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2017-18 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Ani Purcell

Ani Purcell

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    5-0
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Riverview, Mich.
  • High School:
    Riverview
  • Letters:
    0

Summary

Biography

Personal Records

Cross Country:   5000m - 21:49.2 ... 6000m - 28:06.8

Indoor:  NA

Outdoor:  1500m - 5:33.63 ... 5,000m - 20:56.27

Ani Purcell's Race-by-Race Results

2018-19:  CROSS COUNTRY:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... did not compete in any meets ... was redshirted.

2017-18:  CROSS COUNTRY:  Competed in five meets ... garnered a time of 22:44.2 at the Detroit Titan Invitational (9/9) ... finished the MSU Spartan Invitational (9/15) in 28:07.1 .... earned a personal-best 5K time of 21:49.2 at the Greater Louisville Classic (9/30) ... ran the Lansing C.C. Invitational with a time of 22:26.7 ... competed in the GLIAC Championships and earned a 6K PR time of 28:06.8.  INDOOR:  Did not compete in any meets.  OUTDOOR:  Competed in four meets ... set personal-best times of 5:33.62 (1500m) and 20:56.27 (5,000m) at the Ashland Alumni Open (4/28) and GVSU Al Owens Classic (4/21), respectively ... also participated in a 4x800m relay at the Charlotte 49er Classic (3/17).

High School:  A 2017 graduate of Riverview Community High School ... four-year letterwinner in both track and cross country under coaches Rick DiBrano and Aaron Shupe ... won the 2017 Riverview Pirate Award ... earned Coaches Award in 2016 ... was named team Rookie of the Year and Most Improved in 2014 ... named a cross country team captain during senior campaign ... graduated with a 3.46 GPA, an All-Academic letter and was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal:  Full name -- Ani M. Purcell ... born in Gabrovo, Bulgaria on Feb. 13, 1999 ...  daughter of Mark and Cheryl Purcell ... is a Nursing major ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2017, Winter 2018 and Fall 2018 ... first name is pronounced awn-ee.

 
Ani Purcell's Career Statistics
2017
Meet Time Place
Detroit Titan Invitational 22:44.2 50th
MSU Spartan Invitational 28:07.1 220th
Greater Louisville Classic 21:49.2 318th
Lansing C.C. Invitational 22:26.7 95th
GLIAC Championships 28:06.8 97th
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships DNR DNR
2018
Meet Time Place
Wolverine Twilight Invitational DNR DNR
Calvin Knight Invitational DNR DNR
GRCC Raider Invitational DNR DNR
Lewis Conference Crossover Invitational DNR DNR
Inaugural Warrior Challenge DNR DNR
GLIAC Championships DNR DNR
NCAA Midwest Regional DNR DNR

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