2020 Women's Cross Country Roster
Maija Rettelle
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Dow
- Hometown:
- Midland, Mich.
PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
5K: 19:13.5
6K: 21:46.8
Indoor
600: 1:37.46
800: 2:15.38
Mile: 5:01.42
3000: 10:06.03
Outdoor
200: 27.39
400: 59.24
800: 2:15.51
1500: 4:39.16
2023 (Outdoor): Ran in six meets participating in the 400, 800, and 1500… finished the 400 at the Spartan Invite (March 31) in 1:00.27 as the first Chippewa to cross the line placing fifth overall… ran the 800 at the 2023 Bryan Clay Invitational (April 13-15) in 2:15.60 coming in at 73rd overall… finished the 1500 at the GVSU Al Owens Classic (April 21) in a personal record time of 4:39.16 finishing in eighth place.
2022-23 (Indoor): Competed in seven meets running the 800, Mile, 3000, 4x400, and Distance Medley Relay… ran the 800 at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 17) in 2:15.83 posting a finish of ninth place… finished the Mile with a personal record of 5:01.42 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 10) placing 11th… set a personal record in the 3000 with a time of 10:06.03 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 11) finishing in 11th place… finished the Distance Medley Relay at the Mid-American Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 24-25) with a time of 11:46.64 finishing in third place… earned All-MAC Academic Honors.
2022 (Cross Country): Ran in six meets participating in both the 5k and 6k… finished the Jeff Drenth Memorial (Sept. 2) 5k in 19:54.7 placing 30th overall… finished in 35th at the MAC Cross Country Championships (Oct. 29) with a personal record time of 21:46.8… earned All-MAC Academic Honors.
2022 (Outdoor): Competed in five meets running the 400, 800 and 4x400… finished the Clark Wood Invitational (April 29-30) 400 in 1:01.33 placing 19th… ran the 800 at the Clark Wood Invitational (April 29-30) in 2:16.41 coming in 16th overall… came in 14th at the GVSU Al Owens Classic (April 22-23) 4x400 with a time of 4:28.96… earned All-MAC Academic Honors.
2021-22 (Indoor): Competed in six meets running the 800, Mile, 3000, 4x400, and Distance Medley Relay… finished the 800 at the GVSU Snowdown Showdown (Feb. 4) in 2:20.02 placing fourth overall… finished with a time of 5:26.74 at the Central Michigan Invitational (Jan. 14) in the Mile placing 14th… ran the 3000 at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 9) in 10:18.72 and placed 13th… posted a 4:25.86 at the GVSU Snowdown Showdown (Feb. 4) bringing in seventh place… finished the Distance Medley Relay at the Mid-American Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 25-26) with a time of 12:22.16 coming in at 8th place… earned All-MAC Academic Honors.
2021 (Cross Country): Did not compete.
2021 (Outdoor): Did not compete.
2020-21 (Indoor): Did not compete.
2020 (Cross Country): Earned Academic All-MAC honors.
2020 (Outdoor): Did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 (Indoor): Placed fourth in the mile in a personal-best 5:20.01 at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 6) … finished seventh in the 800 meters (2:23.48) in a dual meet at Akron (Jan. 17) … finished fifth in the 800 (2:17.86) at the Eastern Michigan Can Am International (Jan. 25) … placed fifth in the mile (5:22.70) at the CMU Jack Skoog Open (Jan. 31) … placed sixth in the distance medley relay (12:28.44) at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7-8) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.
2019 (Cross Country): Competed in five meets … posted a season-best 6K time (23:42.8) in the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 18) … recorded her best 5K time (19:14.4) of the season at the EMU Fall Classic (Oct. 25) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.
2019 (Outdoor): Placed seventh in the 1500 meters (4:52.35) at the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Invitational (April 12-13) … won the 800 meters in a personal-best 2:15.51 and set a personal record in the 200 meters (27.39) at the Western Michigan Jack Shaw Classic (April 5) … posted a personal best (59.24) in the 400 meters at the North Carolina State Raleigh Relays (March 29-30) … set a personal best (4:51.75) in the 1500 at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational (March 22-23).
2018-19 (Indoor): Placed 10th in the distance medley relay (12:51.89) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 22-23) in Kent, Ohio … record a personal best 1:37.46 in the 600 meters at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 1-2) … placed sixth in the 800 meters (2:21.11) at the Eastern Michigan Can Am International (Jan. 26) … finished fifth in the 4x400 relay (4:06.03) at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 19) … placed third in the 600 (1:41.83) and in the 4x400 relay (4:19.06) at the CMU Jack Skoog Open (Jan. 11).
2018 (Cross Country): Competed in six meets … recorded her 6K personal best (22:44.1) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Oct. 27) in Toledo, Ohio … posted career-best 5K mark (19:13.5) at the Joe Piane-Notre Dame Invitational (Sept. 28).
High School: Four-year letterwinner in track & field ... three-year letterwinner in cross country ... all-state in the 4x800 meter relay, placing second (2016-17) ... all-state in the 4x800 meter relay, finishing eighth (2015-16) ... earned First Team All-Saginaw Valley Conference honors in track & field (2014-15, 2016-17) ... won two Saginaw Valley Conference cross country championships (2015-16, 2017-18) ... all-state cross country, placing 24th (2016-17) ... First Team All-Saginaw Valley Conference Cross Country in 2016-17 and 2017-18 ... made the honor roll all four years (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18) ... Saginaw Valley Conference All-Academic Team Cross Country and Track & Field (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18) ... H. H. Dow High School Booster Club Scholar-Athlete Track & Field (2016-17).
Personal: Daughter of Maggie Rettelle … has two younger brothers, twins Mike and Jake … is pursing Master of Science in Applied Science and Analytics … aspires to become a data analyst or data scientist … holds two bachelor degrees in mathematics and computer science … Fun fact: “When competing, I need to wear something pink!”
Why CMU?: I envisioned myself moving far from home for college, but once I visited CMU, I couldn’t imagine myself anywhere else. Through both of my visits to campus, I was able to find a home closer to my own home than I could’ve expected.”
