2014-15 Track and Field Roster
Skorseth, Paige

Paige Skorseth
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- River Falls, Wis.
- High School:
- River Falls
Bio
2016-17 (Senior)
Indoor:
- Competed in four meets
- Took third in 1000m Run (3:14.28) at the Chicagoland Championships (2/10)
- Took 18th in 3000m Run (10:40.38) at the Illini Classic (1/14)
- Took 13th in the 5000m Run (18:15.03) at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (2/24)
- A member of the 4x800 relay team that took seventh (9:40.02) at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (2/25).
Outdoor:
- Competed in seven meets
- Took 28th in the 1500m Run (5:03.63) at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic (3/25)
- Took second in the 3000m Run (10:40.91) at the Benedictine NCAA Challenge (4/8)
- Took third in the 5000m Run (18:52.40) at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invite (4/29)
- Took ninth in the 10,000m Run (37:43.94) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (5/12)
- A member of the 4x800 relay team that took seventh (9:40.85) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (5/13).
2015-16 (Junior)
Indoor:
- Competed in two meets
- Finished eighth in the 5000m run at the Chicagoland Indoor Championships (2/12) with a time of 18:24.94.
Outdoor:
- Ran in five meets
- Set a career best in a third place finish in the 1500m run at the DePaul Invitational (4/16) with a time of 4:56.41
- Finished third in the 5000m at the ISU Pacesetter Invite (4/23) after a run of 18:37.82
- Won the 10000m run at the Chicagoland Championships (4/9) with a time of 37:44.99.
2014-15 (Sophomore)
Indoor:
- Ran in three meets
- Opened the indoor season in the Mike Lints Open's (1/16) 5,000m and placed fourth at 18:18.15
- Took 21st in the Notre Dame Invitational (1/24) for the 3,000m at 10:47.70
- Set a new 5,000m PR at the BIG EAST Championships (3/1) with a time of 17:57.17.
Outdoor:
- Competed in six meets
- Won the 10,000m run at the Chicagoland Championship (4/10) with a time of 37:24.17
- Placed fourth at the Crusader Open (4/25) in the 1500m at 4:59.04
- Earned a top-ten finish in the 5000m at the Illinois Twilight (4/18) after setting a PR of 17:47.71
- Claimed fourth at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational (5/2) with a time of 18:14.41.
2013-14 (Freshman)
Indoor:
- Competed in three meets
- Placed sixth at the Illini Open (1/11) in the 3,000m with a time of 11:08.56
- Finished in the top-five at the Mike Lints Open (1/17) at 18:40.62 in the 5,000m
- Took 11th at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/25) with a PR of 10:53.83 in the 3,000m.
Outdoor:
- Did not compete.
High School:
- Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track & field at River Fall High School
- Also lettered three years in gymnastics
- Second team All-State selection (2009) and Honorable Mention All-State pick (2010, 2011) in cross country
- Three-time first team All-State gymnast (2010, 2011, 2012)
- 2009 conference champion in cross country; finished in third place and second place in 2010 and 2011, respectively
- Was the 2010 sectional champion
- Finished second in the 2013 3200-meter sectional race and 13th overall at the Wisconsin State Track Meet in the same competition
- Personal records include a time of 14:50 in the 4000m, 18:42 in the 5000m, 5:14 in the 1600m and 11:07 in the 3200m
- Was the WIAA Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2013
- Was an Academic All-State pick all four years of high school
- Wendy's High School Heisman Finalist in 2013
- Cross country team captain (2011, 2012) and track & field captain (2012, 2013)
- Holds River Falls High School records in both the 1600m and 3200m indoor and outdoor races.
Personal:
- Born Aug. 7, 1995
- Daughter of Peter and Lisa Skorseth
- Health Sciences/Podiatry major with a Spanish minor.
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