Annika Vermeulen
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- Hometown:
- Mitchell, S.D.
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Mitchell High School
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- Events:
- Middle Distance/Distance
Bio
General: The Mitchell High School product enters her third season with DWU.
Sophomore Outdoor (2020-21): Competed at six meets for the Blue and Gray ... qualified for the 4x800-meter relay at the 2021 GPAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... season best in the 800-meter at the Sioux City Relays (2:39.93).
Sophomore Indoor (2020-21): Raced in six meets ... qualified for both the 4x400-meter and 4x800-meter relay at the 2021 GPAC Indoor Track and Field Championships ... placed third in the mile at the DWU Open ... helped the distance medley relay squad to a third-place finish at the Mount Marty Last Chance Meet.
Freshman Outdoor (2019-20): Season was canceled.
Freshman Indoor (2019-20): Raced in five meets ... All-GPAC finish (7th) in the 4x800-meter relay at the 2020 GPAC Indoor Track and Field Championships (10:46.41) ... collegiate best and third-place finish in the 800-meter at the DWU Alumni Meet (2:38.33).
High School: Calculated best time in 5K (21:07.00), 1600-meter (6:09), 800-meter (2:42) ... served as team captain and team hustler in 2017 and 2018 ... honored as the most-improved runner in 2015 ... tabbed as the Most-Inspirational and Most-Valuable runner in 2017 and 2018 ... National Honor Society inductee ... honor roll member all four years.
Personal: Born Dec. 9, 2000 ... daughter of Randy and Lisa Vermeulen... a nursing major.
News mentions
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Looking to keep pace midway through the outdoor season, the Dakota Wesleyan University track and field program snagged a handful of event titles and a multitude of top-5 performances at the 2022 Rittgers Invitational hosted by Coe University on Friday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Distance duo Wyatt Baldauf and Caleb Sayler crossed the finish line for individual victories in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and 5,000 meters while Adaya Plastow, Cale Strong and Katlyn Briggs finished atop the leaderboards in their respective events.
STORM LAKE, Iowa – Fresh off a successful indoor campaign, the Dakota Wesleyan University track and field program commenced the 2021-22 outdoor docket at the BVU Outdoor Invite on Saturday, and Dakota Wesleyan dialed several impressive first-place finishes along with an NAIA 'B' standard and a meet record.
CRETE, Neb. – Looking to maintain its stride headed into postseason competition, the Dakota Wesleyan University track and field program registered both an NAIA ‘B’ standard and new program record along with several All-GPAC performances at the 2022 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) indoor track and field championships on Saturday from Fuhrer Fieldhouse in Crete, Neb. Senior jumper Lia Guigui hit the NAIA 'B' standard in the women’s high jump while Tiger sophomore Katlyn Briggs extended the DWU program record in the weight throw event.
YANKTON, S.D. – Just one week away from the 2022 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) indoor track and field championships, the Dakota Wesleyan University track and field program leaped into action this weekend at the SDSU Indoor Classic as well as the Mount Marty Last Chance Invite. The men’s distance medley relay, comprised of Caleb Sayler, Justin Sorensen, Hunter Shanks and Wyatt Baldauf, secured a new program record on Friday while eight different Tigers secured top-3 finishes in their respective events on Saturday.
VERMILLION, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University track and field program, just two weeks out from the Great Plains Athletic Conference Indoor Championships, faced stiff competition including NCAA DI, DII, and NAIA challengers at the University of South Dakota Alumni Meet in Vermillion, S.D. Highlighting the day, senior throws specialist Caden Milmine captured a third-place finish in the men’s shot put field while several other Tigers registered impressive performances on Saturday afternoon from Mildred J. Hillenbrand Memorial Track.
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa –In its first competition in 2022, the Dakota Wesleyan University track and field program threw on the spikes while several Tigers captured first-place performances against fellow Great Plains Athletic Conference competition at the Dordt Open on Saturday afternoon in Sioux Center, Iowa.
MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University men's and women's track and field program circumvented the winter weather by heating up the track as both squads came away with several first-place finishes along with a pair of NAIA National 'A' standards at the DWU Early Bird Invite on Saturday from the DWU/Avera Sports and Wellness Complex in Mitchell, S.D. Morgan Taft, who claimed the women's weight throw title, hit an NAIA National Standard in the event while fellow Tiger senior Caden Milmine also earned a provisional mark in the men's shot put after a first-place finish.
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