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2019-20 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Michaela Busch

  • Position Jumper
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Rock Falls Township
  • Hometown Rock Falls, Ill.

Biography

CAREER BESTS

CROSS COUNTRY

4K: 17:50.3 (9/1/17 / WIU Early Bird Invite)
3-MILE: 21:27.1 (9/15/17 / Bradley Intercollegiate)
6K:  29:34.56 (10/28/17 / Summit League Championships)

INDOOR 
200: 27.18 (2/8/19 / GVSU Big Meet)
800: 2:22.45 (2/28/20 / The Summit League Championships) 
60H: 9.11 (2/2/18 / Don DeNoon Invitational) 
HJ: 1.70m (1/25/19 / Illini Invitational) 
LJ: 5.53m (2/28/20 / The Summit League Championships)
SP: 11.47m (2/1/19 / Don DeNoon Invitational) 
PENT: 3,677 (2/28/20 / The Summit League Championships) | Silver Medal 

OUTDOOR
200: 26.26 (4/24/19 / Drake Relays) 
800: 2:23.76 (5/8/19 / Summit League Championships) 
100H: 14.57 (5/8/19 / Summit League Championships
400H: 1:11.21 (3/31/17 / EIU Big Blue Classic) 
HJ: 1.69m (3/23/19 / SIU Bill Cornell Spring Classic) 
LJ: 5.45m (3/30/18 / Drury Hotels Joey Haines Invite) 
SP: 11.15m (4/24/19 / Drake Relays) 
JT: 33.33m (5/8/19 / Summit League Championships
HEP: 5,085 (5/8/19 / Summit League Championships) | Silver Medal

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
Summit League Indoor Championships: Pentathlon (2nd / 2020); Pentathlon (2nd / 2019)
Summit League Outdoor Championships: Heptathlon (2nd / 2019)
WIU Indoor School Records: Pentathlon (3,676)
WIU Outdoor School Record: Heptathlon (5,085) 
WIU Indoor All-Time Mark: 60 (9th / 9.11); High Jump (9th / 1.70m)
WIU Outdoor All-Time Mark: 100H (9th / 14.57); High Jump (5th / 1.69m) 
2019 Summit All-League (Indoor & Outdoor)
2020 Summit All-League (Indoor)

2016-17 Summit League Academic Honor Roll  

HIGH SCHOOL: A multi-event athlete, Busch comes to Western as her high school's record holder in the high jump and pole vault. She placed fifth in the 2A Illinois Top Times meet in the high jump and was a Big Northern Conference champion in the event as well. Busch, who is a four-year varsity letterwinner, was a State qualifier as a freshman as the anchor in the 4x200. As a senior, Busch was the team MVP of the cross country team and was the sole sectional qualifier. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    JUMPS
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    JUMPS
  • 2018-19Junior

    Jumper
  • 2019-20Senior

    Jumper