Courtney West

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Triton HS
Hometown:
Dodge Center, Minn.

PRONUNCIATION

2020 Cross Country • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • did not compete.

2021 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Did not compete.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • ran one race, placing 17th in the 1,500m (4:58.54) at the M City Classic.

2019 Cross Country • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten • ran six races • ran a career-best 6K time of 22:57 and finished fourth on the team and sixth overall at Jack’s Run • finished second on the team and 29th overall at the Neubauer Invite.

2020 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten • did not compete • indoor season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2020 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: The 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2018 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Ran five races while competing unattached.

2019 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Ran four races while competing unattached.

2019 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Ran four races while competing unattached.

High School: A 2018 graduate of Triton High School where she competed for coaches Bruce Huber, Michelle Bungum, Kim Swanson, Greg Selthun, and Jared Pittman • 13-time varsity letterwinner • three-time all-conference and all-state honoree in cross country • all-section as a senior • placed 52nd at the Minnesota Class AA State Cross Country Championship as an individual qualifier as a senior • two-time Hiawatha Valley League cross country individual champion in 2016 and 2017 • owns high school cross country personal bests of 18:27 for 5K and 13:10 for 3K • four-time all-conference, three-time all-section, and three-time all-state honoree in track & field • three-time Hiawatha Valley League track & field individual champion, winning back-to-back 1,600m titles as a junior and senior and also winning the 3,200m title as a junior • finished as state runner-up in the 3,200m and took third in the 1,600m at the 2017 Minnesota Class A State Track & Field Championship as a junior • owns high school track & field personal bests of 11:02 for 3,200m, 5:07 for 1,600m, and 2:28 for 800m • was part of Triton’s program record-holding distance medley relay team in 2013 and holds program records for 3,200m, 1,600m, and 4x800m relay • Dodge County Road Runners club member.

Personal: Daughter of Richard West and Patricia West • has one sibling, Colleen • Marketing major • enjoys learning and cleaning.

West's Cross Country Career Bests (2020-21 Final)
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
6K	22:57	Jack's Run (10/25/19)
West's Indoor Career Bests (2020-21 Final)
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
Mile	5:14.74 (UA)	UST Showcase (2/8/19)
3,000m	10:30.50 (UA)	Jack Johnson Classic (1/26/19)
West's Outdoor Career Bests (2020-21 Final)
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
1,500m	4:54.37 (UA)	Minnesota Twilight (4/24/19)
5,000m	17:50.28 (UA)	Tommie Twilight (5/1/19)