2012 • Redshirt Freshman Season: Was an alternate for the Big Ten Championships, NCAA Midwest Regional and NCAA Championships • recorded her season-best time of 21:19 in the open race at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (16th overall, second on the team) • finished sixth at the SDSU Classic • 10th at the Oz Memorial •competed in four races overall • Academic All-Big Ten.
2011 • Freshman Season: Redshirted the 2011 Cross Country season
High School: A 2011 graduate of Roseville Area High School • high school coaches were Fred Kueffer, and Mark Sotobeer • finished 25th in the state of Minnesota as a senior • lettered in cross country, soccer, track and Nordic skiing • all-conference and all-state in cross country, Nordic and track • says her most memorable sports thrill was when she ran a 4:59 mile• 2010 Minnesota State Runner-up in the 1,600m• senior year placed third in the 1,600m.
Personal: Born July 24, 1993 • undecided on major • daughter of Marybeth and Randall Dyson • mother ran cross country and track for Wisconsin • has two sisters Katie and Emliy • Katie competed for the Gophers in cross country and track and field from 2007-2011 • cousin Ben Spencer was a kicker for the Gopher football team from 2009-2010 • enjoys playing the clarinet, reading, playing soccer and noridic skiing.
