The Oregon State track and field team will be splitting up this weekend with a group traveling to Seattle, Wash. for the last indoor meet and another group heading to McMinnville, Ore. to start the outdoor season.
The Oregon State track and field teams finished competition at the Husky Classic today, which was highlighted by Laura Carlyle setting a new school record in the mile for the second meet in a row.
TRACK AND FIELD 2013 Outdoors: Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team ... PR'd in the 800 at the John Knight Twilight (April 12), posting a time of 2:23.24 ... Ran the 1,500 five times with her best mark coming at the OSU High Performance Meet (April 26) when she crossed the line in 4:51.19. Season Bests: Outdoors - 800m - 2:23.24 (PR), John Knight Twilight, Monmouth, Ore. (4/12/13); 1,500m - 4:51.19, OSU High Performance, Corvallis, Ore. (4/26/13).
2012 Outdoors: Redshirted the outdoor season. 2012 Indoors: Competed twice in the indoor mile ... Ran her fastest time at the Husky Classic, placing 11th with a time of 5:16.07. Season Bests: Indoors - Mile - 5:16.07, Husky Classic, Seattle, Wash. (2/10/12).
2011 Outdoors: Competed in the 1,500 meters three times ... Best finish was ninth at the John Knight Twilight and best time was 4:56.75 at the Linfield Icebreaker ... Competed in the 800 meters twice, placing eighth at the L&C Invitational and the Oregon Relays with her best time of 2:23.36 coming at the L&C Invitational ... Earned Pac-10 All-Academic Second Team honors. 2011 Indoors: Competed twice in the mile run finishing ninth at both the University of Washington Invitational and the Husky Classic ... Posted her best time of 5:14.45 at the Husky Classic. Season Bests: Outdoors - 800m - 2:23.36, Lewis & Clark Invitational, Portland, Ore. (4/16/11); 1,500m - 4:56.75, Linfield Icebreaker, McMinnville, Ore. (3/5/11). Indoors - Mile - 5:14.45 (PR), UW Invitational, Seattle, Wash. (1/29/11).
2010 Outdoors: Competed five times in the 1,500-meter run ... Best finish was third at the Mt. Hood Twilight ... Best time in the 1,500 meters was 4:48.78 at the Mt. Hood Twilight ... Also ran one 4x100m relay at the Oregon Preview (March 20), finishing eighth in 4:15.17. 2010 Indoors: Redshirted the indoor track season. Season Bests: Outdoors - 1,500m - 4:48.78 (PR), Mt. Hood Twilight, Gresham, Ore. (5/7/10); 4x100m Relay - 4:15.17, Oregon Preview, Eugene, Ore. (3/20/10).
CROSS COUNTRY 2012: Named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention ... Competed twice in the month of September, running 20:08.7 (45th) at the Pier Park Invitational and 21:12.42 (175th) at the Charles Bowles Invitational ... Finished 63rd at the Beaver Classic on Oct. 19 with a time of 24:21.
2011: Did not compete during the 2011 season.
2010: Finished 40th at the John Frank Memorial with a time of 18:12.80 in the 4,500-meter run ... Finished 10th in the 6,000-meter run at the Linfield Preview with a time of 24:33.61 ... Finished 62nd at the Bill Dellinger Invitational with a season-best time of 23:52.87.
2009: Redshirted the cross country season ... Competed unattached at the Mike Hodges Invitational and OSU Beaver Classic.
SOUTH EUGENE HS: Lettered four years in cross country and track under head coach Jeff Hess ... Team captain ... Named Most Outstanding as a freshman and senior ... Most Inspirational.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Paul and Linda Graebner ... Family includes one brother, Ryan ... Chose Oregon State because "I loved the campus, and I could tell that the team was a very supportive and friendly group of girls with an excellent coaching staff!"
