After earning JCU's first cross country All-American honors since 2006 Kreuz continued her successful year and was named the co-Julie Zajac Distance Athlete at the conclusion of the indoor OAC Championship. She will look to continue her banner year in outdoor season.
School Records Held (as of 3/15/14)
800m indoor: 2:14.46
1,000m indoor: 2:59.99
1,600m indoor: 5:03.75
3k indoor: 10:16.60
4x400 indoor: 4:09.97
DMR indoor: 12:17.27
4x800 outdoor: 9:19.94
Career Honors
USTFCCCA All-Academic cross country, 2012, 2013
All-American cross country, 2013
All-Great Lakes Regional cross country, 2012, 2013
All-Ohio cross country, 2011, 2012
All-Ohio 800m indoor, 2014
All-Ohio mile, 2014
All-Ohio 4x400 relay, 2014
All-OAC first team cross country, 2011, 2012, 2013
All-OAC 1,000m indoor, 2012, 2014
All-OAC mile indoor, 2014
All-OAC 4x400 relay indoor, 2014
All-OAC DMR indoor, 2012, 2014
All-OAC 800m outdoor, 2013
All-OAC 1,500m outdoor, 2012
All-OAC 4x400 relay outdoor, 2012
All-OAC 4x800 relay outdoor, 2011, 2012
Academic All-OAC cross country, 2013
2013-14 Indoor
Named the co-Julie Zajac Distance Athlete at the conclusion of the OAC Indoor Track and Field Championships ... Captured first in the 1,000m (3:02.35), the mile (5:10.43), the 4x400 relay (4:05.95) and the distance medley relay (12:17.27) to finish with four All-OAC marks ... Earned three All-Ohio marks capturing first in the 800m (2:17.09), the mile (5:03.75) and the 4x400 relay (4:04.73) ... Broke the school record in the 800m at the Columbia Final Qualifier crossing at 2:14.46 ... Mark of 2:59.99 in the 1,000m at the BW Mid-January meet also tops the school record chart ... Time of 10:16.60 in the 3k at the season-opening Kent State Golden Flash Gala broke a third school record ... Competed in the prestigious Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational setting school records in the 4x400 relay (4:03.97) and the distance medley relay (12:17.37).
2013 Cross Country
USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree ...Earned JCU's first cross country All-American honors since 2005 with 26th-place finish at NCAA Division III Cross Country National Championship ... Crossed at 21:54.5 at nationals ... Earned at-large spot in national championship with 22:14.4 clip at regionals which was good for 13th finish and All-Region honors ... Named first team All-OAC in leading the Blue and Gold to their first OAC title since 1991 ... First Blue Streak to cross and fourth competitor overall at OAC Championship (23:17) ... Finished 30th or better in every meet.
2013 Outdoor
Did not compete.
2012-13 Indoor
Competed in three relays ... Narrowly missed All-Ohio honors in the 4x400 taking fifth with season-best time of 4:13.02 ... Helped the 4x400 and distance medleys relays to runner-up marks at the OAC Split Meet.
2012 Cross Country
USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree ... One of John Carroll's most consistent performers ... Named first team All-OAC with sixth-place finish at OAC Championship ... Took 20th at NCAA Regionals to finish with All-Region honors, JCU's first since 2007 ... Finished as runner-up at Walsh University Ric Sayre Invitational ... Finished 21st or better in every race ... Captured fifth place in Division III at National Catholic Championship.
2012 Outdoor
Earned four All-OAC marks ... Champion of the 1,500m (4:40.83) and the 4x800 (9:19.94, school record) at the OAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... Crossed third in the 800m at 2:19.64 and helped 4x400 relay to 4:06.29 mark ... Earned numerous first-place marks individually ... Captured the 800m at the Mount Union John Homon Invitational (2:19.80) ... Added first in the 1,500m at the OAC Gold Meet clocking in at 4:52.93 ... Champion in the 1,500m at the Amy Adams Memorial Invitational ... Helped the 4x400 relay to first at Amy Adams Memorial Invitational and 4x800 relay to first at OAC Gold Meet.
2011-12 Indoor
Two-time All-OAC performer winning the 1,000m with time of 3:03.36 and helping DMR to third at 12:27.32 ... Captured first in the 1,000m at the Greater Cleveland College Championship with winning time of 3:30.48 ... Runner-up in the 4x400 relay with time of 4:13.09 ... First in the 800m at the OAC North Split Meet at 2:25.93.
2011 Cross Country
Crossed fifth at the OAC Championship to earn first team All-OAC status ... Added 17th-place finish at All-Ohio Championship to pick up All-Ohio honors ... Ran a 22:51.7 at OAC Championship and 19:11.58 at All-Ohio Championship ... Fifth at Ric Sayre Invitational with time of 19:30.
2011 Outoor
Earned All-OAC honors as a freshman as the 4x800 finished third with time of 9:36.88 ... Helped the 4x400 to first at the OAC Gold Split Meet ... Finished sixth in the state at the All-Ohio Outdoor Championships in the 800m and the 4x400 relay.
2010-11 Indoor
Helped the 4x400 and 4x200 relays to top-3 finishes at BW Mid-January Meet ... Scored points as part of three relays at the OAC Indoor Track and Field Championships ... Third in the 500m at the Greater Cleveland College Championship crossing at 1:23.87 ... Helped all three relays to top-6 finishes at OAC Relays competition.
2010 Cross Country
Placed 35th in the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships with a 6k time of 24:19, her best of the season ... Made six starts ... Finished 36th in first two collegiate races, the Bill Sudeck Memorial and the Ric Sayre Invitational.
High School
Attended Saint Joseph Academy ... Made it to state championships three years in cross country ... Was a cross country team captain as a senior ... Played three years of varsity basketball starting as a sophomore ... Four year Honor Roll student ... Academic All-Ohio in 2007 ... earned 11 total varsity letters...Was Student Council President and Eucharistic Minister.
Academic and Personal
Studying Communications with a concentration in Broadcasting at JCU ... Currently maintains a 3.65 GPA ... Member of National Communications Honor Society ... Alan R. Stephenson Scholarship winner ... Interned with the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission and WKYC-TV 3 ... Daughter of Kevin and Nada Kreuz.
