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2024 — Indoor – ran a collegiate-best 18:13.41 in 5,000 meters at Meyo Invite… ran season bests in mile at Hawkeye Invite (5:12.77) and 3,000 meters at Iowa Open (10:32.28)… Outdoor – won 1,500 meters with a season-best 4:52.13 at Musco Twilight… Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… Academic All-Big Ten… letterwinner.
2023 — Indoor – did not compete… Outdoor – ran season bests in 1,500 meters at Jim Duncan Invite (4:55.02) nd 5,000 meters at Raleigh Relays (18:27.95)… Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… Academic All-Big Ten… letterwinner… Cross Country – ran season bests in 4,000 meters at Hawkeye Invite (15:12.0), 5,000 meters at Badger Classic (20:26.6), and 6,000 meters at Bradley Pink Classic (22:55.90)… Academic All-Big Ten… letterwinner.
2022 — Indoor – ran season bests in mile at Alex Wilson Invite (5:08.95) and 3,000 meters at ISU Classic (10:09.96)… Outdoor – ran 1,500 meters at Musco Twilight (4:48.73) and 3,000 meters at Baldy Castillo Invite (10:08.91)… Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… Academic All-Big Ten… Dean’s List student (Spring 2022)… Cross Country – ran collegiate bests in 4,000 meters at Hawkeye Invite (15:11.6) and 6,000 meters at NCAA Midwest Regional (21:47.4)… Iowa’s B1G Sportmanship Award winner… Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… Academic All-Big Ten… letterwinner.
2021 — Indoor – ran season-best mile at Husker Quad (5:14.70)… Outdoor – ran collegiate-best 1,500 meters at B1G Invite #2 (4:47.58)… Dean’s List student (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)… Cross Country – posted season bests in 4,000 meters at Hawkeye Invite (15:38.0), 5,000 meters at Dirksen-Greeno Invite (18:31.6), and 6,000 meters at Gans Creek Invite (23:25.8)… Academic All-Big Ten… Dean’s List student (Fall 2021)… letterwinner.
High School — seven-time all-conference and four-time MVP… six-time state qualifier… placed fifth at the 2018 RRC State Meet and second place at the Cross Country Conference meet in 2016-18… placed third at the Track Conference Meet in 2017-19 and 12th at the state meet in the 3000M…. Academic All-State Cross Country and DMACC President’s List 2018-2020.
Personal — born September 19, 2001… daughter of Wade and Holly Twedt… sister to Grant Twedt… pharmacy interest major.