Liana Eckert
	Class: RS Junior Hometown: Bethel, Conn. High School: Bethel Event: Distance

Collegiate Bests
• 800m - 2:33.31
• Mile - 5:11.16
• 3,000 Steeple - 11:02.71

2011-2012:
• Academic All-Big Ten
OUTDOOR: Posted personal-best time of 11:02.71 in the 3000m steeple chase at the Hillsdale GINA Relays...Placed second in the 3,000 steeple chase at the Don Kleinow Memorial Invitational with a time of 11:16.40...Finished third overall with a time of 11:25.18 in the 3,000m steeple chase at the Spartan Invite.
INDOOR: Ran a personal-best time of 5:11.16 in the mile at the GVSU Big Meet.

2010-11:
• Academic All-Big Ten
OUTDOOR: Ran the 3000m in 11:51.10 for a tenth-place finish at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational ... Placed sixth in the 3000m with a time of 11:38.22 at the Indiana University Outdoor Invitational ... Finished fourth with a time of 11:39.44 in the 3000m at the Lyle Bennett Open.
INDOOR: Ran the mile in 5:23.30 at the GVSU Big Meet.

2009-10:
OUTDOOR: Posted time of 2:41.30 and 2:33.31 at the Spartan Invitational and Ferris State Open, respectively, in the 800m.

High School:
Four year letterwinner at Bethel High School under coach Chris Ciparelli ... Also letter four years in soccer at Bethel ... South-west Conference All-Conference Academic Team for both soccer and track all-four years of high school ... Ran a time of 65.3 her sophomore year in the 400m at the class M state championships ... Jumped a height of 4-8 at the class MM championships in the high jump.

Personal:
Born October 10, 1991 ... Daughter of Peter Eckert and Debbi Jacobs Eckert ... Plans to major in advertising, with a design specialization.