Eastern Michigan Athletics
2010-11 Women's Track Roster
Roster
Calka, Courtney

Courtney Calka
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Livonia, Mich.
- High School:
- Stevenson
Bio
Personal Bests
800M: 2:16.45 (GVSU BIG Meet 02-12/13-10)
1500M: 4:33.80 (Outdoor MAC Championship 2010)
Mile: 4:54.48 (Meyo Invitational 02-04/06/10)
3000M: 9:34.82 (Penn State National Invitational 01-28/29-11)
5000M: 16:37.17 (Indoor MAC Championship 2011)
3000 Steeplechase: 10:41.44 (Outdoor MAC Championship 2011)
2011-12: Indoor: Raced a season-best 17:33.12 in the 5,000-meter run at the Indiana Relays, finishing tenth...2010-11: Indoor: Won the 3,000-meter run at the Bob Eubanks Open with a 9:45.56…Part of the women’s distance medley relay
team that took second at the Penn State invitational and finished fifth with a 9:34.82 in the 3,000-meter run…Took fourth at the Meyo Invitational in the 5,000-meter run with a 16:48.99…Placed fifth at the Indoor MAC Championship in the 3,000-meter run at 9:46.36 and third in the 5,000-meter run with a 16:37.17…Outdoor: Placed 16th in the 1,500-meter run with a 4:37.14 in the Toledo Invite…Took third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the EMU Twilight…Took fourth in the Outdoor MAC Championship with a 10:59.75 in the 3,000-meter and seventh in the 5,000-meter with a 17:18.38…2009-10: Indoor: Took second overall in the 800m in her first collegiate race...Followed up with a PR in the 3,000m with a time of 10:00.14...Had a season-best 4:54.48 time in the mile run at the Meyo Invites, which was the best mile-time for a freshman in the MAC all year, and the fourth-best time overall in the event...Best 200m time of the year came at the GVSU Big Meet with a time of 2:16.45...At the MAC Championship, finished 10th in the 3,000m and sixth in the mile...Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA East Prelim, finishing 29th overall with a time of 17:07.83 in ther 5,000m...Competed at the Stanford Invitational in the 1,500m, finishing in a time of 4:35.12, her second-best time in the event all season...Posted a time of 16:53.43 in the 5,000m at the Penn Relays Olympic Development Run, finishing eighth in a field of more than 30 runners...Had two other second place finishes prior to finishing 5th in both the 1,500m and 5,000m at the MAC Championships...High School: Was a four-year letter-winner in both cross country and track, also earned a varsity letter in soccer as a freshman...As a senior, was the individual city champion and team captain…Helped the Spartans to the city title…Was the team MVP in cross country and track and field…Placed second at the state championship in the 1,600-meter…Finished second at Nationals in seeded mile run…Holds Stevenson’s school record in the mile (4:51)…As a junior, was Stevenson’s team MVP in cross country and track and was the team captain…Placed 17th at the state championship in cross country…As a sophomore, earned first-team All-Area, All-Conference, and All-Region accolades…Was named her team’s MVP in cross country and track…As a freshman, finished fifth overall at the state championships with a time of 17:55…Placed first at the regional meet and was first-team All-Area and All-Region…Personal: Full name: Courtney A. Calka…Daughter of Martin and Karen…Has one brother, Cameron…Born: 6-4-91…Major: Exercise Science.
800M: 2:16.45 (GVSU BIG Meet 02-12/13-10)
1500M: 4:33.80 (Outdoor MAC Championship 2010)
Mile: 4:54.48 (Meyo Invitational 02-04/06/10)
3000M: 9:34.82 (Penn State National Invitational 01-28/29-11)
5000M: 16:37.17 (Indoor MAC Championship 2011)
3000 Steeplechase: 10:41.44 (Outdoor MAC Championship 2011)
2011-12: Indoor: Raced a season-best 17:33.12 in the 5,000-meter run at the Indiana Relays, finishing tenth...2010-11: Indoor: Won the 3,000-meter run at the Bob Eubanks Open with a 9:45.56…Part of the women’s distance medley relay
team that took second at the Penn State invitational and finished fifth with a 9:34.82 in the 3,000-meter run…Took fourth at the Meyo Invitational in the 5,000-meter run with a 16:48.99…Placed fifth at the Indoor MAC Championship in the 3,000-meter run at 9:46.36 and third in the 5,000-meter run with a 16:37.17…Outdoor: Placed 16th in the 1,500-meter run with a 4:37.14 in the Toledo Invite…Took third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the EMU Twilight…Took fourth in the Outdoor MAC Championship with a 10:59.75 in the 3,000-meter and seventh in the 5,000-meter with a 17:18.38…2009-10: Indoor: Took second overall in the 800m in her first collegiate race...Followed up with a PR in the 3,000m with a time of 10:00.14...Had a season-best 4:54.48 time in the mile run at the Meyo Invites, which was the best mile-time for a freshman in the MAC all year, and the fourth-best time overall in the event...Best 200m time of the year came at the GVSU Big Meet with a time of 2:16.45...At the MAC Championship, finished 10th in the 3,000m and sixth in the mile...Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA East Prelim, finishing 29th overall with a time of 17:07.83 in ther 5,000m...Competed at the Stanford Invitational in the 1,500m, finishing in a time of 4:35.12, her second-best time in the event all season...Posted a time of 16:53.43 in the 5,000m at the Penn Relays Olympic Development Run, finishing eighth in a field of more than 30 runners...Had two other second place finishes prior to finishing 5th in both the 1,500m and 5,000m at the MAC Championships...High School: Was a four-year letter-winner in both cross country and track, also earned a varsity letter in soccer as a freshman...As a senior, was the individual city champion and team captain…Helped the Spartans to the city title…Was the team MVP in cross country and track and field…Placed second at the state championship in the 1,600-meter…Finished second at Nationals in seeded mile run…Holds Stevenson’s school record in the mile (4:51)…As a junior, was Stevenson’s team MVP in cross country and track and was the team captain…Placed 17th at the state championship in cross country…As a sophomore, earned first-team All-Area, All-Conference, and All-Region accolades…Was named her team’s MVP in cross country and track…As a freshman, finished fifth overall at the state championships with a time of 17:55…Placed first at the regional meet and was first-team All-Area and All-Region…Personal: Full name: Courtney A. Calka…Daughter of Martin and Karen…Has one brother, Cameron…Born: 6-4-91…Major: Exercise Science.
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