Nova Southeastern University Athletics

AS A TRACK AND FIELD SOPHOMORE (2020)
Competed in two meets of her second NSU season before cancellations stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic cut her sophomore season short…Finished fifth in the 1500m at the NSU Sharks Invitational (2/22) in 5:13.60.

AS A CROSS COUNTRY SOPHOMORE (2019)
Represented the women’s cross country squad on NSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and will be the SAAC President in 2020-21…Raced in all seven meets for the Sharks in her second season at NSU, earning a place in the scoring pack of each outing…Produced her highest finish of the year during the Florida Tech Invitational (9/7), with a ninth-place 5k mark of 20:24.85…Ran a season-best 5k of 20:11.48 in the opener at the FAU Cross Country Invitational (8/30), coming in 25th…Closed out the season with her fastest 6k of the year, running a 24:38.84 for 66th at the NCAA DII South Region Championships (11/9) in Lakeland, Fla…Named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
 
AS A TRACK AND FIELD FRESHMAN (2019)
Competed in all seven meets during her first year with the Sharks, closing the year on a seventh-place 5000m finish at the Peach Belt Championships (4/20), contributing points to the Sharks’ third-place women’s team finish…Peaked on the year in the 5000m with a personal-best 18:53.21 that earned sixth place at the USF Bulls Invitational (3/23) and a 5:09.14 in the 1500m at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/13).

AS A CROSS COUNTRY FRESHMAN (2018)
Competed in all seven NSU meets during her rookie season, notching a scoring performance each outing…Earned the top Sharks scoring finish in four meets, including a 26th-place performance at the Sunshine State Conference Championships (11/3) on a career-best 23:36.93 mark in the 6k in Daytona Beach – just 0.6 seconds faster than her time at the NCAA DII South Region Championships (11/17) in Lakeland, coming in 44th at 23:37.53…Recorded a personal-best 19:20.31 to come in 34th in the DI-heavy Mountain Dew Gator Invitational (9/22)…Best finish of the year came on a 12th-place ending at the Florida Tech Invitational (9/8) in 19:52.70…Named a 2018 NCAA Division II Cross Country All-Academic Athlete by the USTFCCCA and to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Competed for three years in track and field and two years of cross country at Melbourne High School for coach Bob Perry…Also played three years of soccer for the Bulldogs…Named to the 2017 All-Cape Coast Conference cross country team…Set a cross country 5k personal best of 19:46.48 at the 2017 FSHSAA Championships in Tallahassee, Florida…Ran personal bests of 5:33.90 in the 1600m (2017 4A Regional) and 2:37.12 in the 800m (2017 Husky Invitational)…Was an Honors Student at MHS, earning a GPA above 4.0.

PERSONAL
Majoring in Biology with a Pre-Dental concentration…Born in Melbourne, Florida… Daughter of Scott and Susan Etrick…Has a brother, Zac…Only began running as a sophomore in high school…Most memorable athletic achievement was running a 5k personal best at her senior FSHSAA State Championships during the final race of her high school career…Drawn to NSU for the academic offerings and all-around campus and community…Her grandfather is the most influential person in her life because, “he never fails to give the best advice that he has learned through his own experiences; he always makes sure I am doing well and he is one of my biggest supporters.”