As a Scot
Dean’s List recipient … Member of J Street U and Art Alliance … Studying abroad in Amman, Jordan in Spring 2018.
2018
Finished 14th in the Macalester/St. Olaf 4k, running the course in 17:30… Added three 25-minute finishes in the 6k, with her season’s best time coming from the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 25:09… Took 11th at the St. Kate’s Invite, completing the 5k course in 20:45.
2017
Named to the MIAC All-Academic team… Started off the year with a time of 25:26 at the St. Olaf Invitational on Sept. 16… Ran her fastest 6k at the Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational on Oct. 14, finishing in 24:47… Finished the St. Kate’s Invite 5k in 20:22, which was good for a 26th place finish.
2016
Earned Academic All-MIAC awards … Raced a season PR of 25:04 in the 6,000 meter at the UW-La Crosse Tori Neubauer Invitational … Raced a 5,000 meter PR at the St. Kate’s Invitational with a time of 19:56, making her 46th on the Macalester all-time 5,000 meter top 50 honor roll.
2015
Pelz made her collegiate debut at the Luther All-American running a time of 20:46 in the 5,000 meter … She ran a time of 25:20 in her first collegiate 6,000 meter race at the St. Olaf Invitational … She ran 16:10 for the 4,000 meter course at the St. Kate’s Invitational, a time making her 38th on the Macalester all-time 4,000 meter top 50 honor roll … She put down a PR in the 6,000 meter with a time of 24:28 at the UW-La Crosse Tori Neubauer Invitational.
Before Mac
Ran on districts-qualifying cross country team at Roosevelt High School … Three-time league participant and one-time district qualifier in the 300 m hurdles … Honor Roll recipient … Named a Washington State Scholar … Graduated as an AP Scholar with honors
Why did you choose to attend Macalester?
I came for the campus feeling of camaraderie, the juxtaposition of small school and big city, and for the team.
What has your experience at Macalester meant to you so far?
Support, strength, success.
How has your experience as a student-athlete at Macalester helped shape you as an individual?
Being a student-athlete helps me channel my stress and energy so that I can be a successful and contributory part of the Macalester community.
