Bio

2017-18 at Taylor:

Indoor: Set the team’s personal-best mark in the 800-meters by running a time of 2:21.00 at the Crossroads League Championships to win the event … Competed on the 4x800-meter relay team at the NAIA National Championships, posting a time of 9:32.67 … Had a time of 3:03.66 in the 1,000-meters at the IWU Invitational, which was a season-best time for Blagg … Member of the fourth-place 4x400-meter relay (4:15.80) at the Crossroads League Championships … Selected to the All-Crossroads League team in the 800-meters, 4x800 and distance-medley relay … Earned CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District II recognition.

Outdoor: Member of the Crossroads League and Taylor program record-breaking 4x800-meter relay team, which ran a time of 9:10.14 … Won the 800-meters and 1,500-meter races at the CL Championships … Tabbed Crossroads League Track Athlete of the Week (April 30-May 6) … Ran a season-best time of 2:17.98 in the 800 at the Indiana Little State Championships … Received NAIA Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-CL, CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District II and USTFCCAA All-Academic Team honors.

2016-17 at Taylor:

Indoor: Competed in three events at the NAIA Indoor National Championships … Earned All-American honors with a fifth-place finish in the 4x800-meter relay … Added a 13th-place finish with the distance-medley relay team … Finished 14th in the 1,000-meters with a time of 3:03.12. Posted a career-best time of 2:59.37 on the way to a victory in the 1,000-meters at the Crossroads League Meet … Helped TU’s 4x400-meter relay team to a victory at the Crossroads League Meet … Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors ... Helped TU’s 4x800-meter relay team set the school record at the NAIA National Championships.

Outdoor: Competed in the NAIA Outdoor National Championships in the 4x800-meter relay with a 12th-place finish … Competed in a trio of events during the Crossroads League Championships … Helped TU’s 4x800-meter relay team to a first place finish in the Crossroads League Championships … Took fourth place with a time of 2:21.31 in the 800-meters at the Crossroads League Championships … Claimed second place in the 1,500-meters with a season-best time of 4:47.79 … Named CoSIDA Academic All-District.

2015-16 at Taylor:

Indoor: Set the Taylor record in the 800-meters with a time of 2:19.52 at the DePauw Classic … Helped the TU 4x800-meter relay team qualify for the NAIA Indoor National Championships … Was named the Crossroads League Track Athlete of the Week on Feb. 21.

Outdoor: Earned All-Crossroads League honors in the 4x400-meter relay, 4x800-meter relay, and 1,500-meter run … Set a TU record in the 800-meters with a time of 2:14.88 at the North Central Invitational … Competed at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships in the 800-meters, finishing 14th … Also competed at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships in the 4x800-meter relay, helping TU to a 10th-place finish … Was named the Crossroads League Track Athlete of the Week on March 27.

Prep: Lettered four times in cross country for Doug Bacon at Marshalltown High … Also competed for the Bobcats in track and basketball … Winner of Gatorade Frost Award … Qualified for Iowa State Cross Country Championships as a senior … Four-time Iowa State Championships Qualifier on the track … Two-time team most valuable athlete in track … Participated in Iowa All-Star Track Meet … Member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society … Recipient of Distinguished in Academic Achievement Award.

Personal: Daughter of Dave and Diane Blagg … Majoring in biology.