the DMR at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/16), running the relay in 10:59.72 ... broke a school record in the 3000 meters at the Millrose Games (2/9) with a time of 8 minutes, 45.97 seconds, which is No. 3 all-time in NCAA history ... etched her name in the Wisconsin record book after finishing with the school's second best finish of all time with a 15:34.53 in the 5000 meter run at the Indiana Relay (1/26) ... ran the No. 7 time in school history in the mile, crossing the line in 4:38.78 to win the event at the Badger Icebreaker (1/12)
2018 Cross Country: Concluded her memorable junior season with a fourth place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (11/17) with a time of 19:55.2 (6K) at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course ... crowned the Region Individual winner after sprinting to first place with a time of 20:13.4 (6K) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet (11/9) ... won the individual title at the Big Ten Conference Championship (10/28) with a time of 19:49.3 (6K) ... competed at the Wisconsin Pre-National Meet (10/13) and finished in 33rd place with a time of 20:57.7 (6K) ... won the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (9/28) and set a course record at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course with a time of 19:33.3 (6K) ... won the Badger Classic (9/14) with a time of 21:07.1 (6K)
2017-18 Season
2018 Outdoor: Finished 18th overall in the 5000 meters with a time of 16:04.46 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/9) ... qualified for the NCAA Championships with an 8th place finish in the 5000 meters at the NCAA West Preliminary with a personal-best time of 15:38.32 ... finished 16th overall in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:28.91 and was the runner-up in the 5000 meters with a time of 16:43.66 at the Big Ten Championships (5/11-13) ... competed as a member of the 4x1500 relay team that finished in 18:45.65 at the National Relays (4/27)...finished the 1500 meters in 4 minutes 25.58 seconds to place 48th at the Bryan Clay Invite (4/20)...won the 5000 meters with a time of 16 minutes 11.81 seconds at the California Collegiate Open (3/31)
2018 Indoor: Finished 13th in the 5000 meters with a time of 16 minutes 19.45 seconds at the NCAA Championship (3/9)...finished third in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:14.26 and fifth in the 5000 meters with a time of 16:33.61 at the Big Ten Indoor Championship (2/24)...took fifth in the 5000 meters with a time of 15:47.23 at the ISU Classic (2/9) ... finished 7th in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:18.77 at the Dr. Sander Invitational (1/26) ... took fourth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:20.68 and also placed fourth in the mile, crossing the line in 4:51.03 at The Dual (1/13)
2017 Cross Country: Won the WI Mayflower Day Open (9/16) with a time of 21:34.7 (6K)...Placed 20th overall and third for the Badgers with a time of 17:07.15 (5K) at the Greater Louisville Classic (9/30)...Finished with a time of 20:13.9 (6K) at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (10/13) awarding her a 19th place finish overall and first for UW...Ran at the Big Ten Championships (10/28) with a time of 20:54.7 (6K) to finish in 22nd overall and 3rd for UW...Finished fourth for UW and 31st overall at the Great Lakes Regional (11/11) with a time of 21:15.1 (6K)...Ran at the NCAA Championship (11/18) and finished 139th overall and fifth for UW with a time of 21:01.2 (6K)
2016-17 Season
2017 Outdoor: Ran the 5000 meters at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/25-27) placing 30th in 17:17.44 ... finished fourth in the 5000 meters at the Big Ten Championships (5/12-14) crossing in 16:24.95 ... placed seventh at the Stanford Invitational (3/31) in the 5000 meters with a time of 16:04.09 ... finished 10th in the 1500 meters at the Aztec invitational (3/24) in 4:28.93
2017 Indoor: Ran a team-best 9:20.18 in the 3000 meters finishing seventh and clocked a 16:28.06 in the 5000 meters finishing 11th at the Big Ten Championships (2/24-25) ... finished 14th in the 5000 meter invitational at the Iowa State Classic (2/10-11) in 16:15.87
2016 Cross Country: Finished second for the Badgers and 96th overall at the NCAA Championship (11/19) in 20:49.7 ... at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/11) finished first for Wisconsin and 11th overal in 20:21.6 (6k) ... was third for UW and 30th overall at the Big Ten Championship (10/30) in 22:09.6 (6k) ... placed 77th overall and third for the Badgers in 21:13.1 (6k) at the Nuttycombe Invitational (10/14) ... finished fifth overall and fourth for UW at the Badger Classic (9/23) in 22:01.2 (6k)
High School
Wisconsin state champion in cross country and the 3200 meter as a senior … District 1 Female Runner of the Year as a junior and senior … state runner-up in the 1600 meter as a junior and senior … eight-time conference champion in track and field running events … also a WIAA Division 2 state champion in the 3200 as a junior … All-State for cross country as a junior and senior … New Balance Outdoor Nationals two-mile All-American as a junior … Academic All-State Award as a junior and senior … took third her junior year at the WIAA Division 2 State Cross Country Championship … coaches: Paul Enslin and Kelsey Faschingbauer
Personal
Parents are BethAnn and Jay Monson … has three siblings, Katrina, Cole and Lydia … majoring in nutritional sciences … 2016 WIAA Scholar Athlete
Why Wisconsin?
“I love the great traditions at Wisconsin in both academics and athletics, and I knew Wisconsin would be the perfect place to challenge me in both of these areas. I also love the city of Madison and felt it would be a great new place to live.”
Personal Bests
| Cross Country |
| 5 Kilometers |
17:07.15 |
9-30-17 |
| 6 Kilometers |
20:13.9 |
10-13-17 |
| Indoor |
|
Outdoor |
| Mile |
4:38.78 |
1-12-19 |
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|
|
|
| 3000 Meters |
8:45.97 |
2-9-19 |
|
1500 Meters |
4:25.58 |
4-20-18 |
| 5000 Meters |
15:31.26 |
3-9-19 |
|
5000 Meters |
15:38.32 |
5-25-18 |
| DMR |
10:59.72 |
2-16-19 |
|
10000 Meters |
33:02.91 |
3-29-19 |
Honors and Accolades
At the NCAA Championships
2019 - Indoor
5000 Meters: 1st (15:31.26)
3000 Meters: 10th (9:14.52)
2018 - Cross Country
4th: 19:55.2 (6K)
2018 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: 18th (16:04.46)
2018- Indoor
5000 Meters: 13th (16.19.45)
2017- Cross Country
139th: 21:01.2 (6K)
2016- Cross Country
96th: 20:49.7 (6K)
At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2018- Outdoor
5000 Meters: 8th (15:38.32)
2017- Outdoor
5000 Meters: 30th (17:17.44)
At the NCAA Regional (Cross Country)
2018 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional
1st: 20:13.4 (6K)
2017- NCAA Great Lakes Regional
31st: 21:15.1 (6K)
2016- NCAA Great Lakes Regional
11th: 20:21.6 (6K)
At the Big Ten Championships
2019 - Indoor
3000 Meters: 1st (9:16.73)
5000 Meters: 1st (16:18.63)
2018 - Cross Country
1st: 19:49.3
2018 - Outdoor
1500 Meters: 16th (4:28.91)
5000 Meters: 2nd (16:43.66)
2018- Indoor
3000 Meters: 3rd (9:14.26)
5000 Meters: 7th (16:33.61)
2017 - Cross Country
22nd- 20:54.7
2017- Outdoor
5000 Meters: 16:24.95
2017- Indoor
3000 Meters: 9:20.18
5000 Meters: 16:28.06
2016- Cross Country
30th-
22:09.6 (6K)
Other Notable Performances
2019 Millrose Games
1st - 8:45.97 (3K)
2017 USA Junior Cross Country Championships
3rd - 22:47.6 (6K)
