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Wayne State University Athletics

2020 Women's Cross Country Roster

Michael Dubicki

Miranda Banks

Miranda Banks

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Carleton, Mich.
  • High School:
    Airport
  • Letters:
    2

Summary

Biography

2020-21:  Was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee.  CROSS COUNTRY:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... season canceled due to COVID-19.  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in all four regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... finished 13th in the mile at GLIACs (2/28) in a time of 5:25.62, which was a season-best mark ... ran an 11:18.45 for 3000m at the Indiana Tech Classic (2/13) ... clocked in at 2:29.31 for 800m at the SVSU Tune-Up (2/19).  OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in four regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... placed 13th in the finals of the 1500m race (5:04.77) at GLIACs ... ran a season-best time of 2:27.83 for 800m at the GVSU Al Owens Classic (4/17) ... posted a season-best time of 5:00.00 for 1500m at the Hillsdale Gina Relays (5/23) ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2019-20:  2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee.  CROSS COUNTRY:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... awarded USTFCCCA All-Academic honors ... voted team co-captain prior to the start of the season ... competed in seven meets ... placed 14th (19:58.2) at the Detroit Mercy Invite 5K (9/7) ... crossed the finish line in 13th place (24:42.4) at the Second Annual Warrior Challenge (9/21) ... ran a personal-best time of 18:57.2 at the Greater Louisville Classic Gold 5K race (10/5) ... finished the Lewis Conference Crossover 6K (10/12) in 24:19.2 ... completed the GLIAC Championship 6K (10/26) in 23:01.0 ... earned a 6K personal-best time of 22:16.8 with a 46th-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/9) ... ran the NCAA Championship 6K (11/23) in 22:45.9.  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... participated in four regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... placed 16th at GLIACs in the mile (5:24.49) ... ran a personal-best time of 2:26.06 for 800m at the Hillsdale Wide-Track Classic (2/8) ... clocked in a personal-best time of 5:22.68 for the mile at the GVSU Saturday Big Meet (2/15) ... also competed in the 3000m (11:52.08) and 4x400m relay.  OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... canceled due to COVID-19.

2018-19:  CROSS COUNTRY:  Selected as the squad's Newcomer of the Year ... awarded USTFCCCA All-Academic honors ... competed in all seven meets as a true freshman ... placed ninth (19:54.2) at the University of Michigan-Dearborn's Wolverine Twilight Invitational (8/31) in her first collegiate race ... crossed the finish line at the Calvin Knight Invitational (9/8) in 19:42.9 ... earned a time of 18:31.2 at the GRCC Raider Invite (9/22) ... completed the Lewis Conference Crossover Invite (10/6) in 23:54.2 ... finished the Inaugural Warrior Challenge (10/20) in seventh place with a time of 23:30.6 ... competed in the GLIAC Championships (11/3), earning a time of 23:02.3 ... crossed the finish line in 23:21.9 at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/17).  INDOOR:  Competed in five of the eight regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... ran anchor on the sixth-place DMR (12:42.57) at the GLIAC Championships ... finished 17th in the 3000m race (11:02.13) at GLIACs ... had a season-best time of 18:51.71 for 5000m at the SVSU Holiday Open (12/8) ... ran a 10:49.33 for 3000m and 3:16.21 for 1000m at the YSU Mid-Major Invite (2/2) ... clocked in at 5:23.90 for a mile at the GVSU Big Meet Saturday (2/9).  OUTDOOR:  Competed in five meets, including the GLIAC Championships ... ran a season-best for 1500m (4:55.46) in the prelims at the GLIAC Championships ... clocked in a season-best time of 2:29.80 for 800m at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting (3/23) ... recorded a season-best time of 12:23.30 for the 3000m steeplechase at Cincinnati Nikoloff Invite (4/6) ... placed 12th in the 1500m race at GLIACs in a time of 4:58.86.

High School:  A 2018 graduate of Airport High School ... was a four-year cross country and track letterwinner under coaches Mike Schley, Billy Brown and Megan Bruck ... earned All-State accolades in 2016 and won a regional championship ... graduated with a 4.2 GPA.

Personal:  Full name--Miranda F. Banks ... born on March 17, 2000, in Monroe, Mich. ... daughter of Monty and Tracey Banks ... has one brother, Parker ... is majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020 (4.00), Fall 2020 and Winter 2021 (4.00) ... graduated in three years with a 3.95 cumulative GPA ... was a member of the WSU Student Leadership Council.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    5'5"
  • C

    2019Sophomore

    5'5"
    C

  • 2020Junior

    5'7"