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2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster

(C) Douglas Johnson

Charlene Yarema

Charlene Yarema

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Romeo, Mich.
  • High School:
    Romeo
  • Letters:
    3

Summary

Biography

2023-24: 2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award. CROSS COUNTRY:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... raced in only the first two meets of the season ... had a sixth-place run (22:03.30) at the Skippers Cross Country Showcase (9/1) ... ran to a 12th place effort with a time of 23:38.20 at the Warrior Challenge (9/15).

2022-23:  2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... selected as an All-Academic Athlete by the USTFCCCA ... received Academic All-District honors by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA).  CROSS COUNTRY:  Helped lead the Warriors to a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Championships ... completed the NCAA Championship meet (12/2) in a time of 22:09.5, which was good for 110th place ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... earned NCAA All-Midwest Region accolades with a 23rd-place finish in a time of 22:14.07 ... received Second Team All-GLIAC honors after finishing 15th with a time of 22:10.44 at the GLIAC Championships (11/4) ... saw action in seven meets ... placed seventh at the Northwood Invitational (9/10) after recording a time of 19:28.0 ... secured 24th place with a time of 22:17.9 at the Lock Haven Invitational (9/24) ... finished 30th at the Lucian Rosa Invite (10/8), crossing the finish line in a time of 22:52.02 ... collected 14th place with a time of 22:47.4 at the Warrior Challenge (10/22).  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in four regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... finished seventh in the 3K race (10:12.33) and 10th in the 5K (18:02.75) at GLIACs ... ran a season-best time for 5K (17:51.78) at the GVSU Big Meet Friday (2/10) ... posted a season-best 800m run time of 2:26.36 at the Wildcat-Cardinal-Warrior meet (2/4) in Marquette ... recorded a season-best time of 10:09.62 for 3K at the SVSU Jet's Pizza Invite (1/27-28) ... notched a season-best mile time of 5:09.87 at the SVSU Doug Hansen Open (1/20).  OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in three regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... finished sixth in the 10,000m race at GLIACs in a time of 37:30.08, which ranks sixth all-time at WSU ... ran a 4:44.56 for 1,500m at the Oakland Golden Grizzly Invite ... recorded a time of 17:31.14 for 5,000m at the Bucknell Bison Classic.

2021-22:  2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.  CROSS COUNTRY:  Collected Second Team All-GLIAC honors after finishing 18th at the GLIAC Championships (6K) on Oct. 23 with a time of 23:23.3 ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in five meets ... placed seventh at the Warrior Challenge 6K (9/10) after posting a time of 23:18.6 ... earned GLIAC Athlete of the Week Honors (9/28) after finishing in 18th place at the Roy Griak Invitational (6K) on Sept. 24 with a time of 23:07.9 ... recorded a time of 23:31.2 at the Lewis Crossover 6K (10/9) ... crossed the finish line in a season-best 6K time of 22:24.2 at the NCAA Midwest Regional (6K) on Nov. 6.  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... participated in four regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... finished eighth in the 3K event at GLIACs in a season-best time of 10:18.85 ... produced a season-best time of 18:26.72 in the 5K race at the GVSU Big Meet Friday (2/11) ... posted a time of 5:22.62 for the mile at the SVSU Holiday Open (12/3-4).  OUTDOOR:  Competed in three regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... scored at the GLIAC Championships with an eighth-place finish in the 5K race in a time of 17:59.45 ... posted a season-best time for 10k of 37:41.69 at the Bucknell Bison Classic ... ran a season-best time of 17:43.29 for 5000m at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational. 

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 three regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... finished fourth at GLIACs (2/27-28) in the 3000m race (10:29.15) and sixth in the 5000m race in a season-best time of 17:50.61 ... ran a season-best time of 5:17.88 for the mile at the SVSU Tune-Up (2/19) ... clocked in at a season-best time of 10:24.89 for 3000m at the SVSU Jet's Pizza Invite (1/30).  OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in two regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... placed seventh in the 10,000m race at GLIACs (5/6) in a WSU season-best time of 37:53.09 ... ran a season-best time of 4:59.30 for 1500m at the Oakland Mini Meet (4/30) ... posted a WSU season-best time of 18:24.93 for 5000m at the Hillsdale Gina Relays (4/23) ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2019-20:  CROSS COUNTRY:  Competed in five meets as a true freshman ... set a 5K PR of 19:56.3 after placing 11th at the Detroit Mercy Invite 5K (9/7) ... finished the Second Annual Warrior Challenge 6K (9/21) in 16th place (24:58.8) ... completed the Lewis Conference Crossover 6K (10/12) in 24:43.3 ... led the Warriors with a ninth-place finish at the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble (10/19), earning a 6K personal-best time of 23:43.3 ... crossed the finish line in 25:09.8 at the GLIAC Championship 6K (10/26).  INDOOR:  Competed in four regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... finished 21st at GLIACs in the 5k race (19:25.47) ... ran a season-best time of 18:45.06 for 5000m at the GVSU Big Meet Friday (2/14) ... posted a season-best 3k time of 10:54.28 at the Hillsdale Wide-Track Classic (2/8) ... clocked a season-best mile time of 5:28.26 at the SVSU Doug Hansen Open (1/17) ... also competed in the 4x400m relay.  OUTDOOR:  Canceled due to COVID-19.

High School:  A 2019 graduate of Romeo High School ... was a three-year cross country letterwinner for coach Mike Buslepp, a WSU All-GLIAC runner in 2003 ... helped the Bulldogs to three consecutive Macomb County Championships ... earned All-Region, All-County and All-League honors as a senior ... ran a personal-best 18:54.5 for 5K ... was the county champion as a senior for 3200m ... was a 2018 state qualifier after finishing 12th at the MHSAA Division 1 Regional meet ... was a four-year letterwinner in track ... was a member of the 4x800m relay that won the 2018 county championship ... had personal-best times of 2:28 (800m), 5:19 (1600m) and 11:27 (3200m) ... served as a team captain in both sports ... earned Academic All-County honors three straight years ... was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal:  Full name -- Charlene E. Yarema ... born on May 24, 2001, in Rochester Hills, Mich. ... daughter of Gerald and Tania Yarema ... has two younger sisters, Audrey and Vivien ... earned a bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders Honors in 2023 ... currently pursuing a master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2019, Winter 2020 (4.00), Fall 2020 (4.00), Winter 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2022 (4.00), Winter 2023 (4.00), Fall 2023 and Winter 2024 (4.00) ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2022 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and will serve as WSU's Female GLIAC SAAC Representative for the third consecutive year during the 2023-24 academic year ... is a member of the Athlete Well-Being Committee during the 2023-24 academic year.


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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Distance
    5'6"

  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Distance
    5'6"

  • 2021-22Junior

    Distance
    5'6"

  • 2022-23Senior

    Distance
    5'6"