Bushnell University

2022-2023: CROSS COUNTRY - Competed in all seven races as a senior...Earned All-Conference honors with a 15th-place finish at the CCC Championships on November 4 and qualified for the NAIA National Championship...took 251st at the NAIA championship...named team's Most Valuable Runner...TRACK & FIELD - Ran 800m, 1500m, and 5000m events at nine meets, as well as 4x400m and Distance Medley relays...qualified for the Cascade Conference Championships in the 1500m and 5000m... had a four-week stretch late in the season in which she set new personal records in the 800m (2:32.08), 1500m (4:52.14), and 5000m (18:17.44)...took sixth-place in the 5000m at the CCC Championship...named team's Most Improved...member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll as a Distinquished Scholar-Athlete (4.0 GPA) for both semesters...earned CCC, NAIA and CSC Academic honors...Named Bushnell's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second time...named Bushnell's top graduating psychology student...won the President's Scholastic Award, given to the graduating senior with the highest GPA with the most credits earned.

2021-2022: CROSS COUNTRY - Competed in all five races during her junior season...ran a season-best 18:54.0 at the Inland Empire Invitational...took fifth at the CCC Championships to earn All-CCC honors...qualified for the NAIA National Championship and took 113th...named Bushnell's Most Valuable Runner. TRACK - Ran 1500m and 10000m events...set a new 1500m PR (4:53.74, Jenn Boyman Invite) and established a 10k PR (39:13.15, Titan Invitational)...finished third in the CCC 10000m Championship to earn All-Cascade Conference honors...earned CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors...Named Bushnell's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. 

2020-2021: CROSS COUNTRY - Competed in five races as a sophomore...set a PR at the CCC Championships (18:50.00)...named Academic All-CCC. TRACK - Ran the 1500 and 5000 in her first T&F season, competing in two meets. 

2019-2020: CROSS COUNTRY- Ran in all five races for the Beacons... set a personal record of 19:00 minutes at the Cascade Collegiate Conference Preview to finish 15th. TRACK- Did not participate in track in 2020. 

High School Experience: Ran four years on varsity at Albert M. Lowry High for coaches Kathy Norcutt and Kristin Flanders...also played basketball for the Buckaroos.

Personal: Born on May 9...daughter of Nicole and Damon Kuskie...sister Alyssa plays on NCU women's basketball team...majoring in psychology with a minor in Spanish.

Favorite Movie: Thor:Ragnarok
Favorite TV Shows: The Office, One Tree Hill
Favorite Book: Before I Fall
Favorite Singer: Thomas Rhett
Favorite Restaurant: Cheesecake Factory
Favorite Cereal: Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Favorite Beverage: Sprite
Favorite Candy: Sour Patch Watermelons
Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving
Favorite App: Snapchat
Favorite Bible Verse: Isaiah 40:8