Michaela Courtney

Class:
Senior
High School:
Dodgeville
Hometown:
Dodgeville, Wis.

2005-06: Was the top place finisher for the women[apos]s cross country team in the NCAA Championship, finishing 112th ... Finished in 20th place at the BIG EAST Championship ... Raced to a first-place finish at the Bradley Open and finished in fifth at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational...Finished in 30th place at the Pre- NCAA Invitational ... Placed 16th in mile at NCAA Indoor Championships ... Recorded finishes of second-place in the mile (4:47.31), earning All-BIG EAST accolades, and fifth-place in the 3,000m (9:43.06) at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship...Set the Marquette indoor record in the mile with a time of 4:43.07, finishing third at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... Set a personal-best indoor time of 2:13.53 in the 800m at the Pepsi Challenge ... Registered two first-place finishes in the indoor 3,000m, the first coming at the Badger Classic in a time of 9:43.59 and second at the Notre Dame Invitational in a personal-best time of 9:35.68 ... Finished in fifth place in the 1,500m at the NCAA Outdoor Championship in a time of 4:17.60 and was an All-American Selection...Set the Marquette outdoor 1,500m record in the trials of the NCAA Outdoor Championship with a time of 4:17.44 ... Is a member of the 4x800m relay team that placed third at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships and set a Marquette record with a time of 8:55.67 ... Earned All- BIG EAST honors as runner-up in the 1,500m at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship with a time of 4:21.40...Set two Golden Eagle outdoor records, the first coming in the 5,000m with a first-place finish at the Mike Poehlein Invitational in a time of 16:45.66 and the second in the 3,000m with a first-place finish at the Iowa Musco Twilight in a time of 9:27.33 ... Set an outdoor personal record in the 800m with a second place finish at the Gregory Track and Field Invite with a time of 2:11.29 ... Won the 800m in a time of 2:13.97 at the EIU Big Blue Classic.

2004-05: Participated in both C-USA indoor and outdoor championships ... Had a 14th place finish in the mile indoor championships with a time of 5:13.83 ... Had a season best in the 800m on with a time of 2:13.57 at the Big Blue Classic ... Had four top six finishes in the 1500m... A season best at the Pacesetter Invitational with a time of 4:32.81 ... Competed in the Iona 6k, the Loyola 5k, the pre-NCAA 6k, the C-USA Championships and the regional NCAAs. 2003-04: Hit the ground running with Marquette as she instantly became a leader of the Marquette Cross Country team, leading them to the C-USA Championship Broke the school record in the Indoor Mile with a time of 4:45.40 at the Cyclone Classic ion Feb. 14, also a NCAA Provisional Qualifying mark ... Took third overall at the C-USA Indoor Championship meet in the Mile with a time of 4:56.15 ... Also took third at the C-USA Indoor Championship with a time of 9:55.33 in the 3,000m ... Member of the C-USA Champion Distance Medley Relay team ... Took second in the 1,500m at the C-USA Outdoor Championship meet with a time of 4:28.03 ... Set the meet record in the Mile at the Carthage Invite on Jan. 17 with a time of 4:55.61 ... Transfer from University of Wisconsin. High School: Personal best of 2:13 in the 800m ... Five time state champion in track and field ... Took second place overall at the 2001 state cross country meet ... Personal best in the Mile of 4:52.6 ... Coached as a Dodger by Denny McGraw and Joe Hanson. Personal: Daughter of Paul Courtney, Joe Hanson and Ann Hanson. Born on March 26, 1984.