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05/07/2014
Gophers Set for Final Test Before B1G Meet
Members of the team will compete at UW-La Crosse this Friday
05/03/2014
Osterdyk Wins Shot Put at Hamline
The Gophers competed at the Meet of the Unsaintly on Saturday afternoon
04/22/2014
Gophers to Split Squad at Five Meets
Minnesota is split at Hamline, Drake, Grand View, UC San Diego and Macalester this week
02/22/2014
Minnesota Earns Six Event Titles
The Gophers won three running events and three field events Saturday
02/16/2014
Geyen, Brooks Lead Gophers with Career Bests
Seniors Megan Geyen and Alena Brooks recorded career bests in the 400m and 800m
2014 Season - Indoor: Competed in two races placed fifth in the mile (5:04.87) at UW-River Falls ran the 3,000m in 10:05.92 at the Iowa State Classic.
2014 Season - Outdoor: Ran two races finished 12th in the 1,500m in 4:51.92 at UW-La Crosse finished second in the 5,000m in 17:54.47 at the Meet of the Unsaintly Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2013 Season - Indoor: Ran a season-best time of 4:52.80 in the mile at the Big Ten Championships took second in the mile at the Parents Day Open.
2013 Season - Outdoor: Finished 15th in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Big Ten Championships (10:43.92) part of the runner-up 4x1600m relay at the Drake Relays also ran the steeplechase at Drake won the 1,500m at the Arkansas Invite season-best 1,500m time was 4:30.89 at the Musco Twilight (third place) Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2012 Season - Indoor: Competed at the Big Ten Championships in the 3,000m, running 9:43.39 and taking 15th place overall ran the mile in 4:49.31 to place sixth at the Iowa State Classic took seventh in the Meyo Invitational 3,000m with a season-best time of 9:36.88.
2012 Season - Outdoor: Posted the then eighth-best 3,000m steeplechase time in school history at the Big Ten Championships (10:40.57) finished second in the 3,000m at the Arkansas Invitational (9:56.32) ran the third leg of the Gophers' 4x1600m relay that took second at the Drake Relays with the then seventh-best time in school history (19:17.71) also competed in the 1,500m and 5,000m during the season Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2011 Season - Indoor: Competed in the Iowa State Classic in the mile run and finished with a time of 4:56.71 ran the 3,000m in the Meyo Invitational and finished with a time of 9:44.63 competed in the Big Ten Championship in the 3,000m and finished with a time of 9:52.63.
2011 Season - Outdoor: Competed in the Drake Relays in the 5,000m and finished in seventh place (16:53.35) ran at the Mt. Sac Open and finished with a time 17:04.09 ran at the Big Ten Championship in the 5,000m and finished with a time of 17:23.83.
High School: A 2010 graduate of Dowling Catholic High School high school coach was Fr. Jim Kirby 2008 Iowa Class 4A cross country state champion helped her 4x800m relay team to a state title in 2010 earned all-state honors in both cross country and track all four years of high school finished fourth at the 2009 Nike Cross Nationals (17:55.80) finished ninth at the 2009 Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals (17:44) also a two-time letterwinner in softball Presidential Honor Roll award recipient National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born October 20, 1991 major is business and marketing education daughter of Jerry and Mac Decker has two older siblings, Ryan and Lynndi, and a younger brother, Cole Cole runs at Central College in Iowa enjoys watching "Modern Family," grilling out, and painting.
Decker's Indoor Career Bests (2014 Final) | ||
Event | Mark (All-Time Rank) | Meet (Date) |
Mile | 4:49.31 | Iowa State Classic (2/11/12) |
3,000m | 9:36.88 | Meyo Invitational (2/4/12) |
Decker's Outdoor Career Bests (2014 Final) | ||
Event | Mark (All-Time Rank) | Meet (Date) |
800m | 2:15.36 | Aztec Invitational (3/16/12) |
1,500m | 4:30.89 | Musco Twilight (4/20/13) |
3,000m | 9:56.32 | Arkansas Invitational (3/31/12) |
5,000m | 16:53.35 | Drake Relays (4/28/11) |
3,000m Steeplechase | 10:40.57 | Big Ten Championships (5/12/12) |
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