Paige Orcutt

Class:
Freshman
High School:
O'Gorman HS
Hometown:
Sioux Falls, S.D.

2012 • Senior Season: Recorded her season-best time of 22:15.90 at the Blugold Invite, where she finished 13th overall and fifth on the team • ran a 22:17 in the open race at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational • competed at six meets overall.

2011 • Junior Season • Raced in six meets • finished 10th among the Gophers at the SDSU classic, running 18:11.4 • also finished tenth on the team and tenth overall at the Oz Memorial classic by clocking 23:07.02 • raced the Roy Griak Invitational in 22:55.10, her season[apos]s best

2010 • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Ran her career-best time of 22:21.8 at the Neubauer Invitational, where she finished 23rd overall, and third on the team • competed in six races.

2009 • Sophomore Season: Redshirted the season.

2008 • Freshman Season: Competed in six races • clocked a season-best time of 23:09.0 at Tori Neubauer Invitational.

High School: A 2008 graduate of O[apos]Gorman High School • high school coaches were Doug Lindner and Aaron Strand • a 17-time all-state honoree • competed in the South Dakota Class AA state cross country and track meets from seventh grade • best finish in cross country championships was fifth in 2005 • placed 18th as a seventh grader, then no lower than ninth through high school • competed at six straight state track meets in the 1,600 meters and the 3,200 meters • made three state appearances in the 4x800-meter relay, including runner-up finishes in 2006 and 2008 • a member of the National Honor Society • Presidential Award for Academic Excellence recipient.

Personal: Born June 23, 1990 • double majoring in history and art with a minor in leadership and plans to go pre-law • daughter of Mark and Evie Orcutt • the youngest of four children • other siblings Brooke, Ben and Gretchen all played collegiate soccer • enjoys playing Scrabble, eating chips and queso, and arts and crafts with her family.