Eastern Michigan Athletics
2019 Women's XC Roster
Roster
Cizmas, Natalie
/ Women's XC
/ Women's XC
/ Women's XC
/ Women's XC
/ Women's XC
/ Women's XC
/ Women's XC
/ Women's XC
/ Women's XC
/ Women's XC
/ Women's XC
/ Women's XC
/ Women's XC
/ Women's XC
Natalie Cizmas
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Letters:
- 1
- Hometown:
- Clinton Twp., Mich.
- High School:
- Chippewa Valley
Bio
EMU: 2019: Selected by the MAC as a Distinguished Scholar Athlete for the fourth straight year...Named team captain for the second consecutive season...Academic All-MAC honoree for the second straight year...Wrapped up her collegiate career at the NCAA Championships, Nov. 23, finishing in 88th place with a time of 21:11.8...She is the only Eagle to compete at four NCAA title meets...Placed 10th overall at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, Nov. 15, earning All-Region accolades for the second consecutive season with a time of 20:33.3...She was the individual runner-up at the MAC Championships, Nov. 2, earning First-Team All-MAC honors for the third time when she crossed the finish line at 21:28.0...Recorded EMU's fastest time at the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational, Oct. 19, finishing in 25th place at 20:41.5...Recorded her fastest 6K time at the Lehigh Paul Short Run, Oct. 5, earning 14th place as she clocked in at 20:15.2...Paced the Eagles at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown, Sept. 20, finishing in 13th position with a time of 17:42.6...Claimed third place at the George Dales Invitational, Sept. 6, with a time of 17:29.9...2018: Team captain for the 2018 season…Captured the 2018 MAC Individual Championship with a final time of 20:34.89, earning First Team All-MAC honors…Named a 2018 MAC Cross Country Distinguished Scholar, earning the award for the third-straight season…Placed on the Academic All-MAC squad…Named MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week, Oct. 31…Finished 15th overall at the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals, marking a time of 20:53.00, earning All-Region honors…One of two Eagles to compete at the NCAA Division I Championship race, placing 74th with a time of 20:56:00…Earned two top-10 finishes in back-to-back competitions, placing second at the George Dales Invitational, Sept. 7, with a time of 17:30.40, and at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown, Sept. 21, finishing sixth with a mark of 17:24.60…Raced in the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, Sept. 28, crossing the finish line in 17:21.10 for 22nd overall…Closed the regular season with a 20th-place mark at the Wisconsin Pre Nationals, Oct. 13, recording a time of 20:48.00…2017: Was one of seven runners that participated in the NCAA Championship race, clocking in at 21:05.0...Earned Second Team All-MAC honors by placing ninth at the MAC Championships, Oct. 28, finishing in 21:09.1...Ran to a 40th-place finish at the Great Lakes Regionals, Nov. 10, crossing the finish line in 21:25.1...She also participated in the Nuttycombe and Notre Dame Invites, as well as the Commodore Classic...2016: Placed 70th at the NCAA Championships, Nov. 19, crossing the finish line in 20:41.1...Named an all-region honoree at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, Nov. 11, finishing 14th in 20:23.8...Finished fourth at the MAC Championships, Oct. 29, crossing the finish line in 21:10.4...Ran at the Pre-Nationals, Oct. 15, clocking in with a personal-best time of 20:48.4 to take 32nd...Posted a career-best time of 16:41.0 at the Notre Dame Invite, Sept. 30, which was good for 12th...Ran to a ninth-place finish at the Commodore Classic, Sept. 17, clocking in at 17:17.4...Finished second in her first ever race at the George Dales Invite, Sept. 2, crossing the finish line in 17:24.57...2015: Did not race...2014: Did not compete...HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Chippewa Valley High School in cross country and track, where she held a personal record of 19:17 in the cross country season...Team won two conference championships...She earned all-conference, all-conference academic, first team all-county, and all-county academic honors...Qualified for state meet in senior season...Named an MHSAA Scholar-Athlete and was a member of the National Honor Society...PERSONAL: Full Name: Natalie Marie Cizmas...Daughter of Steven and Dawn Cizmas...Has one sister, Emily...Major: Exercise science.
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