Brenna Calder

Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Beaver Dam, Wis.
Position:
Distance

2016-17 (R-SOPHOMORE): Cross Country: Academic All-Big Ten selection… landed 22^nd at the Big Ten Championships… finished 38^th at the Great Lakes Regional… third place finish at the Indiana Intercollegiate... crossed sixth at the Rim Rock Farm Classic. Indoor: opened the season with a win at the Hoosier Open in the 1,000m run… crossed second in the mile against Purdue, anchored in a 4x800m relay victory over the Boilers… nabbed runner-up honors in the 3k Invitational Section of the Gladstein Invite… led-off for the winning DMR team at the Meyo Invite, finished seventh individually in the mile run… carried the lead leg of the winning DMR team that shattered the school record at the Alex Wilson Invite… finished silver in the mile run at the Big Ten Championships… anchored the bronze medal winning DMR team at the Big Tens… earned Second-Team All-America honors with a ninth place finish in the DMR at the NCAA Championships. Outdoor: finished third at the Louisville Invitational in the 800m run… captured third in the 1,500m run at the Tennessee Relays… member of three school record breaking relay teams (4x800m, 4x1,500m and DMR) at the Penn Relays… secured sixth at the Big Ten Championships in the 1,500m run… scored a point with an eighth place finish at the Big Tens in the 800m run… finished 28^th at the NCAA East Prelim in the 1,500m run.

2015-16 (R-FRESHMAN): Cross Country: Academic All-Big Ten selection… won the Hoosier Invitational 5k with a time of 18:33.7. Indoor: winner of the 800m run and runner-up in the mile run at the Tennessee Duals… fastest collegiate runner at the Indiana Relays in the mile… finished 11^th at the Meyo Invitational in the mile run… made the final of the women’s mile at the Big Ten Championships. Outdoor: took eighth in the 1,500m run at the PAC-12 v. Big Ten Challenge… another eighth place finish in the 800m run at the Tiger Track Classic with a career best time of 2:09.38… crossed first in the Big Ten vs. ACC Challenge in the 1,500m run… finished fifth in the Big Ten Championships in the 1,500m run… took 14^th in the NCAA East Prelim in the 1,500m run.

(2014-15 FRESHMAN): Cross Country: Redshirted. Indoor: Finished in eighth-place at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in a season-best time of 4:45.01 for the mile…her time in the mile is the eighth fastest time in school history…was third in the 800m run at the Hoosier Hills Invitational. Outdoor: ran a season-best time of 4:24.06 in the 1,500m run at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge…finished in ninth-place in the 1,500m run at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships…earned USTFCCCA All-Academic and Spring Academic All-Big Ten Honors.

PREP: Lettered four years in track and field and cross country at Beaver Dam High School in Wisconsin...ninth in the 2013 Wisconsin State Cross Country meet...second Wisconsin runner and 23rd overall at FootLocker meet in 2013...fastest indoor 800m and second fastest of 2014 track and field season in the state in 2:14.31...indoor conference senior year champion and conference records in 800m/1600m...second in conference in cross country in 2013...part of 4X800-meter relay that finished seventh at the state championships during sophomore year...school record holder in 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 4,000m and 4X800m relay...National Honor Society Treasurer and AP Scholar Award Honoree… member of mock trial team that finished second at regionals and qualified for state competition in senior year...personal records 800-2:14.31, 1600-5:00.95 and 3200-11:17.04.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Kathy and Stuart Calder...born March 21, 1996... Brenna is a Law and Public Policy major with minors in Environmental Management and Business.