Oklahoma State University Athletics
2010-11 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Mihaela Susa
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cluj-Napoca, Romania
800 meters - 2:07.18
1,500 meters - 4:13.08
Mile - 4:36.38
3,000 meters - 9:21.67
5,000 meters - 16:09.83
All-American
2010 Indoor Mile (Fifth place)
Oklahoma State School Record Holder
Indoor Mile - 4:36.38
Outdoor 1,500 meters - 4:13.08
All-Big 12 (Scored at Conference Meet)
2007 Cross Country
2008 Outdoor 5,000 meters
2008 Cross Country
2009 Indoor 3,000 meters
2010 Indoor Mile
2010 Outdoor 1,500 meters
All-Region
2007 Cross Country
2008 Cross Country
2009 Cross Country
2010 Outdoors: NCAA Championships qualifier in the 1,500 meters who placed 14th in the semifinal rounds at the national meet in Eugene in 4:19.19 ... Shattered her own school record when she ran the 1,500 meters in 4:13.08 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... That time was the third-fastest time in the nation during the 2010 outdoor season ... Ran a 4:16.60 in the NCAA West Preliminary second round to place fifth ... Secured all-Big 12 status with a sixth-place finish at the conference meet in 4:28.17 ... Ran the 800 meters twice during the outdoor slate, clocking a 2:07.18 at the Arkansas Twilight Meet and a 2:07.77 at the John McDonnell Invitational ... Her 2:07.18 stands as the third-fastest outdoor time in Oklahoma State history.
2010 Indoors: Earned the first All-America honor of her career with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships in 4:38.97 ... Set a new school record when she ran the mile in 4:36.38 at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... That mark ranked her No. 6 in the nation during the 2010 indoor season and broke the existing Oklahoma State school record of 4:37.50 held by Christine McMiken since 1985 ... Secured all-Big 12 status in the mile with a fourth-place finish at the conference meet in 4:42.23 ... Ran the 3,000 meters in 9:21.67 at the Husky Classic to set a new personal best ... That mark is good for third on Oklahoma State's all-time indoor list ... Competed as part of the Cowgirl distance medley relay team that ran an 11:53.31 to place 10th at the Big 12 Championships and that finished in 12:20.67 at the Razorback Invitational.
2009 Cross Country: Qualified for the NCAA Championships as an individual, placing 110th at the national meet in 21:22.6 ... Placed seventh at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships in 20:59 to earn all-region honors ... Recorded a 21st-place finish at the Big 12 Championships in 22:20 ... Sixth-place finisher at the 5,000-meter Cowboy Jamboree in 17:34 ... Was 28th at the Chile Pepper Festival in 21:46.
2009 Outdoors: NCAA regional qualifier in the 1,500 meters and in the 5,000 meters ... Did not compete at the regional meet due to injury ... Ran each race only once during the season, but shattered her existing personal bests each time ... Her 4:18.57 in the 1,500 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays set a new school record, breaking the existing mark of 4:19.09 set by Valentina Medina at the 2004 NCAA Championships and her 16:09.83 in the 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational was the fourth-fastest time in school history ... An injured knee kept her from competing at the Big 12 Championships.
2009 Indoors: Ran the 3,000 meters at a pair of indoor meets, logging a personal-best and NCAA provisional time of 9:26.86 at the Iowa State Classic and a 9:31.15 at the Big 12 Championships to place fifth at the conference meet and score for the Cowgirls ... Her 9:26.86 stands as the fourth-fastest time in school history and the fastest since Jenny Frame ran 9:22.74 at the 1997 NCAA Championships.
2008 Cross Country: All-Big 12 and all-Midwest Region performer for the second consecutive cross country season ... Oklahoma State's top runner ... Suited up in four races and was the first Cowgirl to cross the finish line in three of those contests ... Placed 10th at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship with a season-best 21:13.95 ... Was 13th at the Big 12 Championships with a 21:33.75 ... Clocked a 21:15.4 at the Pre-National meet in Terre Haute, Ind., where she placed 45th ... Ran the Cowboy Jamboree in 22:31 to finish 40th.
2008 Outdoors: NCAA qualifier in the 5,000 meters, running an 18:11.50 at the NCAA meet to place 27th ... Season-best mark in the 5,000 meters came at the Sam Howell Invitational, where she was clocked at 16:31.30 to win the race ... NCAA Midwest Regional runner-up in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:58.52 ... Second-place finish at the regional meet gave Susa her second all-region honor of the year, as she also earned all-region accolades with an 11th-place finish in cross country ... Placed seventh at the Big 12 Championships with a 17:55.29 in the 5,000 meters ... Ran the 10,000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays, clocking a 34:49.42 to place 15th.
2008 Indoors: Ran a pair of 3,000-meter races during the indoor season, clocking a 9:41.72 at the Meyo Invitational and a 9:50.56 at the Big 12 Championships that placed her 11th at the conference meet.
2007 Cross Country: All-Midwest Region honoree after running a 20:35 at the 2007 NCAA Midwest Regional to finish 11th at the event ... Finished 15th and earned all-Big 12 honors at the 6,000 meter Big 12 Championships with a time of 21:24 ... Oklahoma State's top runner ... Was OSU's top finisher in each of the three regular-season races in which she competed ... Ran a 21:16 at the 6,000 meter Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival to place 11th overall ... Ran a season-best 17:28 at the 5,000 meter Boston College Invitational to place fourth at the event ... Her 17:36 at the 5,000 meter Notre Dame Invitational was good for a 30th-place finish.
High School: Attended Sport School in Romania ... Competed in the 2005 World Cross Country Championships and the 2006 European Cross Country Championships, finishing the 5,795km course 22nd with a time of 20:07 ... she is a member of the Romanian senior national cross country team and is considered by some to be one of the top female distance runners in Romania.
Personal: Mihaela Ana Susa was born January 23, 1986 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania ... Daughter of Rus and Rodica Susa.
