2015 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Waverly Neer
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Culver Girls Academy
- Hometown:
- Russiaville, Ind.
All-American (2015)
All Pac-12, First Team (2015)
All Pac-12 Academic, First Team (2015)
2015-16: Cross Country - Strong second place showing at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (20:29.5)...was Oregon's third runner and sixth overall at the Washington Invitational in 19:56.8...Oregon's first place runner and eighth overall at the Pre-National Invitational in 20:11.5...finished fifth overall and led the Ducks across the finish line at the Pac-12 Championships in 20:00.6...Oregon's first place finisher and second overall at the NCAA West Regionals in 20:32.2...the Ducks' first finisher and 27th overall at the NCAA Championships in 20:19.8...Earned her second career cross country all-America award...Pac-12 all-academic second team.
2014-15: Outdoor - NCAA and Pac-12 scorer at 10,000 meters ...was the Pac-12 runner-up at 10,000 meters in 34:03.59...fifth-place finish in the 10,000 at the NCAA Championships in a personal-best 33:26.98 was one of the keys to Oregon's team title...time was the eighth-best in school history...was also a Pac-12 scorer in the 5,000 meters, finishing sixth in 16:20.64...won the 5K at the OSU High Performance Meet (16:12.64). Indoor - Did not compete. Cross Country - Successful debut for the Ducks came at the Pac-12 Championships, where she placed 10th overall in 20:32 (6,000 meters) ... Was Oregon's No. 2 finisher at that race to help the Ducks win the team title...finished 62nd overall in 20:57.0 (6,000 meters) as thw team's No. 2 runner at the NCAA Championships. Season Bests: 5,000 Meters - 16:12.64, OSU High Performance Meet, Corvallis, Ore. (5/1/15); 10,000 Meters - 33:26.98 (PR), NCAA Championships, Eugene, Ore. (6/11/15).
Before Oregon: Earned all-America honors in the 5,000 meters following a 10th place finish at the 2014 NCAA Championships (16:06.23) … Has four career all-America awards overall … Opened 2014 outdoor season by running a personal-best and Columbia record 15:37.85 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational … During the 2013 season, earned all-America honors outdoors at 5,000 meters (16th) and captured the Ivy League crown at that distance … First track all-America certificate came indoors at 3,000 meters (15th) in 2012 … Ran fastest 3,000 (9:08.72) at the 2012 Valentine Invitational … Also hit top mile time of 4:41.92 at the 2012 New Balance Collegiate … A two-time NCAA Cross Country Championships qualifier (2013, 2011), earning All-America status for her 40th place finish as a freshman in 2011 … Columbia Bests: 1,500 Meters - 4:26.97, 2013; Mile – 4:41.92, 2012; 3,000 Meters – 9:08.72, 2012; 5,000 Meters – 15:37.85, 2014.
Prep: Was a two-time Indiana Gatorade Athlete of the Year and a national prep record holder in the indoor 5,000 meters for Culver Girls Academy … Was the 2011 national junior outdoor champion at 3,000 meters and the national high school indoor medalist at 5,000 meters … 2010 Indiana State cross country champion … 2010 Indiana state 1,600 meter champ … 2011 Indiana State 3,200 meter medalist.
Personal: Major is planning and public policy.
Personal Bests
1,500 Meters – 4:26.97,
Army Quad Meet,
West Point, N.Y., 4/13/13
5,000 Meters 15:37.85,
Stanford Invitational,
Stanford, Calif., 4/4/14
10,000 Meters – 33:26.98
NCAA Championships,
Eugene, Ore., 6/11/15
Mile – 4:41.92 (i),
New Balance Collegiate,
New York, N.Y., 2/3/12
3,000 Meters – 9:08.72 (i),
Valentine Invitational,
Boston, Mass., 2/10/12
NCAA Outdoor Championships
2015 - 10,000 Meters, 5th, 33:26.98
NCAA Cross Country Championships
2015 – 27th, 20:19.8
2014 - 62nd, 20:57.0
Pac-12 Track Championships
2015 - 10,000 Meters, 2nd, 34:03.59
2015 - 5,000 Meters, 6th, 16:20.30
Pac-12 Cross Country Championships
2015 – 5th, 20:00.6
2014 - 10th, 20:32
