University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2013 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Paige Knodle
- Position:
- Multi-Events/Hurdles
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Byron
- Hometown:
- Byron, Ill.
2015: INDOOR: Only competed in two meets before sufferring a season-ending injury ... finished third in the 60 meter hurdles at the Iowa Big 4 Duals (1/24) with a time of 8.79.
2015: OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
2014: INDOOR: Finished with a personal-best in the indoor pentathlon at the Jack Jennett Invitational (1/31), totaling 3,881 points for third all-time at UNI … her time of 8.57 in the 60 meters hurdles during the pentathlon at the MVC Indoor Championships (3/1) earned her second all-time at UNI … also placed fourth overall and scored team points in the individual 60 meter hurdles at the MVC Championships … is now fifth all-time at UNI in the indoor long jump after her personal-best mark of 19-4.00 at the MVC Indoor Championships, earning second place overall and all-conference honors … was also the anchor for the 4X400 meter relay team that earned second place at the MVC Championships and all-conference … also set an indoor personal-best in the high jump and shot put at the Jack Jennett Invitational (1/31).
2014: OUTDOOR: Placed fourth overall in the heptathlon with a point total of 5,681 at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (6/11), earning All-America honors and second all-time at UNI … broke the school record in the 100 meter hurdles at the NCAA Division I Championships, grabbing a time of 13.54 to win her heat … also qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round (5/29) in the javelin … became the first UNI female student-athlete to be named the MVC Outdoor Meet MVP and was also named the Most Outstanding Field Athlete at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/16) … won the MVC title in the outdoor heptathlon with a total score of 5,564 … finished with a personal-best mark of 19-4.50 at the MVC Championships to earn all-conference honors and third all-time at UNI … finished in second place overall in the javelin throw at the MVC Championships for her third all-conference honor of the meet … also set PRs in the shot put and high jump during the season … was a part of the shuttle hurdle relay at the Drake Relays (4/23) that earned second all-time at UNI in the event … was named to the MVC Honor Roll
2013: INDOOR: Did not compete.
2013: OUTDOOR: Qualified for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (6/5) for the first time in her career … is now third all-time at UNI in the heptathlon after her 5,476 point all-conference performance at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/10) … set a new school record in the javelin at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a toss of 151-7 … is now third all-time in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 59.75 … recorded a personal-best time in the 200 meters at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a time of 24.47 … set a new PR in the 800 meters at the Drake Relays (4/24) with a time of 2:12.44, placing third in the heptathlon … notched a PR in the 100 meter hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 13.59 … also set PRs in the shot put and the long jump … was named to the MVC Honor Roll.
2012: INDOOR: Ended the year ranked No. 4 all-time at UNI in the pentathlon with her score of 3,635 points at the Jack Jennett Invitational ... placed fourth in the pentathlon at the MVC Indoor Championships, scoring 3,631 points ... a member of UNI's MVC champion 4x400m relay team ... ran a leg on the UNI 4x400m relay that posted a time of 3:42.97 at the ISU Classic - No. 4 all-time at UNI.
2012: OUTDOOR: Finished her freshman season ranked No. 3 all-time at UNI in the heptathlon, No. 3 in the 400m hurdles, No. 4 in the 100m hurdles, and No. 5 in the javelin ... Missouri Valley Conference runner-up in the heptathlon, scoring 5,392 points to rank No. 3 all-time at UNI ... fourth in the javelin, sixth in the 400m hurdles, and eighth in the 100m hurdles at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... ran the first leg on UNI's school record-setting shuttle hurdle relay team (56.02) at the Drake Relays ... finished the season ranked No. 25 in NCAA Division I in the heptathlon, missing out on a bid to the NCAA Championships by one spot ... NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the 400m hurdles ... ran 13.93 seconds in the 100m hurdles at the Central College Invitational (3/31) ... recorded a time of 59.81 in the 400m hurdles at the Mark Messersmith Invitational (5/4) ... posted a javelin throw of 136-10 (41.71m) at the MVC Championships.
High School: Showed her versatility in leading Byron (Ill.) HS to a state team title in 2010 ... took first in the 300m hurdles, second in the 100m hurdles, third in the pole vault, and anchored the school's runner-up 4x400m relay team at the state championships ... a two-time state champion in the 300m hurdles, holding a personal-best time of 43.80 ... personal best of 14.87 in the 100m hurdles.
Personal: Daughter of Doug and Lynn … has one sibling, Brittany … majoring in movement and exercise science with a minor in pre-nursing … was a part of the National Honor Society.
