Maya Guikema

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Grandville, Mich.
Height:
5-6
High School:
Jenison
Major:
Environmental Science

PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
5k: 18:17.9
6k: 21:27.1

Indoor
800: 2:18.64
Mile: 4:59.59

2024 (Cross Country): Competed in seven meets … set a season best in the 5k at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 4) in 18:20.5 … set a personal best of 21:27.1 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (Nov. 15)

2024 (Indoor): Competed in six meets, ran the 800, Mile, 4x400, and Distance Medley Relay … set a personal best in the 800 of 2:18.64 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 9) … set a personal best in the Mile of 4:59.59 at the GVSU Big Meet

2023 (Cross Country): Competed in five meets … set personal best of 18:17.9 in the 5k at the Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 29) … set season best in the 6k of 22:01.4 at the MAC Championships (Oct. 28)

High School: Personal Records: 200m (00:28.68), 400m (1:00.66), 800m (2:12.84), 1600m (5:00:00), 3200m (10:49.83), 5k (18:00.3) … four-time letterwinner in both cross country and track … earned all-state accolades for cross country in 2019 and 2023 … also lettered in swim and dive.

Personal: Daughter of Audra and Tim Guikema … has a younger sister, Macy, and a younger brother, Asa … mom Audra ran cross country for Michigan State from 1994-98 … aspires to work as an environmental scientist.

Why CMU?: “I loved the atmosphere and familiarity of the team. I visited so many other colleges and had the best experience here!”