2017-18 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Meredith Sorensen
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Utica HS
- Hometown:
- Alpena, Mich.
2018-19 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
2018-19 (Senior)
Indoor: Finished fifth in the mile at the Leonard Hilton Memorial with a time of 5:09.41 ... Finished ninth in the mile at the Charlie Thomas Invitational with a time of 5:01.10 ... Took silver in the 3000-meter run at the Houston Invitational with a time of 10:07.06 ... Finished 19th in the 3000-meter run at The American Indoor Championships with a time of 9:59.96
Outdoor: Ran a collegiate best 5:01.10 for ninth-place in the mile at the Charlie Thomas Invitational... clocked a collegiate best 9:54.49 in the 3000-meter for eighth-place at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational... finished seventh in the 1500-meter at the Victor Lopez Classic... notched third-place finish in the 3000-meter Steeplechase at the Texas A&M Invitational... ran a collegiate best 4:35.51 for third-place in the 1500-meter at the Mt. Sac Relays... finished ninth in the 3000-meter Steeplechase with a collegiate best 11:02.38 and posted a collegiate best 17:44.92 in the 5000-meter at The American Outdoor Championships.
2017-18 (Junior)
Indoor: Competed in five indoor meets in 2017-18…Helped the Cougars score four points as a member of the distance medley relay team at The American Indoor Championships that finished fifth in 12:00.51…Finished second in the mile at the Tyson Invitational with a season-beset time of 5:06.36…Set a personal-best in the 3,000-meter run in 10:16.63 at the Charlie Thomas Invitational…Finished the season with four top-10 finishes.
Outdoor: Ran distance events in seven meets during the 2018 outdoor season…Set a personal-best and finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, while running 11:28.08 at the LSU Invitational…Ran 4:39.43 in the 1,500-meter run at the Mt. SAC Relays to set a personal record…Finished the season with four top-5s.
2016-17 (Sophomore)
Indoor: Competed in two indoor meets for the Cougars...Set a personal best in the mile after clocking a 5:03.32 to finish sixth at the Mark Colligan Memorial.
Outdoor Saw action in four meets during her first outdoor season...Ran her top career time in the 1,500-meter run at the American Athletic Conference Championships where she finished in 4:46.05...Finished 14th at the Tom Tellz Invitational while posting a personal best of 2:20.21 in the 800-meters.
2015-16 (Freshman)
Indoor: Competed in six meets during her first indoor slate...Helped the Cougars finish seventh in the DMR with a time of 11:55.20 at The American Championships...Clocked a personal best 5:03.51 in the mile at the Charlie Thomas Invitational.
Outdoor: Did not compete during the 2016 outdoor season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four--year letterwinner in track and field and cross country for coach Roger White at Utica High School...helped lead to the Chieftans to back-to-back conference championships in 2013-14...Holds school records in the 1600m (5:04), 3200m (11:24) and 1600m relay (3:57)...Earned All-County honors in cross country and track in two years...All-County and All-State Academic team...Member of the 1600m relay team that finished fifth in the state in 2014...Captain of her 2015 cross country team
PERSONAL
Daughter of Damone and Aimee Sorenson...has one sister Megan (18)...enjoys water-skiing, wakeboarding, reading and shopping...aspires to be a Registered Dietitian specialing in athletic/performance nutrition...Valedictorian of her class at Utica High School...Memberof National Honor Society, Hispanic Honor Society and was an AP Scholar
