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Gonzaga University Athletics

2018 Cross Country Roster

Amanda Kiefer

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Maple Valley, WA
  • Highschool Tahoma

Biography

JUNIOR (2017-18): Ran in five cross country meets in the fall... qualified for and competed in the WCC Championships and NCAA West Regionals... Placed 41st overall in the WCC Championships... Recorded two top 10 finishes during the track season... 8th place in the 5000m at the Buc Scoring Meet... 9th place in the 1500m at the Sam Adams Classic.

SOPHOMORE (2016-2017): Started the season off at Clash of the Inland Northwest with a time of 15:30.2…finished the season at the NCAA Western Regionals with a time of 22:41.9…on the track, placed 3rd in the 5,000 meter race at the Sam Adams Classic with a time of 18:20.72.

FRESHMAN (2015-16): Kicked off her career at Gonzaga with a lone cross country race at the Inland Empire Championships in the 5000 meters with a time of 19:36.0…ran only three indoor races…setting a personal best in the mile with a time of 5:33.94 at the Cougar Indoor…also ran in the 3000 meters at the Idaho Vandal Indoor Invitational finishing with a time of 11:25.77…finished the season running in nine outdoor races…had a strong opening to the season finishing first in the 5000 meters at the Sam Adams Classic with a time of 19:21.28…later ran a personal best in the 5000 meters with a time of 18:11.30 at the West Coast Invitational…also ran the 1500 meters at the Dusty and Duane Spokane Memorial Open finishing eighth with a time of 5:09.38

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Tahoma High School in Maple Valley, Wash. … ran a personal-best 19:06.63 over the 5,000-meter course at the 2014 SPSL Sub-District Championships, finishing third in the race … placed third as a freshman at the 2011 SPSL Sub-District Championships with a time of 20:52.7 … ran eight sub-20-minute 5Ks during her high school career … on the track, placed fifth in the 3,200 meters at the 2015 4A WCD III Championships with a personal best of 11:18.43 … placed sixth in the 1,600 meters at the 2015 4A WCD III Championships with a personal best of 5:10.17 … ran a personal best 2:23.17 in the 800 meters at the SPSL League meet in her sophomore season.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior

  • 2018Senior