2019 Cross Country Roster
Mikenna Vanderheyden
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mount Brydges, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Strathroy District Collegiate Institute
2023 (r-Sr.)
- Competed in two meets
- Ran for a season best time of 21:37.5 at the Big 12 Cross Country Championship
- Crossed the finish line at the 22:18.3 mark at the Paul Short Run
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2022 (r-Jr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Competed in five meets
- Earned her season best at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional with a time of 21:37.1
- Completed the Big 12 Conference Championships in 22:17.5
2021 (r-So.)
- Did not compete
2020 (COVID)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Opened the season at the Panther Classic, taking fifth place with a season best time of 18:45.0
- Competed at the FSU Winter XC Classic, finishing in 76th in a time of 21:53.4
- Represented WVU at the NCAA Championships, taking 228th place in a time of 21:51.9
2019 (r-Fr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Competed at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival (5k), crossing the line in 18:22.9 to finish in 98th place
- Finished just outside the top-10 at the Lock Haven Invitational, taking 11th place with a season-best 6k time of 21:29.4
- Made her Mountaineer debut at the Spiked Shoe Invitational, finishing in 25th place after posting a time of 22:24
2018 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
High School
- Ran at Strathroy District Collegiate Institute for coach Sandy Cooper Ryder
- Also ran at London Legion Track Club
- Captain of cross country and track teams
- Named Athlete of the Year
- Canadian Interscholastic record holder in 1,500-meter steeplechase
Personal
- Daughter of Chris and Jenn Vanderheyden
- Has two brothers
- Birthday is June 30
- Pursuing her master's degree in Neuroscience
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Jack Bicknell Jr. | Aug. 7
Thursday, August 07
Sean Cleary/Ceili McCabe | Nov. 19
Tuesday, November 19
XC: Ceili McCabe Big 12 Championship Post-Race Interview
Friday, November 01
Petal Palmer - 2024 Wilma Rudolph Award Recipient
Monday, June 10
