Bio

2023-24 at Taylor:

Indoor:

• Automatically qualified for NAIA Nationals in the mile, 3,000-meters, and distance-medley relay.
• Won the distance-medley relay at the Trojan Invite and the Crossroads League Championships
• Won the mile at the Crossroads League Championships.
• Won the 3,000-meters at the Midwest Invite.
• Set the new program record in the mile with a time of 4:55.63 at NAIA Nationals.
• Set the new program record in the distance-medley relay with a time of 11:58.81 at NAIA Nationals.
• All-Crossroads League in the mile and the distance-medley relay.
• NAIA All-American in the mile and the distance-medley relay.
• Finished third in the distance-medley relay at NAIA Nationals.
• Finished third in the mile at NAIA Nationals.
• CSC Academic All-District
• CSC First Team Academic All-American
• TU Female Athlete of the Year

Outdoor:

• Automatically qualified for NAIA Nationals in the 4x800-meter relay and 1,500-meters
• Set the program record in the 1,500-meters with a time of 4:28.32 at the Fighting Chance Invite
• All-Crossroads League in the 1,500-meters and the 4x800-meter relay
• NAIA All-American in the 1,500-meters and the 4x800-meter relay
• Finished fifth in the 4x800-meter relay at NAIA Nationals
• Finished sixth in the 1,500-meters at NAIA Nationals
• CSC Academic All-District
• CSC First-Team Academic All-American
• NAIA Scholar Athlete
• TU Female Athlete of the Year

2022-23 at Taylor:

Indoor:

• Automatically qualified for NAIA Nationals in the mile, 3,000-meters, 4x800-meter relay, and distance-medley relay.
• Provisionally qualified for NAIA Nationals in the 1,000-meters.
• Won the mile at the Indiana Tech Invite, Trojan Invite, and the Crossroads League Championships.
• Won the 3,000-meters at the Midwest Invite.
• Set the new program record in the mile with a time of 4:57.77 at NAIA Nationals.
• Set the new program record in the 3,000-meters with a time of 9:52.35 at NAIA Nationals.
• All-Crossroads League in the mile, 1,000-meters, 4x800-meter relay, and the distance-medley relay.
• NAIA All-American in the mile and 3,000-meters.
• Finished fifth in the 3,000-meters at NAIA Nationals.
• Finished sixth in the mile at NAIA Nationals.

Outdoor:

• Did not compete during the outdoor season.

Prep: Earned eight varsity letters while running track and cross country for coach David Farley at Petoskey … Three-time cross country and track all-state performer … Regional champion in track for the 4x800m, 1600m, and 3200m … Regional champion in cross country in 2021 … Member of state champion team for both track and cross country … Named the Female Athlete of the Year for the 2021-2022 school year … Three-time Academic all-state for both track and cross country … AP Scholar award.

Personal: Daughter of Carl and Jennifer VanderWall … Sister, Ahna, also runs track and cross country at Taylor … Majoring in elementary education.