University of Washington

2017 (Track): Focused on the mile and 1,500-meters in a full season … outdoors, closed with a 1,500-meters season-best of 4:35.11 at the Ken Shannon Invitational for sixth … ran 4:36.26 at the OSU High Performance Meet … seventh in the 1,500m at the UW-WSU Dual in 4:39.30 … indoors, ran the mile at the MPSF Championships, taking 30th overall in 4:59.94, a new PR … a mile time of 5:00.77 at the Husky Classic and 5:01.38 at the UW Invitational … anchored a DMR at the UW Invitational in 11:49.73 ... (Cross Country): Redshirted the fall season, racing twice unattached at UW’s home meets … opened the season with a 28th-place finish at the Sundodger Invitational in 22:37 … was 40th overall in 21:31 at the Washington Invitational.

High School and Personal: Born in Chewelah, Washington ... parents are Alisa and Pat Kostecka ... the oldest of eight children, with sisters Brianna, Naomi, Siena, and brothers Caleb, Nathan, Kolbe, and Nicholas ... father coaches track at her high school and was a former college discus thrower and high school state champion ... mother was a cheerleader at Washington State ... she finished third at the Washington 3A state championships as a senior in 2016 with a career-best 4:57.22 in the finals ... also was fifth in the 3,200m as a senior at state in a PR of 11:02.27 ... competed at the 2016 Arcadia Invite in the mile, clocking a 5:01.05 ... ran an 800m best as a senior of 2:15.25 at the Pasco Invite ... also finished sixth in the 1,600m at state as a sophomore and eighth as a junior ... in cross country, was the 2015 Greater Spokane League champion and finished 17th at the state meet ... was fifth at the 3A state championships as a junior in 2014, and 37th as a sophomore in 2013 ... a five-time GSL Champ on the track including a 4x400m relay win as a senior.

Major Meets
2017 MPSF TF - 30th, Mile

Outdoor Bests
1500m.......4:35.11

Indoor Bests
Mile.......4:59.94