2026 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
- Intends to major in Biology
- Career ambition is to become a Surgical PA
- Daughter of Jim and Trisha Andersen.
- Father played football at Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and mother was a runner at Drake
- Has a younger brother, Luke
- Helped lead the Gilbert Tigers to a runner-up performance at the 2025 Iowa State Championships
- A four-time Elite All-State honoree
- Named the Iowa Athlete of the Week 17 times by the Ames Tribune
- Won the Lisa Brinkmeyer Award in 2026
- Won the state 4x800 relay championship and the distance-medley relay twice
- Captured the state 3A championship in the 800 meters in 2025, her first time winning an individual event.
- Is currently Gilbert High School’s record holder in the 5,000 meters
- Made a total of 22 appearances at the state championships
- Was also a four-year member of the Tigers’ bowling team
- Lists her favorite food as Mac & Cheese
- Enjoys the music of Noah Kahan
- Favorite movie is The Breakfast Club, and enjoys the book All the Bright Places
