Redshirt Junior (2014)
Comes to Arkansas after a two-year stint with Florida State University … Made her Arkansas debut at the Hurricane Cross Country Festival (Aug. 30) where she posted a two-mile time of 11:40 … Posted a time of 18:13.1 in her first 5K race with the Razorbacks at the adidas/UCI Invitational (Sept. 6) to finish eighth at the meet.
Prior to Arkansas
Florida State
Junior (2013)
Did not compete
Sophomore (2012)
Competed in four meets last fall for the Seminoles … Finished 7th at Virginia Tech Invitational/Pre-ACC (21:48.44, 6k) … Posted a 5K time of 17:19 at the Notre Dame Invitational, then ran a 6K time of 21:30.6 (6k) at Pre-Nationals in Louisville.
Freshman (2011)
Earned a 75th-place finish (20:50.2, 6k) at NCAA Championships, which ranked fourth on the team for the fourth-place Seminoles … Earned NCAA All-South Region honors with 17th-place finish in a 6K personal-best of 21:05.2 … Placed 29th overall as FSU’s No. 7 runner at ACC Championships in 21:11.9 … Won the Royal XC Challenge in Charlotte, N.C., where she was the first collegiate finisher with personal-best 5K time of 17:05.0.
High School
Arguably the most decorated distance runner in Nebraska high school history, claiming nine individual state titles at Scottsbluff High between cross country (three) and track (six) … Won Nebraska Gatorade Cross Country and Track & Field Athlete of the Year honors, twice each … Featured in Sports Illustrated’s Faces In the Crowd.
Personal
Born on June 21, 1992 … Daughter of James and Joni Worden … Has one brother, Lake, who plays football at the University of South Dakota … Her farther played football at Nebraska … Majoring in dietetics with a minor is psychology.
