Michelle Sokol

Hometown: Chariton, IA High School: Chariton

2005 -- Indoor - ran season-best 800 meters (2:21.01) at Iowa State Classic... Outdoor - anchored school-record setting 6,400-meter relay (20:39.12) at Drake Relays... won 800 meters with a collegiate-best 2:17.20 at Jim Duncan Invite... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2004 -- Indoor - redshirted... Outdoor - ran season bests in 800 meters (2:21.21) at UTA Relays and 1,500 meters (4:46.20) at Long Beach State... academic all-Big Ten... Cross Country - ran collegiate bests in 6,000 meters (22:49:69) at NCAA Regional, 4,000 meters (15:57) at Hawkeye Triangular, and 3,000 meters (11:48) at Hawkeye Invite... academic All-Big Ten...letterwinner.

2003 -- Indoor - ran season-best 800 meters (2:18.49) at Cyclone Classic... placed third in 800 (2:20.74) and mile (5:13.50) at Hawkeye Invite and 3,000 meters (10:27.62) at Gold Country Classic... Outdoor - runner-up in 5,000 meters with collegiate-best 18:42.26 at KT Woodman Classic... runner-up in 1,500 meters (4:41.63) at Arlington Invite... ran collegiate-best 1,500 meters (4:41.37) at Iowa Musco Twilight V... letterwinner... Cross Country - placed 16th (12:01) at Hawkeye Invite and 38th (21:42) at Iowa State Open.

2002 -- Indoor - ran season-bests in 800 meters (2:19.04) at Cyclone Classic and mile (5:16.32) at Meyo Invite... Outdoor - led team in 3,000 meters, placing fifth at Jim Duncan Invite (10:58.04)... letterwinner... Cross Country - placed 51st at Auburn Invite with a collegiate-best 18:18.62... placed 88th (19:54.2) at Big Ten Championships, 16th (20:35) at UNO/CU Invite and 20th (19:12.35) at Missouri Challenge... competed in all six races... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2001 -- Cross Country - placed 31st at Parkside Invite (19:38) and 72nd (19:12) at Illinois Invite... ran season-best 6,000 meters (24:22.5) at NCAA Midwest Regional and 81st (19:29.5) at Big Ten Championships... letterwinner.

High School -- competed at Urbandale before moving to Chariton her junior year... runner-up at state cross country meet senior year... district champion, two-time district runner-up and two-time conference champion in cross country... four-time first team all-state in cross country, earning elite all-state honors as a freshman, and two-time elite all-state in track... 800-meter and distance medley relay state champion as a junior... two-time district champion in 800, 1,500 meters and distance medley relay... two-time conference champion in 1,500 meters... won conference titles in 400 and 800 meters as a senior, placing second in 800 and 1,500 meters at state meet... set school records at Urbandale in cross country (11:27), 800 (2:15.9), 1,500 (4:51.8), 3,000 meters (10:42.7) and as part of distance medley relay (4:15.1), and at Chariton in 400 (59.5), 800 (2:15.2), 1,500 meters (4:55.1) and as part of distance medley relay (4:10.7)... runner-up in 1,500 meters (4:42.51) at USA National Meet as a junior... four-time team MVP in cross country and two-time in track...cross country team captain senior year... four-year letterwinner in track and cross country, and lettered five times in softball and once in drill team... all-state honorable mention in softball as a junior, leading her conference in batting average... two-time all-conference selection in softball... National Honor Society and four-year honor roll member... earned conference and IGHSAU academic honors all four years... coaches were James Rothert, Jim Swanson and Jeff Englehardt.

Personal -- born August 14, 1983... daughter of Dr. Neal and Joni Sokol... journalism and art double major.

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