Jamie Piepenburg
	Class: Freshman Hometown: Alexandria, Minn. High School: Jefferson HS Experience: HS

2012 • Freshman Season: Was an alternate at the NCAA Championships and NCAA Midwest Regional • the Gophers' No. 9 runner at the Big Ten Championships, finishing 70th with a time of 21:52.5 • her best time of the season, 21:30 came in the open race at the Wisconsin adidas Invite (23rd overall, third on team) • sixth at the Oz Memorial • competed in five races overall.

High School: A graduate of Jefferson High School • top-three state cross country finisher for four straight years • 2011 Minnesota state 3,200 meters champion and 1,600m runner-up • also won the 3,200m in 2009 and the 1,600m in 2010 • finished second in the 1,600m and third in the 3,200m at the 2012 state meet • set personal and Section 8AA meet records in the 1,600m (4:54.19) and 3,200m (10:24.57) • All-Central Lakes Conference performer every year • named team MVP five times for both cross country and distance track events • holds school records in 4,000m cross country and the outdoor and indoor 1,600m and 3,200m • graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

Personal: Born October 6, 1993 • daughter of Tracey and Mardi Piepenburg • has a brother, Trenton • intends to major in biology • enjoys dancing and reading.