Liz Berkholtz

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
Sun Prairie HS
Hometown:
Sun Prairie, Wis.

2015 - Redshirt Senior Season: Named All-Big Ten Second Team, All-Midwest Region, CoSIDA Academic All-District, USTFCCCA All-Academic, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree - served as team captain - led Minnesota in six of seven races - made fourth-straight NCAA Championship appearance with a career-best 44th-place finish to lead the Gophers in 20:29.1 - placed 11th to lead Minnesota at the NCAA Midwest Regional (20:36.9) - ran season-best 20:18.7 to lead Minnesota and place 11th at the Big Ten Championship - won season-opening Oz Memorial (21:8.3) - finished 19th overall as the second Gopher at the Griak Invitational (22:06.3) - led the Gophers in 14th overall at the Greater Louisville Classic 5K (17:15.82) - led the Gophers in 36th overall at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (20:22.7).

2014 - Redshirt Junior Season: Named NCAA All-Midwest Region, USTFCCCA All-Academic, CoSIDA Academic All-District, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree - ran seven races - made 2014 debut at the BYU Autumn Classic, finishing seventh overall and third on the team and covering the three-mile course in 18:15.7 - finished third on the team and 47th overall at the Griak in 22:21.3 - finished third for the Gophers and third overall at the SDSU Classic 5K in 17:40.87 - led the Gophers in 38th overall in a career-best 20:34 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational - led Minnesota in 20:31.5 at the Big Ten Championships in 16th overall - led the Gophers with a career-best time of 20:16.9 at the NCAA Midwest Regional, earning all-region honors in sixth overall - led the Gophers in 80th overall in 21:06.3 at the NCAA Championship.

2013 - Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten - raced in seven meets, including the NCAA championship and regional meets - ran a career-best 20:50 as the Gophers' fourth runner at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational - finished fifth overall and fifth on the team in 22:20.4 at the Oz Memorial 6K - finished sixth on the team at the Griak Invitational (21:49.2) - took eighth at the SDSU Classic with a 5K time of 18:03.56 - came in 31st overall in 21:48.1 at the Big Ten Championship as the Gophers' seventh runner - posted a time of 21:21.9 to take 32nd overall at the Midwest Regional as Minnesota's sixth runner - was Minnesota's seventh runner at the NCAA Championships in 21:53.5 (180th overall) - earned second varsity letter.

2012 - Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten - the Gophers' seventh finisher (214th overall) at the NCAA Championships with a time of 21:37.0 - team's sixth runner (50th overall) at the NCAA Midwest Regional (21:59.26) - also sixth runner at the Big Ten Championships (48th, 21:27.0) - season-best time was 21:06 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (153rd overall, sixth team) - 48th at the Roy Griak Invitational (22:32.3) - competed in seven races overall.

2011 - Freshman Season: Redshirted the 2011 cross country season and indoor and outdoor track & field seasons.

High School: A 2011 graduate of Sun Prairie High School - high school coaches were Paul Frank, Steve Riggins and Doug Maughan - four-time cross country state meet qualifier - three-time Big 8 Conference cross country champion - three-time all-state honoree in cross country - earned career-best sixth-place finish (14:45) at cross country state meet as a senior after placing eighth as a junior - Big 8 Conference champion in the 1,600m and 3,200m run her sophomore, junior and senior seasons - six-time state qualifier in track - WIAA DI state champion in the 1,600m (5:05) and 3,200m (10:52) as a senior - state runner-up in the 3,200m as a sophomore - was named the team's most outstanding freshman, sophomore and junior in track - named MVP as a senior - led her team to three consecutive conference, regional, and sectional track titles - academic all-state honoree - graduated with a 3.94 GPA and was in the top four percent of her class - National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born December 11, 1992 - received her undergraduate degree in psychology with a minor in neuroscience - enrolled in a graduate certificate program in addiction studies - daughter of Michele and Richard Berkholtz - has three siblings, Stephanie, Thomas, and Ricky - enjoys spending time with family and friends.