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Cross Country
2011 XC - Senior
Ran unattached but finished first overall with a 5K time of 18:10 at the Illini Open.
2010 XC - Junior
Made season debut at the Sycamore Pride Invitational, coming in 13th overall with a 5K time of 19:32.2 ... Placed 16th overall and third for the Illini at the Illinois Intercollegiate Championships with her personal-best 5K time of 18:41 ... Came in sixth for the Illini and 109th overall with a 6K time of 22:17.5 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational ... Ran fastest career 6K time at Pre-Nationals, finishing fourth for the Illini and 145th overall with a 6K time of 22:14.8 ... Finished fourth on the team and ran a personal-best 6K time at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 21:44.1 ... Placed fifth on the team at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with a time of 21:51.26.
2009 XC - Sophomore
Clocked a 5K time of 19:57 at the Bradley Open to finish in fifth for the Illini ... Came in seventh for Illinois at the Illinois Intercollegiate Championships ... Finished second for the Illini at the Bradley Classic with a 6K time of 23:06 ... Placed second at the Illini Open with a season-best 5K time of 18:49.
2008 XC - Freshman
Made her debut for the Orange and Blue at the Bradley Open, placing seventh among the Illini ... Raced at the Illinois Intercollegiate Championships, recording a 5K time of 20:01 ... Finished fourth for the Illini at the Bradley Classic with a personal-best 6K time of 22:57 ... Placed first overall at the Illini Open with a personal-best 5K time of 18:44, over a minute faster than her previous record.
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2011 Track and Field
Outdoor: Placed second in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Sea Ray Relays (11:09.91)...Placed fifth in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational (Sec 3) (10:49.90)...Timed her personal-best in the 1,500m at the Polytan Invitational (4:39.67) and another personal-best in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Drake Relays (10:41.94)...Helped the 4x1600m relay team place fourth at the Drake Relays.
Indoor: Placed fifth in the 3,000m at EIU Friday Night Special ... Recorded her personal-best in the 3,000m with 10:17.05 at Meyo Invitational ... Recorded her personal-best in the mile with 5:09.96 at Tyson Invitational.
2010 Track and Field
Outdoor: Timed a personal best of 10:52.92 in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Big Ten Championships and finished 14th ... Competed in the 3,000m steeplechase at four other meets, placing second at the Illinois Twilight (11:14.46), third at the Stan Lyons Invite (11:14.33) and sixth at the Mike Poehlein Invite (11:32.46) and the Dave Rankin Invite (11:18.33).
Indoor: Did not compete.
2009 Track and Field
Redshirted the indoor and outdoor seasons.
High School
2004 Illinois cross country 2A state champion as a freshman ... Earned All-State cross country honors three times ... Four-time state qualifier in both track and field and cross country ... Two-time cross country conference champion ... Two-time track and field 3,200m conference champion ... Two-time state medalist in the 3,200m ... Four-year varsity athlete in track and field and cross country.
Personal
Daughter of Clifford and Kathryn Stack ... Born Jan. 14, 1990 ... Has two brothers, Carl and Neal ... Her biggest thrill in sports came when she achieved all of her personal bests as a senior in track ... Her first coach, Greg Fedyski, most influenced her athletic career and if it was not for him, she would not be the runner she is today ... High school coach was Mark Saylor ... Majoring in earth systems.
Stack's Personal Bests
Cross Country
5K: 18:41 - Illinois Intercollegiate Championships (9/17/10)
6K: 21:44.1 - Big Ten Championships (10/31/10)
Track
Outdoor
1,500m: 4:39.67 - Polytan Invitational (4/23/11)
3,000m Steeplechase: 10:41.94 - Drake Relays (4/30/11)
Indoor
3,000m: 10:17.05 - Meyo Invitational (2/5/11)
Mile: 5:09.96 - Tyson Invitational (2/11/11)
Updated December 2011
