Christina Sliepka Class: Junior Hometown: Oswego, Ill. High School: Oswego Event: XC / Distance Experience: JR/JR

Personal Bests

Indoor:
Mile: 5:22.61
3,000: 10:27.10
5,000: 19:08.42

Outdoor:
3,000: 10:39.51
5,000: 18:23.05
10,000: 39:18.66

2010-11: Competed in the mile and the 3,000-meter run during the indoor season and the 5,000-meter run during the outdoor campaign ... Notched indoor season bests of 5:22.61 in the mile (UW-Parkside Classic/Feb. 4) and 10:27.10 in the 3,000 (Milwaukee Tune-up/Feb. 18) ... Ran once during the outdoor season at the DePaul Invitational (April 16) and recorded a time of 18:49.70.

2009-10: Competed in the 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs during the indoor campaign...Recorded a top time of 10:30.30 at the Meyo Invitational in the 3,000...During the outdoor season, competed in the 3,000-, 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs....Reached a top time of 10:39.51 in the 3,000 at the Marquette Twilight...Ran an outdoor season-best time of 18:23.25 in the 5,000 at the Wisconsin Twilight on May 8.

High School: Sliepka was a four-time letterwinner in track and field and a three time letterwinner in cross country at Oswego High School...Two-time co-captain of the cross country squad and track and field co-captain her junior year...Two-time regional champion in cross country...Sectional champion in the 3200 meter as a junior... was a three-time state qualifier in cross country earning all-state accolades as a senior...Earned all-conference honors four times in both track and field and cross country...Was named MVP four consecutive seasons in cross country, three consecutive seasons in track and field and earned most valuable freshman honors during her first season...Owns school records in the 3200m as well as the 1600 m...State Finalist for Wendy's High School Heisman...Academic All-State Team honorable Mention...Also earned one letter in swimming during her freshman year.

Personal: Sliepka was born Dec. 19, 1990 to Louis and Anastasia...Has one older sibling, Alex...Sliepka plans to major in biomedical science.