Christina Sliepka Class: Senior Hometown: Oswego, Ill. High School: Oswego

BIG EAST Championship (6k) Appearances
2011 - 75th (22:39.5; fourth on MU)
2010 - N/A
2009 - N/A

NCAA Regional (6k) Appearances
2011 - 111th (22:44.3; fourth on MU)
2010 - N/A
2009 - N/A

2012: Cross country team co-captain with Melissa Budelier.

2011: Finished in Marquette's top five at all seven cross country meets during her junior campaign ... Notched a season-best 5k time of 18:35.41 at the Greater Louisville Calssic on Oct. 1 to place third on Marquette and 114th overall ... Recorded a top 6k time of 22:39.5 to finish 75th (fourth on MU) at the 2011 BIG EAST Conference Cross Country Championships (Oct. 29) in Louisville ... Was Marquette fourth-place finisher, 111th overall, at the 2011 NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 12) in Toledo, Ohio with a 6k time of 222:44.3 ... 2011 XC Performance List.

2010: BIG EAST Academic All-Star ...Finished 26th overall at the Wisconsin Badger Classic (Sept. 3) in 15:17.6 (4k) ... Notched a season-best 6k time of 23:00.7 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational on Oct. 2 ... Ran in the open race at the Pre-National Invitational, finishing the 6k race 100th overall in 23:56.0...2010 XC Performance List.

2009: Began the cross country season with a 25th-overall finish (15:43.89) at the DePaul Invitational to help MU take first place...Ran a season-best 5K time of 19:44.9 at the Midwest Collegiate Open and finished 30th overall...Competed at the Wisconsin/adidas Invitational and ran a 20:10.4.

High School: Sliepka was a four-time letter winner 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 3,200-meter run 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 3,200 as well as the 1,600 ...State finalist for Wendy's High School Heisman...Academic all-state 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 on majoring in biomedical science.