2019 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Leah Rado

Althea Gutzmann

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Junior
  • High School Cretin-Derham Hall
  • Hometown St. Paul, Minn.

Biography

2019: Named the team's Bennie Spirit Award winner ... competed in seven races ... moved into the top 30 in CSB history in the 6K with a time of 23:30 at the MIAC Championships ... finished in the top 30 at the conference meet ... finished fourth at UW-River Falls Invite.

2018: Competed in seven races as a sophomore ... finished in the top 35 twice and the top 55 two more times ... ran a career-best 6K in 23:42.3 at the Eau Claire Invite ... finished 53rd at the MIAC Championships ... best finish was 22nd at the Twin Cities Twilight.

2017: Competed in eight events as a first year ... finished in the top-25 four times ... took 10th at the Crown College Invite (20:33.02) and Alumnae Meet (16:37) ... finished in the top-100 at the NCAA Central Regional as a first year.

High School: Gutzmann is a 2017 graduate of Cretin-Derham Hall High School. She played two years of soccer, ran two years of cross country and four years of track and field. She received all-conference honors in cross country (2016) and track (2015, 2016, 2017). She was also awarded four all-state honors in track. Her proudest moment in running was qualifying for state cross country in 2016.

Personal: Aletha is the daughter of Jeffrey and Eugenia Gutzmann. She has two sisters, Emma and Becca. She enjoys reading, camping, and backpacking. To her, being a collegiate athlete means continuing her passion for running while preparing for her future career. She plans to major in English and minor in secondary education while at CSB/SJU.
 
DATE MEET LOCATION DISTANCE TIME PLACE
8/30/19 Twin Cities Twilight Blaine, Minn. 3 Miles 19:07.7 17
9/6/19 UW-River Falls Invite River Falls, Wis. 6K 24:42.1 4
9/20/19   National Catholic
Invite
South Bend, Ind. 5K 21:12.94 98
10/4/19 Eau Claire Invite Eau Claire, Wis. 6K 23:39.5 47
10/19/19 Pre-Nationals Winneconne, Wis. 6K 24:21.5 96
11/2/19 MIAC Championships Northfield, Minn. 6K 23:30.0 29
11/16/19 NCAA Central
Regional
Waverly, Iowa 6K 26:48.8 159
 
DATE MEET LOCATION DISTANCE TIME PLACE
8/31/18 Twin Cities Twilight Blaine, Minn. 3 Miles 19:58.8 22
9/8/18 Colorado Invite Colorado Springs, Colo. 6K 26:02.4 35
915/18   Auggie Invite Minneapolis, Minn. 6K 27:31.8 118
9/28/18 Eau Claire Invite Eau Claire, Wis. 6K 23:42.3 51
10/13/18 Pre-Nationals Oshkosh, Wis. 6K 24:35 178
10/27/18 MIAC Championships Northfield, Minn. 6K 24:33 53
11/2/18 NCAA Central Region Waverly, Iowa 6K 24:35.4 112
 
DATE MEET LOCATION DISTANCE TIME PLACE
09/01/17 Crown College Invite St. Bonifacius, Minn. 5K 20:33.02 10
09/09/17 Luther All-American Decorah, Iowa 5K 20:33.3 24
09/23/17    CSB Alumnae Meet Collegeville, Minn. 4K 16:37 10
09/30/17 Carleton Invite Northfield, Minn. 6K 25:00.1 70
10/06/17 Bob Waxlax Invite St. Cloud, Minn.  6K 24:11.8 13
10/14/17 Pomona-Pitzer Invite Claremont, Calif. 6K 24:24.75 44
10/28/17 MIAC Championships Northfield, Minn. 6K 24:41.2 75
11/11/17 NCAA Central Regional Northfield, Minn.  6K 24:34.1 99

Historical Player Information

  • 2017First Year

    5'6"
  • 2018Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2019Junior

    5'6"