2017 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Roorda, Tess

Tess Roorda
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Pella Community HS
- Hometown:
- Pella, Iowa
Bio
2020 INDOOR: Competed at the Hawkeye Invitational (1/10)… Placed third in the mile at the Jack Jennett Open (1/23)… Ran a personal best in the mile with a time of 5:18.74 at the Black and Gold Premier (1/31)… Placed second in the 3,000 meters at the Wartburg Meet (2/7)… Placed second in the distance medley relay at the Liz Wuertz Invitational (2/22)… Ran a personal best in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:24.94 at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/29).
2018: Finished 24th at the Hawkeye Invitational with a 4K time of 15:09.6... Took 70th at the Roy Griak Invitational with a 6K time of 23:05.0... Was 169th at the Bradley Pink Classic with a 6K time of 22:49.8... Finished 23rd at the MVC Cross Country Championship with a 3.1-mile time of 18:14.0... Closed her season with 122nd-place finish at the NCAA West Region with a 6K time of 22:23.3.
2017: In her only action of the season, placed 7th in Dan Houston Invitational with a time of 23:24.7 (Sept. 29).
HIGH SCHOOL: State champion in 2013 for 3A Girls Cross Country… Voted All-State team in cross country in 2016… Recorded personal-record of 4:58 in 1500m.
PERSONAL: Born Tess Elizabeth Roorda on April 9, 1999… Daughter of Todd and Joleen Roorda… Native of Pella, Iowa… Has one sibling, Ellie Roorda… Made honor roll at Pella Community High School… Won service award for volunteering over 75 hours of service… Studying communication disorders… Would like to become a speech pathologist… Committed to UNI because she heard many positive things about their distance program as well as their speech pathology program.
2018: Finished 24th at the Hawkeye Invitational with a 4K time of 15:09.6... Took 70th at the Roy Griak Invitational with a 6K time of 23:05.0... Was 169th at the Bradley Pink Classic with a 6K time of 22:49.8... Finished 23rd at the MVC Cross Country Championship with a 3.1-mile time of 18:14.0... Closed her season with 122nd-place finish at the NCAA West Region with a 6K time of 22:23.3.
2017: In her only action of the season, placed 7th in Dan Houston Invitational with a time of 23:24.7 (Sept. 29).
HIGH SCHOOL: State champion in 2013 for 3A Girls Cross Country… Voted All-State team in cross country in 2016… Recorded personal-record of 4:58 in 1500m.
PERSONAL: Born Tess Elizabeth Roorda on April 9, 1999… Daughter of Todd and Joleen Roorda… Native of Pella, Iowa… Has one sibling, Ellie Roorda… Made honor roll at Pella Community High School… Won service award for volunteering over 75 hours of service… Studying communication disorders… Would like to become a speech pathologist… Committed to UNI because she heard many positive things about their distance program as well as their speech pathology program.
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