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2024 — Cross Country – Placed 12th with a collegiate-best 14:43.7 (6,000 meters) at Hawkeye Invite.
High School — Three-time all-state in cross country, two-time in track and field… three-time team MVP in cross country… four-time all-conference and all-section in cross country and track and field… three-time conference champion in the 5K… two-time distance MVP in track and field… holds the cross country school record in the 5K (17:37.90)… two-time conference champion in the 1,600-meter race… conference champion in the 800 and 3,200-meter races… coached by Jessica Matheson, Anita Woodrow and Kyle Zygarlicke… also competed in Nordic skiing and was all-conference… AP scholar with Honors recipient… Bilingual Seal of Literacy in Spanish… earned the GPA Excellence award… Distinguished honor roll and academic letter recipient… member of the National Honor Society.
Personal — Born August 22, 2006… parents are Shannon Long and Michael Long… has one sibling, Zachary, who competed in cross country and track and field at the University of North Dakota… biology major.