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2019 Cross Country Roster

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  • Senior
    Class
  • Peoria, Ill.
    Hometown
  • 5'10
    Height
  • Peoria Christian School
    High School
Lindsay Walton
Lindsay Walton
Senior
Class
Peoria, Ill.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

• 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (track)
• 2019 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (cross country)
• 2018 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (cross country)
• 2018 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (track)

• 2017 Academic All-Big 12 First Team (cross country)
• 2017 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Three-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection

Cross Country PB: 5K - 18:13.2 | 4K - 13:36.4 | 6K - 21:47.6 | 3.12 MILE - 19:03.0
Indoor PB: 3000m - 9:54.31 | 5000m - 17:26.20
Outdoor PB: 1500m - 4:47.32 | 3000m - 11:03.01

2020 Indoor:
Concluded her career with personal bests in the 3,000 meters (9:54.31) and 5,000 meters (17:26.20) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, finishing 18th and 13th, respectively... Placed 15th in the 3,000 meters at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a time of 10:26.28.
 
2019 Cross Country: Led the Bears in three races... Placed third at the Bear Twilight Invitational with a personal-best 4K time of 13:36.4... Third-place finisher at the Texas A&M Invitational with a personal-best 5K time of 18:13.2... Finished 69th at the Arturo Barrios Invitational with a 6K time of 22:00.0... Placed 32nd at the Big 12 Cross Country Championships in front of the home crowd in Waco with a personal-best 6K time of 21:47.6... Finished 41st at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships with a 6K time of 22:19.8.

2019 Outdoor: Ran a personal-best time of 4:47.32 in the 1,500 meters at "The Reveille" meet, finishing 20th... Placed fourth in the 1,500 meters at the Baylor Invitational, clocking in at 4:53.21.

2019 Indoor: Did not compete in any meets.

2018 Cross Country: Scoring runner for Baylor at the Bear Twilight Invitational, running a personal-best 4K time of 14:37.8 to place 16th... Finished sixth at the Gerald Richey UTA Invitational with a 5K time of 19:02.9... Placed 128th at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational with a personal-best 5K time of 18:58.5... Competed at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals and placed 224th with a 6K time of 23:44.1... Finished in 73rd place at the Big 12 Championships with a 6K time of 22:53.2... Closed the season with a personal-best 6K time of 22:27.7 at the NCAA South Central Regional to finish 57th.

2018 Track: Participated in three outdoor meets, running the 1,500 meters…Recorded a 20th place finish at the TCU Invitational with a time of 4:56.43…Also finished 14th at the Baylor Invitational with a time of 5:02.77…Placed 16th at the Michael Johnson Invitational with a time of 4:51.35…Earned spot on the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team…Named to spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2017 Cross Country: Raced in five meets during sophomore season which included her best finish at the Ken Garland Invitational…Finished 23rd in 20:38.8 on the 5K course….Opened season with top-30 showing at the Bear Twilight Invitational with a 4K time of 14:57.4…Finished 174th at the Joe Piane Invitational with a time of 19:00.6 (5,000m)…Had top-225 finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational on the 6K course (24:15.6)…Ended her season finishing 76th at the Big 12 Championship on the 6K course…Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2017 Track: Competed in two events during the outdoor season, running at three meets…Had top 20 finishes in the 3,000 meters at TCU and Baylor Invitationals, setting a personal-best mark of 11:03.01 in Fort Worth…Finished in the top 30 of the 1,500 meters at the Michael Johnson Invitational (5:09.36)…Did not compete in any indoor meets…Named to Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team…Earned spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll recognition.

2016 Cross Country: Participated in four meets during freshman season…Opened collegiate career with top 60 finish at the Bear Twilight Invitational, running the 4,000 meters with a time of 16:08.6…Set season-best mark in the 5,000 meters at the Ken Garland Invitational (20:46.9)…Was a scoring runner at the Aggieland Open, finishing the 6,000 meters with a time of 25:16.8.

High School: Two-year member of cross country team at Peoria Christian School in Peoria Heights, Ill., for head coach Brian Backstrom...Won individual conference title in senior season...Was member of team as sophomore that won conference team title and finished fifth at district...Named captain and MVP of cross country squad in senior year...Four-year member of Charger soccer team earning Silver Boot honor for having most assists in senior year...Set personal bests of 5:43.06 (1,600m) and 18:49.8 (3 miles)...Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Parents are Dave and Karen Walton... Has one sister, Katie...Major is business.