Michelle Lahann

Hometown: Wheatland, IA High School: Calamus-Wheatland Event: Distance

2004 -- Indoor - led team in 800 meters and mile... NCAA provisional qualifier in 800 meters (2:06.83) at Alex Wilson Invite and mile (4:47.23) at Husker Invite... her best 800-meter time ranks second and mile time ranks fourth on Iowa's all-time best performers list... ran lead leg on distance medley relay that provisionally qualified (11:30.36) at Iowa State Classic... that relay ranks fourth on Iowa's all-time bests list... competed in 800 meters at NCAA Championships, running a 2:08.21 in the prelims... runner-up in 800 meters (2:10.72) and ran lead leg on distance medley relay that placed third (11:41.77) at Big Ten Championships... runner-up in mile (4:52.73) at Illinois Invite and 800 meters (2:13.41) at Hawkeye Invite... Outdoor - qualified for regional meet in 800 meters, running a collegiate-best 2:06.79 at Drake Relays, and in 1,500 meters, running a collegiate-best 4:24.00 at Mt. SAC Relays... her 800-meter time ranks second and her 1,500-meter time ranks fourth on Iowa's all-time bests list... led team in those events... won 800 meters (2:10.30) at Tom Botts Invite, and 1,500 meters at Texas-Arlington Relays (4:30.18) and at Iowa Musco Twilight VI (4:24.18)... placed sixth in 800 meters (2:10.60) and ran anchor leg on 1,600-meter relay that placed seventh (3:44.24) at Big Ten Championships... placed sixth in 800 meters (2:09.34) at NCAA Midwest Regional, earning all-region honors... ran lead leg on 3,200-meter relay (8:48.87) that placed second at Drake Relays... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2003 -- Indoor - ran anchor leg on distance medley relay that placed fifth (11:30.28) at Cyclone Classic and provisionally qualified for NCAA Championships... also anchored distance medley relay to fifth-place finish (11:51.71) and placed fifth in mile (4:54.75) at Big Ten Championships... led team in mile, running a personal-best 4:54.00 at Cyclone Classic... won mile (5:03.75) and 800 meters (2:17.94) at Hawkeye Invitational... won mile (5:00.59) at Gold Country Classic... Outdoor - ran anchor leg of distance medley relay that won (11:52.04) and lead leg on 3,200-meter relay that placed second (9:02.58) at Texas Southern Relays... did not compete the rest of the season due to injury... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2002 -- Indoor - redshirted... Outdoor - set then-school record in 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:16.21) at Big Ten Championships with 10th place finish, leading the team in that event... that time ranks second on Iowa's all-time best performances list... won that event in 11:36.40 at UMKC Quadrangular, placed second (11:42.39) at Jim Duncan Invitational and 15th (11:31.08) at Drake Relays... runner-up in 1,500 meters with a personal-best 4:45.13 at Tulane Invitational... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner... Cross Country - placed 24th at Missouri Challenge with a season-best 19:22.06... placed 15th (20:34) at UNO/CU Invitational... placed 81st (19:36.3) at Big Ten Championships... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2001 -- Indoor - placed ninth in 5,000 meters (18:20.28) at Iowa State Open and 11th in 3,000 (10:33.0) at Meyo Invite... Outdoor - led team in 10,000 meters, placing 12th in 39:34.13 at Big Ten Championships... runner-up in 5,000 meters (18:46) at SMS Big Bear Invite and placed third at Disney's Relays (18:21.31)... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner... Cross Country - ran personal-best 4,000 meters (14:41) for 42nd at Stanford Invite... placed 18th at Purdue Open (20:15.20) and 80th at Big Ten Championships (19:28.2)... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2000 -- Indoor - led team in 5,000 meters... placed 15th in that event (17:54.9) at Iowa State Classic... ran personal-best 3,000 meters (10:30.40) for 11th place at Meyo Invitational... Outdoor - led team in 5,000 meters, running a personal-best 17:42.19 for second place at Tiger Invitational... placed 18th in 5,000 meters (18:12.11) at Big Ten Championships... runner-up in that event at Redbird Invitational (18:28.40)... letterwinner... Cross Country - ran personal-best 6,000-meters (22:51) at Chile Pepper Festival... placed 51st (18:44) at Big Ten Championships... placed 11th (23:00) at Midwest Pre-Regional and 14th (24:04.10) at Purdue Invitational... was second Hawkeye to cross the finish line in four of six races... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

1999 -- Cross Country - ran personal-best 5,000-meters (18:33) at NCAA District V Championships, placing 52nd... placed 19th (19:04) at the Pre-Regional Meet and 29th (20:34) at Iowa State Open.

High School -- four-time team captain and three-time all-state, all-conference and all-district in cross country... three-time conference MVP in cross country... three-time conference and district cross country champ... led cross country team to state title as a senior... state champion in 800, 1,500 and 3,000 meters as a junior... set school records in 800 (2:16), 1,500 (4:48), 3,000 meters (10:26), cross country two-miles (11:36) and as part of 1,600, 3,200-meter and distance medley relays... class valedictorian... coach was Steve Dennison.

Personal -- born April 12, 1981... daughter of David and Debra Lahann... accounting major.

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