Washburn University Athletics

At Washburn: Has competed in 26 events between cross country and track … has the eighth-best individual performance in the indoor 5000m and the outdoor 3000m … a three-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and the MIAA Academic Excellence listings.

In 2024-25 (cross country): Took part in three events during the season finishing a season-best 68th at the JK Gold Classic in a 5K time of 20:44.1 … had a season-best 6K time of 24:49.7 at the Gans Creek Classic (track) competed in eight events during the track season finishing a season-best sixth at the Rock Chalk Classic in the 1500m  … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and the MIAA Academic Excellence listings.

In 2023-24 (cross country): Competed in five events recording a season-best time of a 5K course at the Chili Pepper Cross Country Festival with a time of 19:33.9 … a season-best 6K course time at the NCAA Central Regional Championships with a time of 24:30 … (track): Competed in seven events during the track season finishing a season--best ninth at the Rock Chalk Invite in the 5000m in a time of 21:10.43 … finished 17th i the 5000m at the Ichabod Indoor Invitational in a time of 19:46.22 finishing 17th … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and the MIAA Academic Excellence listings.

Background: As a senior in cross country, she placed second at the Missouri Class 2A Championships after winning the district and league titles … her junior season she was 13^th at the state championship cross country meet placing sixth at the district earning all-league and all-district honors, and was fifth in the 3200m at the state meet and third at the league meet and was part of second-place finishing team in the 4x800m after finishing first in the district and the league track meets … placed 40^th at the cross country state meet as a sophomore and was eighth at the district meet and sixth at the conference meet and was seventh in 4x800m at the state meet  … as a freshman placed 29^th at the state cross country meet placing 10^th at the district meet and ninth at the league meet in cross country.

Personal: Daughter of Derek and Christina Menke … a brother, Nathan … majoring in elementary education.