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INDOOR RECORDS: Ranks second all-time in USU history in the DMR with a time of 11:37.89, set in 2019, and second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:09.50, set in 2022… Also has the fifth- and seventh-fastest DMR times with respective marks of 11:50.04 and 11:51.89, both set in 2022. OUTDOOR RECORDS: Ranks second all-time in USU history in the 800 meters with a time of 2:08.91, set in 2021. 2022 (GR) Indoor: Placed fourth in the 800 meters with a personal-best time of 2:09.50, which ranks second all-time in school history, at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, where she also finished fourth in the DMR with a time of 11:50.04, the fifth-best time in school history… Captured first place in the DMR with a time of 12:25.40 at the BYU Invitational… Recorded a 14th-place finish in the 800 meters (2:12.57) and a seventh-place finish in the DMR (11:51.89, seventh-best in USU history) at the Washington Invitational… Also registered dual fourth-place finishes in the 800 meters and 4x400-meter relay at the Nebraska-hosted Mark Colligan Memorial Invitational with respective times of 2:15.90 and 4:03.36. Outdoor: Placed seventh in both the prelims and finals of the 800 meters with times of 2:09.92 and 2:10.20, respectively, at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Finished second in the 800 meters at the BYU-hosted Robison Invitational with a time of 2:13.55, also finishing sixth at the same competition in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:02.96… Placed second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:14.98 at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational, where she also captured third place in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:58.29... Earned Academic All-MW honors and was also named a MW Scholar-Athlete and a Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete. 2021 (SR) Indoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Outdoor: Finished 10th in the prelims of the 800 meters with a time of 2:10.16 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Ran the 800 meters at five separate meets, including running a personal-best time of 2:08.91 at the Fresno State-hosted West Coast Relays… Finished first in the 800 meters with a time of 2:13.91 at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational, where she also placed third in the 4x400-meter relay with a season-best time of 4:08.03… Matched her career-best time of 59.97 in the 400 meters at the Utah Valley Collegiate Invitational, placing 10th in the event… Earned academic all-MW honors. 2020 (JR) Indoor: Placed ninth in the DMR with a time of 12:04.26 and ninth in the prelims of the 800 meters with a time of 2:13.50 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Finished second in the DMR with a time of 12:15.38 at the Boise State-hosted Ed Jacoby Invitational… Ran a leg on the DMR team that placed fifth with a time of 11:55.12 at the Washington Invitational… Captured fifth place in the 800 meters with a time of 2:18.13 at the North Dakota State-hosted Bison Team Cup… Also ran a leg in the 4x400-meter relay at the BYU Indoor Invitational, where she placed fourth with a time of 4:09.60... Earned academic all-MW honors. Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2019 (SO) Indoor: Placed fifth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:14.86 and ninth in the 4x400-meter relay with a season-best time of 3:53.75 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Set career-best time of 11:37.89 in the DMR, which ranks second all-time in school history, at the Washington Invitational, where she placed 10th in the event… Recorded a career-best time of 1:35.83 in the 600 meters at the New Mexico-hosted Don Kirby Collegiate Elite Invitational and season-best time of 2:12.76 in the 800 meters at the Boise State-hosted Jackson’s/Nike Boise Indoor… Placed in the top 10 a total of 10 times, including finishing first in the 600 meters with a time of 1:37.29 at the Boise State-hosted Bronco Invitational. Outdoor: Placed ninth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:51.61) and 11th in the prelims of the 800 meters (2:11.38) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Finished third in the 4x400-meter relay with a personal-best time of 3:48.24 at the BYU-hosted Clarence Robison Invitational, where she also ran a season-best time of 2:11.35 in the 800 meters to place fourth… Set career-best time of 59.97 in the 400 meters at the Utah Valley Invitational, placing 10th… Earned academic all-MW honors. 2018 (FR) Indoor: Competed at the Boise State-hosted Ed Jacoby Invitational, where she placed fourth in the 1,000 meters with a personal-best time of 2:59.49 and fifth in the DMR with a time of 12:16.06. Outdoor: Placed eighth in the 800 meters with a season-best time of 2:12.26 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Recorded season-best time of 3:58.09 in the 4x400-meter relay at the Utah State-hosted Mark Faldmo Invitational, where she finished fourth in the event. HIGH SCHOOL: Was an eight-time letterwinner in track & field and cross country at Timpanogos High School in Orem, Utah… Recorded personal bests of 2:11.67 in the 800 meters and 57.62 in the 400 meters… Was a three-time region champion and a two-time state runner-up in the 800 meters… Was named the team MVP in 2016 and 2017… Was a two-time all-state honoree in the 800 meters and was on the 2017 state champion medley relay team… Helped lead the Timberwolves to state titles in cross country in 2015 and 2016, region championships in 2014 and 2015, and track & field region titles in 2014, 2016 and 2017… Also played basketball and averaged 18.6 points per game as a senior, earning first-team all-region and second-team all-state honors… Led the Timberwolves to a region title in 2014… Played soccer as a freshman and won a state championship… Graduated with a 3.9 GPA and earned academic all-region honors. PERSONAL: Daughter of Robert and Mauvia Christensen… Has three siblings… Majoring in sports management. PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE: EVENT INDOOR OUTDOOR 400 Meters NA 59.97 600 Meters 1:35.83 NA 800 Meters 2:12.76 2:08.91 1,000 Meters 2:59.49 NA 4x400-Meter Relay 3:53.75 3:48.24 DMR 11:37.89 NA POSTSEASON RESULTS: MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS YEAR EVENT PLACE TIME 2019 800 Meters 5th 2:14.86 2019 4x400-Meter Relay 9th 3:53.75 2020 DMR 9th 12:04.26 2020 800 Meters 9th (prelims) 2:13.50 2022 DMR 4th 11:50.04 2022 800 Meters 8th (prelims) 2:12.50 2022 800 Meters 4th 2:09.50 MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS YEAR EVENT PLACE TIME 2018 800 Meters 8th 2:12.26 2019 4x400-Meter Relay 9th 3:51.61 2019 800 Meters 11th (prelims) 2:11.38 2021 800 Meters 10th (prelims) 2:10.16 2022 800 Meters 7th (prelims) 2:09.92 2022 800 Meters 7th 2:10.20