Chelsea Pettit

Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Holy Angels HS
Hometown:
Savage, Minn.

2014 - Redshirt Senior Season: Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten - ran five races, finishing among the top six Gophers in each meet - finished 24th overall and sixth on the team at the Oz Memorial 6K in 24:02.9 - placed third among the Gophers and 26th overall at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invite in 23:10.3 - ran a 22:55 as the fifth Gopher in the open race at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational - ran a season-best 22:43.7 as the third Gopher in sixth overall at Jack's Run - finished fourth on the team and 12th overall at Rocky's Run (24:13).

2013 - Redshirt Junior Season: Ran at six meets - improved in each of her first four meets of the season, leading up to a season-best 22:27.5 to lead the Gophers at the Neubauer Invitational in ninth overall - posted times of 24:28.3 (Oz Memorial), 23:23.9 (Griak Invitational) and 22:52.71 (Blugold Invitational) to begin the season - also ran at Jack's Run (23:03.8) and Rocky's Run (24:17).

2012 - Redshirt Sophomore Season: Ran her season-best time of 23:25.85 at the Blugold Invite, finishing 51st (15th on the team) - competed in six races overall.

2011 - Redshirt Freshman Season: Competed in four races - finished sixth on the team and 20th overall at the Tori Neubauer 6K, running 23:14 - placed fourth among the Gophers and 21st overall with a 23:54 at the Bluegold Invite - ran the Roy Griak Invitational in 23:31.50 - clocked 24:32.51 at the Oz Memorial.

2010 - Freshman Season: Redshirted the 2010 cross country season.

High School: A 2010 graduate of the Academy of Holy Angels - did not run cross country in high school - high school coaches were Jason Altman and Allie Woerpel - 2009 Minnesota Class AA state runner-up in the 1600m - earned all-state track honors three times in the 1600m and twice in the 3200m - also earned multiple All-Missota Conference honors - Athena Award recipient - voted team MVP in soccer - math team member - Commended National Merit Scholar - National Honor Society member - class salutatorian.

Personal: Born September 6, 1991 - major is chemical engineering and chemistry with a minor in business management - daughter of Jamie and Bill Pettit - older siblings Paige and Billy graduated from Minnesota.