University of Missouri Athletics

2011
Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: NCAA Preliminary Round qualifier in the 5,000m run after posting a time of 16:35.44 at the Big 12 Championships, just missing All-Big 12 honors ... Improved that personal-best clocking at the NCAA Championships where she finished 21st overall with a time of 16:34.63. 2010:
Indoor: Ran in the 5,000m run at the Big 12 Championships and posted a time of 16:47.14 in a very competitive field ... Posted an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 16:40.70 in the event two weeks earlier in what was her first appearance in the 5,000m run all season long ... Ran in the 3,000m run in two other meets, clocking a season-best time of 9:48.71 at the Meyo Invitational ... Also ran 9:55.40 at the MU-KU Border Dual. Outdoor:Clocked a 5,000m run time of 16:41.72 at the Oregon Pepsi Invitational, which qualified her for the NCAA First Round in the event, but injuries forced her to sit that meet out ... Also ran in the 3,000m run at the Tom Botts Invitational and clocked in at 9:56.06 ... Clocked a 1,500m run personal-best of 4:50.68 at the Missouri Relays.

High School:
Finished the 2006 Footlocker National Cross Country Championships in fourth place, earning All-American honors while running at Dakota Ridge High School ... Was second in the Footlocker Cross Country Midwest Regional in 2005 as well ... Was the 2007 Colorado Class 5A cross country state runner-up in 2007 and State Class 4A Championship in 2006 and 2005 ... Was the 2006 Golden West Invitational 3,200m Champion ... Claimed the Colorado State 4A 3,200m and 1,600m crowns in 2006. Personal:
Daughter of Mike and Christine Vanatta and was born on Jan. 11, 1991, in Topeka, Kan. ... Plans to major in biology at Mizzou in hopes of becoming a Doctor of Medicine (MD).