Michelle Church at DirectAthletics
2014-15: Returned from numerous injuries and illnesses to post a solid senior season...competed in all seven of VMI's XC events...was 15th at the UNCG Spartan Invite, 24th at the WCU Classic and 43rd at the SoCon Championships...rounded out her career by finishing 227th at the NCAA SE Regional Championships.
2013-14: 19th in the 800 at the conference indoor meet...13th in the 800 at the Liberty Quad...outdoors, ran a seasonal best time in the 800 at the Radford Spring Invite to finish 19th...21st in that event at the conference meet...part of VMI's top 4X400-meter relay team during the outdoor season (finished 10th at the Big South Outdoor Championships)...ran three 400-meter races, one indoor and two outdoor, that were the first races of her college career at that distance...did not compete during cross country season.
2012-13: Served as VMI's #3-#4 runner during the cross country season...best 5K time of the year was an 18:58 at the Blue Ridge Open, where she finished 30th...was 33rd at the Big South Championships...during track season, dropped down in distance from past years, running only one race longer than a mile...indoors, won the 1K at the Liberty Quad...was 20th in the mile at the indoor conference meet, where she also ran on the 4X4 and DMR teams...finished in the top-14 in both the 800 and 1,500 at the W&L Carnival...ran the 800 at the Big South outdoor meet, finishing 25th.
2011-12: Was one of VMI's top two runners for much of the cross country season...finished second at the W&L Invite, with a 6K PR of 24:08...thanks to that effort, was named the Big South Runner of the Week on Sept. 14...was eighth at the Furman Invite...posted a 5K PR at the Queens Invitational at McAlpine Park, 18:30...struggled with illness prior to the Big South Championships, where she finished 67th...missed a portion of the indoor season due to illness as well, but did compete in two events early in the year...returned to full-time action at the VMI/W&L Carnival, the outdoor opener, where she placed 10th in the 5K...also won the second heat of the 3K at the Fred Hardy Invite in March...finished 12th in the 1500-meters at the Big South Outdoor Championships...was also 14th in the 800 at that meet.
High School/Personal: First Team All-State XC (2009), First Team All-State Indoor Track (2010, 2011), First Team All-State Outdoor Track (2010, 2011), All Region XC (2009, 2010), All Region Indoor Track (2009, 2010, 2011), All Region Outdoor Track (2009, 2010, 2011), Piedmont District Runner of the Year XC (2009, 2010), Piedmont District XC Champion (2009, 2010), Piedmont District 800 Meter Champion (2010, 2011), Piedmont District 1600 Meter Champion (2009, 2010, 2011), Piedmont District 3200 Meter Champion (2009, 2010, 2011), Piedmont District Championship Outdoor Track Meet Record Holder (1600: 5:08.30) and (3200: 11:20.35), Piedmont District All Time 1600 Meter Record (5:05.93), Bassett High School Record Holder (500: 1:20.90), (800: 2:18.76), (1000: 2:59.34), (1600: 5:05.93), (3200: 10:50.06), (5000 Meters 18:01.75) and (5K XC: 18:58.40).
Personal Bests:
5K (XC): 18:30 (2011 Queens Invite)
6K (XC): 23:22 (2012 Paul Short Run)
