Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2012-13:
Cross Country – Named the OVC Female Freshman of the Year after notching the second-fastest 5K time in the conference during the regular season (17:40.13) … named first team All-OVC following a fifth-place finish at the OVC Championships in an even faster time of 17:33.04 … her performance at that meet helped the Colonel women win their sixth conference title in the last seven years … placed second on the team and 46th overall at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships, covering the 6K course in a time of 21:43.57 … ran her fastest 6K time of the season at the Vanderbilt Commodore Classic, when she finished 11th out of 216 competitors in 21:40.68.

High School Accomplishments: Finished 38th at the 2011 European Junior Cross Country Championships in Velenje, Slovenia ... finished 23rd at the 2011 BUPA Great Edinburgh Cross Country in Edinburgh, Great Britain ... personal records include 2:18.39 in the 800 meters, 4:36.35 in the 1,500 meters, 9:43 in the 3,000 meters and 17:20 in the 5,000 meters.

Personal: Daughter of Raymond van Velthoven ... major is international business.