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02/16/2012
Seniors Ready for Parents Day Open
Final meet before the Big Ten championships
12/07/2011
Gophers Earn 59 Spots on Academic All-Big Ten Teams
Fall Academic All-Big Ten teams boast several Gopher Standouts
2012 Season - Indoor: Placed twelfth in the Northwest Open 3000 meters (10:56.15). Outdoor: Ran a season-best time of 4:53.75 in the 1,500 meters at the Hamline Twilight • also ran at the Hamline Twilight.
2011 Season:ran a 5:28.58 in the mile run at the Parents Day Open •competed at the St. Thomas Show Case and placed seventh (5:31.30) • finished in 5:35.98 at the Minnesota Open •competed at the UWRF Falcon Invitational in the 1,500 meters and finished with a time of 4:59.50•ran a 5:01.58 at the Tommie Twilight.
2010 Season - Indoor:Ran in one meet. Outdoor: Competed in three meets in the 1,500 meters • ran season-best time of 4:58.11 at the Hamline Twilight Meet.
2009 Season - Indoor: Competed in three meets • placed second (5:13.77) in the mile run at the UW-River Falls Classic • ran the 3,000m at the Minnesota Open.Outdoor:Competed in the 1,500m at the Phil Esten Challenge.
2008 Season:Redshirted the indoor and outdoor seasons.
High School:A 2007 graduate of Waukesha West High School • high school coach was Chris Ramsey • led West to two Wisconsin Division 1 titles in cross country (2004, 2005) and three track crowns (2004, 2005, 2006) • cross country runner-up in 2006 • a three-time all-state honoree in cross country • placed seventh as a sophomore, 11th as a junior and ninth as a senior • Classic 8 Conference medalist as a junior • an 11-time all-state performer on the track • placed seventh as a senior in the 800 meters (2:17.86) • two-time all-state in the 1,600 meters • two-time state champion and eight-time all-state honoree in the relays • won a 4x800-meter relay title as a sophomore and a 4x400-meter relay crown as a junior • also competed in cross country skiing • all-state in skiing as a senior • a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal:Born June 11, 1989 • child psychology major with a minor in speech pathology • daughter of David and Sue Koch • active in Fellowship of Christian Athletes and All-women's athlete bible study.
Koch's Career Bests
| 800 Meters (I) | 2:20.98 | 1/31/09 |
| Mile (I) | 5:13.77 | 2/14/09 |
| 1,500 Meters | 4:48.17 | 4/17/09 |
| 3,000 Meters | 10:42.89 | 1/17/09 |
MORE HEADLINES
Groundbreaking for T&F Stadium Set for Friday
10/17/2017
The University of Minnesota and Gopher Athletics will break ground on the new outdoor track & field facility on Friday, Oct. 20, at 11 a.m. CT.
Freshman Friday: Molly Roach
10/13/2017
Get to know Gophers rookie Molly Roach, a mid-distance runner from Bloomington, Minn.
Warm-Up Lap: Q&A with Elyse Prescott
10/10/2017
Sophomore Elyse Prescott checks in before the Gophers travel to the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational this week.
