University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2017-18 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Tess Roorda
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Pella Community HS
- Hometown:
- Pella, Iowa
2021 OUTDOOR: Finished third with a personal-best of 4:55.41 in the 1500 meters at the Wartburg Outdoor Select (April 9-10) … Recorded a time of 11:35.97 for a personal-best and sixth-place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Gibson Invitational (April 16-17) … Posted a personal-best of 39:10.64 in the 10,000 meters at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) … Finished second with a time of 11:52.14 in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Illinois State Invitational (April 30 - May 1) … Stopped the clock at 18:42.97 to take fifth in the 5000 meters at the USD Early Bird (April 3).
2021 INDOOR: Notched second-place finishes in the mile with a personal-best of 5:17.47 at the Ted Nelson Dual (Feb. 6) and in the 5000 meters with a time of 18:19.68 at the Wartburg Friday Night Lights Meet (Jan. 29) … Clocked a season-best time of 10:25.12 in the 3000 meters at the Jack Jennett Invitational (Jan. 22).
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).
2019 OUTDOOR: Finished eighth in the 1500 at the Jim Duncan Invite (March 30)... Competed in the 1500 at the Husker Spring Invite (April 6)... Recorded a personal-best of 4:56.34 and finished fourth in the 1500 at the Musco Twilight (April 13)... Recorded a personal-best of 18:19.60 in the 5000 at the Tom Botts Invite (April 20)... Finished third with a personal-best of 11:45.98 in the 3000 steeplechase at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (May 3).
2018 OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
2018 INDOOR: Competed in the mile at both the Panther Open (1/13) and Shell Shocker Meet (2/16) … Notched a PR in the mile with a time of 5:20.83 at the Shell Shocker Meet (2/16).
Personal: Born Tess Elizabeth Roorda on April 9, 1999 in Pella, Iowa… Daughter of Todd and Joleen Roorda… Has one sibling, Ellie Roorda… Made honor roll at Pella Community High School… Won service award for volunteering over 75 hours of service… Majoring in communication science and disorders at UNI… 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.
