2016 Cross Country Roster
Megan Versen
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Kent City, Mich.
- Prev School:
- Kenowa Hills High School
Cross Country Personal Bests
5K: 20:35.4
Oct. 11, 2013 – Royal Cross Country Challenge
Charlotte, N.C.
Top Track Times at Liberty
800: 2:19.78
1,000: 3:06.59
1,500: 5:05.16
3K Steeplechase: 12:23.45
2016 Cross Country (R-Jr.)
• Placed 34th in her lone race of the season, the Sept. 1 UVA Duals
2016 Outdoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Did not compete in any races for Liberty and was redshirted
2015-16 Indoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Did not compete in any races for Liberty and was redshirted
2015 Cross Country (R-So.)
• Did not compete in any races
2015 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)
• Came in seventh in the Virginia Cup 800, with a personal-best 2:19.78 clocking
2014-15 Indoor Track & Field (So.)
• Placed 12th in the Big South 800 prelims
• Season-best 800 time (2:21.20) came at the Liberty Quad
2014 Cross Country (So.)
• Did not compete in any races
2014 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Placed 15th in the Big South steeplechase with a personal-best 12:23.45 clocking
• Sliced her 800 best to 2:20.90 for fourth place at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier
2013-14 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Ran a season-best 800 time of 2:23.60 for 15th place in the Big South prelims
2013 Cross Country (Fr.)
• Competed in four races as a freshman
• Top performance came at the Royal Cross Country Challenge, where she placed 140th of 298 with a 5K time of 20:35.4
Prep
• Graduated from Kenowa Hills High School
• Clocked a cross country 5K personal-best time of 19:41.3
• Helped her 4 x 800 relay team qualify for the 2012 and 2013 Michigan Lower Peninsula Division I state meets
• In 2011, was part of Kenowa Hills' first Ottawa-Kent Conference girls' cross country championship since 1971
Personal
• Daughter of Randy Versen and Linda Ritz
• Brother Ryan Versen ran track at Cornerstone before transferring to Liberty for his final season (2015)
• Social work major
• Birthday is May 8
