Meleah Biermaier

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Position:
Hurdles
High School:
Lincoln HS
Hometown:
Thief River Falls, Minn.

PRONUNCIATION

2020 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Junior Season: Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten • letterwinner • ran eight races with appearances in the 400m, 600m, and 4x400m relay • ran a season-best 1:00.68 in the 400m at the UST Showcase • ran a season-best 1:38.68 in the 600m at the Jack Johnson Classic • 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 Junior 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.

2019 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Ran five races • ran a season-best 1:35.38 to win the 600m at the Graduate Classic.

2019 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten • did not compete.

2018 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Ran 11 races at six meets with appearances in the 200m, 400m, 600m, and 4x400m relay • ran a season-best 1:35.51 to win the 600m at the Parents Day Invite • ran season-bests in the 200m and 400m at the ISU Classic.

2018 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten • ran 11 races with seven appearances in the 400m hurdles and four in the 4x400m relay • recorded a career-best time of 1:01.40 in the 400m hurdles to place 19th at the Beach Invite.

2017 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed unattached at six meets.

2017 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed unattached at six meets.

High School: A 2016 graduate of Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls, Minn., where she competed for coaches Dan Jago, Cara Jago, and Mike Biermaier • three-sport letterwinner for the Prowlers, earning six letters in track & field along with being a five-year letterwinner in both volleyball and basketball • five-time state meet qualifier in both the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles • earned nine top-10 finishes at the Minnesota Class AA State Track & Field Championship, including back-to-back titles in the 300-meter hurdles as a senior (41.35) and junior (42.13) after finishing as runner-up as a sophomore (43.44) and freshman (44.07), having also won the state title as an eighth grader (43.48) • finished as 100m hurdles state runner-up as a senior (14.27) after placing 10th as a junior, sixth as a sophomore, 13th as a freshman, and 10th as an eighth grader • 10-time Heart of Lakes Conference champion, earning 100m, 200m, and 300m hurdles titles as a senior; 200m, 400m, and 4x100m relay titles as a junior; and 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles, 4x200m relay, and triple jump titles as a sophomore • earned All-Heart of Lakes Conference honors as a sophomore, junior, and senior • five-year all-state honoree • placed fifth in the 400m hurdles (58.85) at the 2016 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships to earn USATF All-American honors • all-time MSHSL record-holder in the 300-meter hurdles who also held Lincoln High School records in 100m, 200m, 400m, 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles, long jump, triple jump, 4x100m relay, and 4x200m relay • owns high school personal-best marks of 58.85 in the 400m hurdles, 41.35 in the 300m hurdles, and 14.27 in the 100m hurdles, along with 12.48 (100m), 25.4 (200m), 56.70 (400m), 2:20.62 (800m), 4-11 (high jump), 17-03 (long jump), and 35-11.50 (triple jump) • recorded 1,000 career kills in volleyball and scored 1,000 career points in basketball for the Prowlers along with competing at state tournaments in both sports in high school.

Personal: Daughter of Mike and Ronda Biermaier • has one sibling, Blake • father Mike competed in track & field at the University of North Dakota from 1989-92 • mother Ronda competed in volleyball, basketball, and softball at the University of Minnesota Crookston from 1992-97 • Sport Management major • National Honor Society member and Student Council representative.

Biermaier's Indoor Career Bests (2020 Final)
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
200m	26.42 (UA)	ISU Classic (2/10/17)
400m	57.78 (UA)	ISU Classic (2/11/17)
600m	1:34.95 (UA)	Jack Johnson Classic (1/28/17)
60m Hurdles	9.36 (UA)	Parents Day Invite (2/18/17)
Biermaier's Outdoor Career Bests (2020 Final)
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
400m Hurdles	1:01.40	Beach Invite (4/21/18)