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GRACE GEIGER SOPHOMORE / OVERLAND PARK, KAN. (ST. THOMAS AQUINAS) 2014 (Freshman) Grace Geiger was one of the top-five finishers for the Huskers in five of six meets during the season...opened her Nebraska career with a 26th-place finish at the Augustana Twilight Invitational, posting a time of 17:14.74...ran a time of 24:50.20 the following week to finish 51st at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational...finished among the top-five Huskers at each meet the rest of the season, including a No. 3 team finish at the Roy Griak Invite (24:31)... at the Bradley Classic, was also Nebraska’s No. 3 finisher with a time of 22:32.0...was NU’s No. 4 runner at the Big Ten Championships (22:35.0), notching a season-best 3,000-meter split of 11:06.27....concluded the season with a time of 22:36.8 at the NCAA Midwest Regional...earned a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team and a Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll selection in the spring semester. Before Nebraska Geiger finished third at the 2013 Kansas Class 5A State Cross Country Championships on her way to first-team all-state honors...posted a personal-best 19:23.90...helped St. Thomas Aquinas to state team championships in both 2012 and 2013...on the track, was the state runner-up in the 3,200-meter run as a senior in 2014, while also placing third in the 1,600...helped St. Thomas Aquinas to the Class 5A state track and field team crown...was an academic all-state selection in 2013 and a member of the National Honor Society at St. Thomas Aquinas. Personal Grace Geiger was born March 20, 1996...daughter of John and Claire Geiger...has two sisters, Maddie and Sophie, and a brother, George...majoring in nutrition, health and exercise science. Personal • Born March 20, 1996 • Parents are John and Claire Geiger • Attended St. Thomas Aquinas HS in Overland Park, Kan. • Major is nutrition, health and exercise science Career Honors » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2015) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015) INTRO THIS IS NEBRASKA COACHES & STAFF HUSKER WOMEN HUSKER MEN HISTORY 29