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Cross Country
2011 XC - Junior
Placed second for the Illini and 87th overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 6K time of 22:55.40 ... Scored points for the Illini after finishing fourth for the team and 87th overall with a 6K time of 22:23 at the Big Ten Championships ... Made season debut at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational, finishing second for the Illini with a 5K time of 18:06 ... Placed second for Illinois at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, with a 6K time of 21:54, just 10 seconds behind her personal best. Made season debut at the Sycamore Pride Invitational, coming in fifth for the Illini and seventh overall ... Placed 29th overall at the Illinois Intercollegiate Championships, coming in fourth for the Illini ... Set a personal best 6K time at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational ... Re-set her 6K personal best at the Bradley Classic ... Finished seventh overall and third for the team at the Illini Open, setting her third personal best in a row.
2010 XC - Sophomore
Made season debut at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, placing ninth for the Illini and 144th overall with a 6K time of 22:48 ... Took a minute off her 6K time (21:45) to lead the Illini and place 11th overall at the Bradley Classic ... Placed seventh for the Illini at the Big Ten Championships with a 6K time of 22:06.9 ... Ran a personal-best 21:44.95 and placed fourth on the team and 73rd overall at the NCAA Midwest Regionals ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2009 XC - Freshman
Placed 10th overall at the Illini Challenge in her collegiate debut with a 4K time of 15:12.58...Finished in sixth for the Illini and seventh overall at the Illini Open with a 5K time of 19:03.
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2011 Track and Field
Outdoor: Placed fourth in the 3,000m at the Sea Ray Relays (10:09.14), giving her a personal-best...Also recorded a personal-best in the 5,000m at the Stanford Invitational with 17:14.77.
Indoor: Placed second in 3,000m at Illinois Intercollegiate ... Recorded her personal-best in the 3,000m with 10:00.95 at Tyson Invitational ...Participated in the 5,000m run at the Big Ten Championships, recording her personal-best of a 17:32.11.
2010 Track and Field
Outdoor: Competed in the 5,000m at the Big Ten Championships, clocking a personal-best time of 17:21.03 ... Took 10th in the 5,000m at the USA Junior Outdoor Championships ... Was the runner-up in the 5,000m at Dave Rankin Invite (17:42.38) ... Placed third in the 3,000m with her personal best at Illinois Twilight (10:10.96) ... Ran a personal best in the 1,500m at Mike Poehlein Invite (4:54.91).
Indoor: Placed second in the 3,000m at the EIU Friday Night Special with a personal-best time (10:23.25) ... Took third in the 3,000m at the Illinois Intercollegiate (10:37.32) ... Ran a personal-best mile time at the Carle/Health Alliance Classic (5:25.23) ... Also ran the 3,000m at the SASF Invitational.
High School
All-conference in cross country and track and field for four seasons ... Placed second in state in cross country in 2008, as well as fourth in 2007 ... Won the state title in the 1600m and 3200m in 2008 ... Named All-State in track and field from 2007-2009, as well as All-State in cross country in 2007 and 2008 ... Four-year varsity athlete in track and field and cross country.
Personal
Daughter of David and Margaret Yaeger ... Born February 1, 1991 ... Has one brother, Christian, and one sister, Allison ... Her biggest thrill in sports comes from having and achieving high expectations ... Her coach Chris Daugherty most influenced her athletic career because he never gave up on her and made her love running ... High school coach was Michael Jebbia ... Majoring in kinesiology and psychology.
Yaeger's Personal Bests
Cross Country
4K: 15:12.58 - Illini Challenge (9/4/09)
5K: 18:06 - Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational (10/1/11)
6K: 21:44.95 - NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/13/10)
Track
Outdoor
1,500m: 4:54.91 - Mike Poehlein Invite (4/3/10)
3,000m: 10:09.14 - Sea Ray Relays (4/15/11)
5,000m: 17:14.77 - Stanford Invitational (3/25/11)
10,000m: 36:29.40 - Big Ten Championships (5/13/11)
Indoor
Mile: 5:25.23 - Carle/Health Alliance (1/23/10)
3,000m: 10:00.95 - Tyson Invitational (2/12/11)
5,000m: 17:32.11 - Big Ten Championships (2/27/11)
Updated December 2011
