2014-15 (Senior): At the Big Sky Outdoor Championships, finished 23rd in the 10K with a time of 40 minutes, 22.46 seconds … Took seventh in the 3K at the SDSU Indoor Classic with a time of 10:48.12 … Ran a new PR in the 6K at the NCAA Cross Country Midwest Regional with a time of 21:58.1 … Clocked a time of 18:37.2 at the Big Sky Championships … Earned fourth letters in cross country and track.
2013-14 (Junior): Ran in five of UND’s eight cross country meets … Ran her top 6K time of 24 minutes, 00.50 seconds at Nebraska’s Woody Greeno Invitational … Ran a season-best 5K time of 19:09 at UND’s Ron Pynn Invitational … Earned third letters in both cross country and track.
2012-13 (Sophomore): Placed 10th among Division I runners with a season-best time of 19:06.0 at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational ... Opened the season with a time of 20:31.34 at the Bison Cross Country Duals, where she placed 20th ... Lowered that time to 19:29.25 the following week at the SDSU Classic ... Finished 20th at the Montana Invitational with a time of 19:30.8 ... Placed 63rd at the Big Sky Conference Championship with a time of 20:02.8 … Earned second cross country letter.
2011-12 (Freshman): Named to Athletic Director's Fall Honor Roll ... Finished third in the 800-meters at the Carleton Relays (April 21) and sixth at the North Dakota State Bison Invitational (April 14) ... Placed 32nd at the Great West Conference Cross Country Championship with a time of 19:48.10 ... Made her collegiate debut at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational, placing 10th with a time of 19:47.44 ... Posted a personal-record time of 19:46.10 the following week at the Eastern Illinois Walt Crawford Invitational ... Earned first letters in both cross country and track.
Before UND: A 2011 graduate of Brainerd High School ... Lettered six times in cross country and five times in track ... A four-time all-conference performer in cross country ... Earned all-state honors as a senior ... Set a school-record time of 14:43 ... Was twice named team MVP and was a two-time academic all-state selection ... Was a section champion in the 4x800 relay and a state participant ... Was also a two-time academic all-state in track.
Personal: Majoring in dietetics ... Daughter of Robert and Jean Gessell.
