Oklahoma State University Athletics
2011 Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Melanie Funke
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Minot
- Hometown:
- Minot, N.D.
Personal Bests
1,500 meters - 4:35.81
3,000 meters - 10:18.09
2 miles - 11:28
5,000 meters - 18:50.53
6,000 meters - 22:38.11
Honors and Awards
2010 Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (Track and Field)
2011 Outdoors: Competed in five 1,500-meter events during the season for the Cowgirls ... Her best race of the season came during the Arkansas Twilight where she clocked a 4:44.80.
2011 Indoors: Did not compete.
2010 Cross Country: Placed 19th at the Cowboy Jamboree, posting a personal best in the 6,000 meters, running it in 22:38.11 ... Finished 13th in the two mile run at the Hurricane Invitational with a time of 11:28.
2010 Outdoors: Second-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Suited up for both the 1,500 meters and the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships, placing 22nd in the preliminary heats of the 1,500 meters in 4:43.13 ... Did not finish the 5,000 meter race ... Shattered her previous 1,500 meter personal best by running a 4:35.81 at the Arkansas Twilight Meet ... Other 1,500 meter times included a 4:44.67 at the John McDonnell Invitational and a 5:05.39 at the Tulsa Duels ... Ran the 3,000 meters in 10:19.85 at the John Jacobs Invitational.
2010 Indoors: Focused primarily on the middle-distance events during the indoor season ... Ran a 5:04.93 mile at the Big 12 Championships to place 15th in the preliminary heats ... Her 10:18.09 in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships was good for a 38th-place finish ... Ran the 800 meters in 2:21.24 at the Sooner Open ... Ran the 1,000 meters in 3:04.06 at the Wichita State Invitational ... Other mile times included a 5:07.52 at the Tyson Invitational and a 5:12.05 at the Razorback Invitational.
2009 Cross Country: Placed 72nd at the Big 12 Championships in 23:59 ... Ran the 5,000 meter Cowboy Jamboree in 18:46 to place 66th ... Her 11:46 at the two-mile Hurricane Festival was good for a 14th-place finish ... Took 41st at the Chile Pepper Festival in 22:09.
2009 Outdoors: Competed in only one race, running unattached at the Sooner Invitational and recording a 5:00.43 in the 1,500 meters.
2009 Indoors: Did not compete.
2008 Cross Country: Did not compete.
High School: Finished second in 2006 and 2007 at the North Dakota State Cross Country Championships... Led her school to the state championships in 2006... Finished first in 1,600m, 3,200m and 4x800m relay and second in the 800m during the 2007 track season... Chose Oklahoma State over Minnesota, Iowa, Iowa State and Oklahoma.
