Track and Field
2013: Won the Student-Athlete Award at the annual end of the year banquet… Took part in all seven races and was the second Titan to cross the finish line on five occasions, and third in the other two events… Ran under 20 minutes in the 5k in three races, with her career best of 19:13 at both the 27th Annual Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational (48th) and the Greater Louisville Classic (38th)… Finished 16th at the Horizon League Championship in 19:23… Started her career with a time of 16:26 in the 4k Golden Grizzly Open… Ended the season as the second Titan in at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship, taking 152nd in 23:17…A member of the UDM Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2012: Injury forced her to miss the entire season… A member of the Detroit Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2011: Joined the team after the season after transferring from Macomb Community College...She did compete in indoor and outdoor track & field.
Prior to Detroit: Was a two-time Academic All-American at MCC... A two-time NJCAA National Qualifier in both her freshman and sophomore years in cross country... In track, she was a NJCAA National Qualifier in the 800m, 1000m, 4x800m and DMR events... Captured All-America honors in the 1000m, 4x800m and the DMR... Was the National Champion in the DMR.
High School: Was part of the track and field and cross country teams at L'Anse Creuse North... With the cross country team, garnered All-County honors as a sophomore, junior and senior... Was a state qualifier in her senior year finishing seventh overall individually and her team placed second... She was the team MVP each of her last three years and was also the team captain.
Personal: Daughter of Anne and Jeff Poppe... Born in Detroit... Has one younger sibling Alexander... Enjoys running, Irish Dancing, lifeguarding and traveling... Her grandmother Susan Poppe previously attended Detroit... Lists her biggest athletic thrill as participating in the National Championships for Indoor Track... Major is criminal justice.
Career Best:
4k: 16:26 at 2013 Golden Grizzly Open
5k: 19:13 at 2013 National Catholic Championships, at 2013 Greater Louisville Classic
6k: 23:17 at 2013 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship
Career Finishes
2013 Results
Aug. 30 - Golden Grizzly Open (Oakland University campus - Rochester Hills, MI) - 16:26 - 15th
Sept. 7 - 27th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) - 20:13 – 27th
Sept. 20 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 19:13 – 48th
Oct. 5 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 19:13 - 38th
Oct. 18 – Penn State National (Blue & White course – University Park, PA) - 23:25 - 38th
Nov. 2 - Horizon League Championship (Boardman Course - Boardman, OH) - 19:23 - 16th
Nov. 15 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course - Verona, WI) - 23:17 - 152nd
