Marquette University Athletics
2018 Cross Country Roster

Nora Keller
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oshkosh, Wis.
- High School:
- Lourdes Academy
Personal Bests (as of July 2019):
Indoor-
Mile: 5:12.12
3,000: 10:04.07
5,000: 17:30.93
Outdoor-
800: 2:25.95
1,500: 4:43.72
3,000: 10:05.80
5,000: 17:31.42
10,000: 36:35.28
Cross Country-
5k: 18:37.3
6k: 22:09.6
4.97 M: 22:46.6
TFRRS ProfileΒ
2018-19:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor (Sr.): Competed in seven indoor meets... Earned runner-up honors at the Badger Red & White Classic (Feb. 15) in the mile (5:14.20)... Took 10th at the BIG EAST Championships in the 5000m (17:57.86).
Outdoor (RJr.): Competed in five outdoor meets... Achieved a personal best at the Marquette Invitational on April 5 in the 1500m, finishing in fourth place overall (4:43.72)... Took bronze on her way to a personal best in the 3000m (10:05.80)... Placed seventh in the 10,000m at the BIG EAST Championships (38:12.32).
Cross Country (Sr.): Competed in five meets during her senior season... Took 18th at the Badger Classic on Sept. 14 (23:41.8)... Placed 65th at the BIG EAST Championships (24:05.2)... Qualified for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (6k; 23:24.0).
2017-18:
BIG EAST All-AcademicΒ
Cross Country (Jr.): Finished in Marquette's top-seven in six of the races she ran in ... Finished fifth for Marquette and 30th overall at the National Catholic Invitational (5k; 18:50.8) ... Was Marquette's top runner at the Lucian Rosa Open at UW-Parkside for finishing the 6k course in 22:56.2, was also the third runner to finish the race... Placed 50th and eighth for Marquette at the BIG EAST Championships with a 6k time of 22:43.1.
Indoor (Jr.): Took silver in the mile contest with a time of 5:18.44 at the UW Parkside Classic (Feb. 3) ... Placed second at the Shell Shocker Meet (Feb. 16) in the 3000 meter (10:28.37).Β
Outdoor (So.): Did not compete.
2016-17
Indoor (So.): Competed in three meets, placing as high as sixth.
Outdoor (So.): Did not compete.
Cross Country (So.): Ran in two meets, BIG EAST Championships and NCAA Great Lakes Region Championships.
2015-16
Indoor (Fr.): Claimed silver at the Jack Jennett Invitational after running a mile in 5:15.65 ... Added another second place finish to her collection when she crossed the finish line of the mile race in 5:12.12 ... During the Wisconsin Open, Keller made the podium with third place when she completed the 3,000-meter in 10:04.07.
Outdoor (Fr.): Placed as high as seventh in her first outdoor season ... During the Illinois Twilight, Keller finished the 5,000-meter race in 17:31.42 ... Came in eighth at the BIG EAST Championship for finishing the 10,000-meter race in 36:35.28.
Cross Country (Fr.): Ran in five different meets during her debut season at Marquette ... Qualified and participated in the NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships (Nov. 13), finished 140 out of 215 women in the 6k (23:21.9)... Her highest placing finish was during the National Catholic Cross Country Invitational (Sept. 18), 32nd, finishing her 5k in 18:37.2.
Prior to Marquette: Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track at Lourdes Academy... Led cross country team to three state titles and four straight conference and sectional championships... Four-time state qualifier, finishing 23rd as a freshman (2011), 13th as a sophomore (2012), runner-up as a junior (2013) and ninth as a senior (2014)...Was named individual conference performer of the year as a junior and senior... In track, was named individual conference performer of the year twice (2013, 2014)... Holds school record in the 1,600 with a time of 5:07 and the 3,200 with a time of 10:50... Helped team to state championship in 2014, taking second in both the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs... As a senior, she won state titles in both events and added a second place finish as a member of the 3,200-meter relay team.
Personal: Keller is the youngest of three children to Christopher and Margaret Keller... Has two older sisters, Carolyn, who attended Marquette, and Marta...Plans to major in speech pathology and audiology.
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Championships History:
BIG EAST Indoor Championships:
2019-Β
5,000 Meter: 10thΒ (17:57.86)
2018-Β
3,000 Meter: 13thΒ (10:13.03)
DMR: 7th (12:06.75)
2017-
Did Not Compete
2016-Β
3,000 Meter: 10th (10:04.07)
5,000 Meter: 17thΒ (17:30.93)
BIG EAST Outdoor Championships:
2019-Β
10,000 Meter:Β 7thΒ (38:12.32)
2018-Β
Did Not Compete
2017-
Did Not Compete
2016-Β
10,000 Meter:Β 8thΒ (36:45.96)
BIG EAST Cross Country Championships (6k):
2018-Β
65th (24:05.2)
2017-
50th (22:43.1)
2016-
46th (23:26.7)
2015-
72nd (22:52.9)
NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (6k):
2018-Β
168th (23:24.0)
2017-
Did Not Compete
2016-
113th (22:20.9)
2015-
140th (23:21.9)



