College of Saint Benedict

April 12, 2017 | MIAC Field Athlete of the Week

2019: OUTDOOR: qualified for the NCAA Championships in the pentathlon and finished 22nd ... earned All-MIAC honors after finishing second in the 100 hurdles ... ran the third-best time in CSB outdoor history ... also earned All-MIAC after finishing second at the MIAC heptathlon ... earned honorable mention accolades after taking sixth in the long jump ... finished 11th in the high jump and 13th in the javelin at the conference meet ... earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the heptathlon ... took third at the La Crosse Heptathlon and second in the heptathlon at the North Central Qualifier ... INDOOR: finished 14th in the pentathlon at the NCAA Indoor Championships ... took second to earn All-MIAC in the penathlon ... also earned All-MIAC Honorable Mention in the 60 hurdles after taking fifth and finished seventh in the long jump and 16th in the high jump ... won the 60 hurdles at the CSB/SJU Alumnae Meet and the high jump at the St. Olaf Women's Invite ... earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the pentathlon.

2018: OUTDOOR: qualified for the MIAC Championships as part of the 4x400 relay and in the high jump, long jump, and javelin ... finished fourth in javelin and fifth in the 4x400 relay to earn All-MIAC Honorable Mention ... recorded second-best javelin mark in CSB history at MIAC Championships (38.37m) ... finished fourth at Manitou Classic in long jump and javelin ... INDOOR: qualified for MIAC Championship in 60 hurdles, high jump and long jump ... finished fourth in the high jump to earn All-MIAC Honorable Mention honors ... finished fourth at NCAA Wartburg Qualifier in the pentathlon ... recorded seven first-place finishes in the indoor season.

2017: INDOOR ... qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the pentathlon ... finished fourth with a school-record score of 3.367 and earned All-American honors ... finished second in the high jump as part of the national pentathlon competition ... won the MIAC pentathlon title ... also earned All-MIAC Honorable Mention in the 60 hurdles after taking sixth ... also qualified for the conference meet in the long jump and high jump ... took ninth in the long jump ... won four individual events as a sophomore ... recorded the fifth-best long jump mark in CSB history at the MIAC Pentathlon (5.29m) ... also finished the year fourth in school history in the high jump (1.63m) and seventh in the 60 hurdles (9.37) ... earned USTFCCCA All-Region in the pentathlon ... OUTDOOR ... earned All-American honors in the heptathlon after finishing third at the NCAA Championships ... won the long jump with a mark of 5.50 meters, second-best in CSB history ... also tied for second in the high jump and moved into fourth in CSB history (1.64m) ... took second at the MIAC heptathlon and in the high jump at the conference outdoor meet to earn All-MIAC honors ... also earned honorable mention accolades in the 100 hurdles after taking sixth and as part of the second-place 4x400-meter relay team ... also competed on the 4x1 ... won five individual events throughout the season ... also moved into the top 10 in CSB history in the 100 hurdles (fourth, 15.24) and javelin ( eighth, 34.60) ... earned USTFCCCA All-Region in the high jump and heptathlon.

2016: INDOOR ... qualified for the MIAC Championships in the pentathlon, long jump and as part of the 1,600-meter relay ... finished 11th in the pentathlon and ninth with the relay team ... recorded the seventh-best high jump mark in school history and won the event with a mark of 1.58 meters at the MIAC Pentathlon ... recorded seven top-five finishes ... OUTDOOR ... qualified for the conference meet in the high jump and took 13th ... took second in the high jump at Trinity.

High School: Degen graduated from Brainerd High School in 2015. She participated in volleyball (four years), basketball (four years) and track and field (four years). In volleyball, she was all-conference honorable mention freshman year and all-conference and all-area sophomore, junior and senior year. Degen was a Central Lakes Conference 2014 player of the week, athlete of the week, team captain and MVP in volleyball her senior year. In basketball, she was all-conference honorable mention as a sophomore and junior, all-conference as a senior, all-area as a junior and senior and athlete of the week as a senior. In track and field, Degen was all-conference freshman through senior years, conference champion in 100-meter hurdles and high jump as a senior, all-section as a sophomore, a state participant as a sophomore, MVP as a senior and athlete of the year as a senior.

Personal: Degen is the daughter of Julie (CSB graduate) and Mike Degen. She enjoys boating, skiing, rollerblading and spending time with friends and family. Degen is a nursing major.