Eastern Michigan Athletics
2016-17 Women's Track Roster
Roster
Cizmas, Natalie

Natalie Cizmas
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Letters:
- 1
- Hometown:
- Clinton Twp., Mich.
- High School:
- Chippewa Valley
Bio
EMU: 2017-18: Outdoor: Named an Academic All-MAC honoree…Competed in six meets for the Green and White, including both the MAC Championships, May 10-12, and the NCAA East Preliminaries, May 24-26…Set the school record in the 1500m at the Raleigh Relays, March 30-31, running to a time of 4:16.83 to finish fourth…Was a member of the fastest 6000m relay team in program history, assisting the cohort to a time of 17:42.74…Also ran the seventh-fastest outdoor 800m time in school history, finishing in 2:09.05 at the Tennessee Relays, April 12…Indoor: Named a First Team All-American for her performance at the NCAA Championships, assisting the distance medley relay team to a seventh-place finish with a time of 11:04.81, March 9…Earned First Team All-MAC honors for placing first in both the mile and distance medley relay at the MAC Championships, while also placing second in the 800m…Named an Academic All-MAC honoree…Set a program record in the mile run with an impressive time of 4:39.29…Helped the distance medley relay team set a program-record time of 11:00.51…Placed second at the Meyo Invitational in the mile with a time of 4:39.98…Earned MAC Track Athlete of the Week in back-to-back weeks (01/30-02/06)…2016-17: Indoor: Competed in six meets, including the MAC Championships where she took gold in both the 800m with a time of 2:10.16, and the DMR with a total time of 11:39.65, as well as the silver in the mile with a time of 4:50.01, earning her First Team All-MAC honors…Took first in both events she competed in the EMU Triangular, the 800m and 4x4, with her 800m time of 2:09.29 being a career-best…Also set a career-best time in the mile with a time of 4:41.18 at the Meyo Invitational, taking 11th in the event…Took third place in both the 3000m and the mile at the GVSU Open, with her 3000m time of 9:52.66 serving as a career-best…Placed fourth at the GVSU Holiday Open in the 5000m with a career-best time of 16:12.72…Also helped her 4x4 team placed second at the Simmons-Harvey Invite with a total time of 3:54.85…Outdoor: Competed in five meets, including the MAC Championships where she placed 13th in the 800m with a time of 2:14.57…Helped her 4x4 group take first place in both the Jack Shaw Classic and Ball State Challenge…Also took second place at the Ball State Challenge in the 1500m with a time of 4:32.39…Placed third in the 800m at the Hillsdale “GINA” Relays, with a time of 2:13.89…Nabbed fourth place in both the 800 and 1500m at the Jack Shaw Classic…2015-16: Indoor: Took part in five meets...First Team All-MAC...Distinguished Scholar Student-Athlete and Academic All-MAC honoree...Helped the Eagles to a DMR victory at the MAC Championships, Feb. 26-27, finishing with a time of 11:31.11, which was the fourth-best in EMU history...Brought home the silver in the mile at the GVSU Tune Up, Feb. 19, clocking in at 4:58.82...Finished with a career-best time of 2:14.28 in the 800m at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 12...Began the indoor season at the Penn State National, Jan. 29, running in the 800m and finishing with a time of 2:16.99...Outdoor: Competed in seven meets...First Team All-MAC...Academic All-MAC honoree...Qualified to the NCAA East Regional, May 26-28, in the 1500m, making it to the quarterfinals and ultimately taking 16th in 4:24.77...Posted the fourth-best 1500m time in EMU history in the NCAA East Regional prelims, which was good for seventh...Took home a pair of top-three finishes at the MAC Championships, May 12-14, winning the 1500m in 4:28.38 while claiming the bronze in the 800m with a time of 2:12.32...Posted a career-best 800m time of 2:10.78 at the Beach Invite, April 16...Began the outdoor season at the Bronco Classic, April 1, winning the 1500m and taking third in the 800m...2014-15: Indoor: All-MAC First Team…Ran in seven meets as a freshman…Won her collegiate debut in the 3000m at the EMU Quadrangular in 10:12.84, Jan. 9…Went on to set a personal record in the event at the Notre Dame Invitational, Jan. 24, running the 10th-fastest time in EMU history in 9:57.67 to finish 11th…Her time of 4:52.51 in the mile that she ran at the SPIRE Invitational for 16th place, Feb. 13-14, ranks ninth all-time in EMU laurels…Earned All-MAC accolades when she ran a leg of the winning distance medley relay at the MAC Championships that finished in 11:39.65 for the eighth-fastest time in program history and also took sixth in the mile run in 4:56.72, Feb. 27-28…Outdoor: Competed in five meets for the Eagles…Appeared four times in the 800m, with a personal record of 2:14.38 to take 56th at the Virginia Challenge, April 17-18…Had two top-10 finishes in the 800m, finishing fourth at the Bronco Classic in 2:20.89, April 3, and ninth at the Hillsdale Gina Relays in 2:16.34, April 24…Ran a personal-best 4:42.57 in the 1500m at the Virginia Challenge…Was a member of the EMU record breaking distance medley relay team that took second at the Tennessee Relays in 11:30.21, April 10-11…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...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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