The Alabama meet will be the Gophers' first scored competition of the season.
2013 Season - Indoor: Finished 18th in the 5,000 meters at the Big Ten Championships (16:54.70) • finished fourth in the unseeded 3,000m at the Iowa State Classic (9:53.45) • placed third in the mile at the Parents Day Open (5:02.00). Outdoor: Finished 24th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in 10:34.67, the seventh-best time in school history • finished 13th at the Big Ten Championships (10:34.94) • finished 11th in the 5,000m at the Drake Relays with a season-best time of 16:52.76 • Academic All-Big Ten.
2012 Season - Outdoor: Finished second in the 5,000 meters at the Holst Invitational (17:50.92), and third at the Tommie Twilight (17:59.49) • posted a time of 4:53.37 in the 1,500 meters at the Hamline Invite • Academic All-Big Ten.
2011 Season - Indoor: Competed in the mile run at the Minnesota State Classic and finished with a time of 5:16.66 • competed at the ISU Classic in the 3,000 meters and finished with a time of 10:26.36 • ran at the Jack Johnson Classic and finished ninth (10:29.35) Outdoor: Ran at the Musco Twilight in the 3,000 meters and finished eighth (10:15.11) • took third in the 5,000 meters at the UWRF Falcon Invitational (18:19.20).
2010 Season: Redshirted the indoor and outdoor seasons.
High School: A 2009 graduate of Marian High School • high school coaches were Roger Wright, Greg Golka and Dan Nielsen • the Nebraska state winner of the Gatorade Athlete of the Year in cross country (2008) and track (2009) • led Marian to three state cross country titles • the Nebraska Class A cross country champion (14:57.7) as a senior • placed fourth at 2008 Nike Heartland Region Championships and qualified for Nike Cross Nationals in Portland • went on to place 11th at Foot Locker Midwest Region Championships • state runner-up in 2006 and 2007, fourth as a freshman in 2005 • 2009 state champion in the 3,200 meters (11:19.64), runner-up as both 2007 and 2008 • a member of the National Honor Society and Class Officer.
Personal: Born May 1, 1991 • majoring in Applied Economics and Psychology, minoring in Management • daughter of Steve and Lori Budd • has older sisters Erin and Molli and younger brother Joseph • enjoys watching Dexter and spending time with family and friends.
