Therese Haiss - Women's Cross Country - Arkansas Razorbacks

Therese Haiss

R-Sr | 5-5 | Solon, Ohio | Solon HS/Oregon

Redshirt Senior (2017)
Started off her season with a 12th place finish overall at the UC Riverside Invitational (Sept. 16) with a 20:25.40… In her second race, at the Notre Dame Invitational (Sept. 29) Haiss, with a time of 17:27.60, finished fifth for the Razorbacks and 56th overall… At the SEC Championships (Oct. 26), Haiss ran a time of 20:39.20 finishing seventh overall and helping the Razorbacks win the SEC Conference title… In her next outing, she finished eighth overall and third for the Razorbacks at the NCAA South-Central Regional (Nov. 10), earning All-Region honors with a time of 19:57.90 … Haiss competed in the NCAA Cross Country Championships (Nov. 18) finishing third for the Razorbacks with a 20:39.50.

Redshirt Junior (2016)
Opened up the year with a runner-up finish and PR at the Riverside Invitational (Sept. 17) 5K, clocking a time of 17:13.23 on the Highlanders Ags/Ops Course … Haiss further improved her personal best at the Chile Pepper Festival (Oct. 1) with a fourth-best overall time and third-best time for the Razorbacks at 16:33.50 … With a fifth-best time for Arkansas at the Pre-Nationals (Oct. 15) at a 21:14.20, good enough for 74th overall … Played a role in Arkansas’ SEC Championship title victory by clocking a 20:54.90, the 12th best time overall and fourth-best time for the Razorbacks … Wrapped up the season with a sixth-best time for the Razorbacks with a 21:11.80 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (Nov. 19).

Redshirt Sophomore (2015)
Debuted for Arkansas at the UC Riverside Invitational placing eighth overall (Sept. 12) … Finished with a time of 18:05.20 good for fifth place with Arkansas … Competed in the Missouri Southern Stampede posting a 12th place finish (Sept. 19) … Raced to a personal best time of 17:35.82 placing sixth for Arkansas … Posted a 53rd place finish in the Chile Pepper Festival (Oct. 3) crossing the line in a time of 17:44.62 … Placed sixth at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational B-Race (Oct. 16) and was the fourth Arkansas finisher … Posted a time of 21:12.30 on the 6K course in Madison, Wisconsin … Crossed the line in a time of 21:52.70 good for 81st overall in the SEC Championships (Oct. 30).

At Oregon
Finished the 5,000 meters at the Dellinger Invitational with a 18:11 mark in her first cross country race of the year.

High School
Was the 2012 Ohio state 800 meter champion and the 1,600 meter runner-up as a junior for Solon High School … Personal best in the 800 meters, 2:08.05 from the state meet, was second among high school juniors nationally, and 14th overall in the prep ranks in 2012 … Won the state title at 1,600 meters and was the 800 meter runner-up indoors in 2012 … Had a pair of top-10 state cross country finishes for Solon, with a best of fifth as a junior in 2011 … Senior season in 2013 was cut short by injury … High School Bests: 800 Meters – 2:08.05, 2012; 1,600 Meters – 4:53.80.

Personal
Born on Sept. 5, 1995 … Daughter of Fritz Haiss and Mary Anne Bromelmeier … Has one brother; Max and one sister; Julia … Majoring in biochemistry.

Meet-By-Meet Results

Date Meet Distance Overall Team Scoring Arkansas Finish Time
09/12/15 UC Riverside Invitational 5K 8th 8th 5th 18:05.20
09/19/15 Missouri Southern Stampede 5K 12th 6th 17:35.82
10/03/15 Chile Pepper Festival 5K 53rd 17:44.62
10/16/15 Wisconsin Adidas Invitational B-Race 6K 6th 4th 21:12.30
10/30/15 SEC Championships 6K 81st 21:52.70
09/17/16 Riverside Invitational 5K 2nd 2nd 2nd 17:13.23

TFRRS Profile

Personal-Best Times

5K: 17:13.23 (Riverside Invitational 9/17/16)
6K: 21:12.30 (Wisconsin Adidas Invitational B-Race 10/16/15)