2017 Cross Country Roster

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Lindsey Shoenhard

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Fourth Year
  • Highschool The Davidson Academy of Nevada
  • Hometown Reno, Nevada

Biography

2016-2017 Season
Ran in seven races for the Lions... finished 87th at the Biola Invitational (19:22)... 9th at the 72nd Aztec Invitational (20:46.9)... 65th at the Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational (19:33.3)...35th at the Cougar Challenge (19:46.1)... was the first Soka runner to cross the finish line at the the Cal Pac Conference Championships where she qualified for the NAIA National Championships... earned Cal Pac First Team All-Conference... at the NAIA Championships race she placed 244th overall with a time of 19:52.2...studied abroad during the spring semester...named the Soka University Athletic Department's Female Scholar-Athlete of the year at their annual awards banquet.

2015-2016 Season
Shoenhard made an immediate impact on the team during her first season running cross country... produced her best 6lk time at the San Francisco State Invitational with a time of 24:54.5...ran her fastest 5k at the Cal Pac Conference Championships with a time of 19:57.7 and finishing 6th overall and earning First Team All-Conference honors... produced the fastest finish for a SUA women's cross country runner at the NAIA National Championships with a time of 20:25.5...earned Soka University Scholar Athlete of the Year recognition at the SUA Athletics banquet. 

2014-2015 Season
Shoenhard was a member of the women's soccer team during her first term of attendance at SUA...She was a tenacious striker for the Lionesses playing in all seventeen matches...boasted five assists and took eleven shots on the season...was a member of the Circle K club, which focuses on volunteering in the local community and raising money for charities such as UNICEF...Traveled to Brooklyn during spring break to help with the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.

 High School
Attended Davidson Academy of Nevada...played soccer for Reno High School...Captain of the Reno High varsity soccer team finishing second place in the region during her junior year...was in student government and the Spanish club...volunteered her time at the local kids’ museum, food bank, and coaching youth soccer.

Personal
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma...moved to Reno, Nevada at the age of eleven...Parents Kurt and Dana...one sibling, older sister Hannah who is currently attending Penn State and working towards obtaining her PHD in Neuroscience...played club soccer for Legacy FC...considered attending University of Tulsa and Santa Clara prior to receiving her acceptance letter to Soka University...Deciding between Humanities and Social & Behavioral Sciences as her area of concentration...studying Spanish while at SUA.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Second Year

    Distance
    5'5"
  • 2016Third Year

    Distance
    5'5"
  • 2017Fourth Year

    Distance
    5'5"