Bio

2016-17 at Taylor:

Indoor: Did not compete

Outdoor: Did not compete

2015-16 at Taylor:

Indoor: Posted a season-best time of 10:14.16 in the 3,000-meters en route to a 10^th place finish at the NAIA Indoor National Championships… Ran for the TU distance medley relay team that posted a time of 12:20.30 to place 11^th at the NAIA Indoor National Championships.

Outdoor: Placed second in the steeplechase at Little State with a season-best time of 11:03.59… Competed at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships in the steeplechase posting a time of 12:02.95… Helped Taylor’s 4x800-meter relay team to a 2^nd place finish at Little State with a time of 9:29.71… NAIA Scholar-Athlete… Academic All-Crossroads League.

2014-15 at Taylor:

Indoor: Set a new school record in the mile run with a time of 5:06.05 at the DePauw Invitational… Set a new school record in the 3,000-meters with a time of 10:05.73 at the NAIA Indoor National Championships… Finished 8^th to earn All-American honors in the 3,000-meters at the Indoor National Championships… Also earned All-American honors as part of the distance medley relay team that finished 5^th at Indoor Nationals… Helped set a new school record in the distance medley relay with a time of 12:01.27 at Indoor Nationals.

Outdoor: Posted the second-fastest TU time of the season in the 800-meters with a time of 2:17.82 at the Taylor Invitational… Finished 2^nd in the 1,500-meters with a time of 4:39.98 at Little State… Posted a season-best time of 18:03.06 in the 5,000-meters at the DePauw Invitational… Won the steeplechase at Little State with a time of 10:57.32.

Prep: Earned four varsity letters on cross country and track squads for Kevin Conkel at Hudsonville High … Earned pair of All-Michigan honors for the Eagles in cross country … Set new 5,000-meter record for HHS … Named team’s Most Valuable Player in all four years … Claimed Ottawa-Kent Conference and regional Championships … Three-time All-OKC standout … Four-time all-region standout … Also earned pair of All-OKC honors in track … Named team MVP as a senior … Raced to OKC 1,600-meter championship … Set school records in 1,600, 3,200 and 5,000-meter races … Advanced to Michigan State Track and Field Championships twice … Four-time Academic All-Michigan performer … Named OKC Scholar-Athlete … Recipient of Alpha Beta Award, National Merit Finalist … Graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Personal: Daughter of Keith and Brenda Berends … Majoring in political science, philosophy and economics … Also majoring in international studies.