2004 – Ran in eight meets with seven top-10 finishes overall…Won NAIA Region XIII Championship with season best time of 18:10…Selected to All-SSAC and All-NAIA Region XIII teams…Finished 36th at NAIA National Championship in 18:39…Finished fourth in the 1500 meter at 2005 Finnish National Championship in 4:31.36.
2003 – Coached Northside Redrunner and trained at Morehouse College in Atlanta…Top qualifier for Peachtree Road Race.
2002 – Kennesaw State University, finished in first place with a time of 17:32 in the Peach Belt Conference Championship…PBC “Runner of the Year” and member of the all-conference team.
2001 – Trained in Finland.
2000 – Kennesaw State University, finished in 23rd place with a time of 18:08 at the Auburn Bank Invitational…NCAA Division II All-Region team…Qualified for European Cross Country Championship.
1999 – University of Minnesota, Red shirted.
High School – Finished in second place at the Nordic Cross Country Championship…Finished in third place in the 1500 meter at the Finnish Indoor Nationals.
Personal – Born September 28 in Varkaus, Finland…Majoring in Spanish with an emphasis in Business…Husband, David, is assistant coach for the Saints cross country team…Daughter of Pirjo and Veikko Koistinen. |