Lauren Vanvlierbergen

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Algonquin, Ill.
High School:
Harry D. Jacobs
Position:
Distance

Last Updated: August 1, 2019

At Michigan
• Member of the 2016 Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championship Teams
• Academic All-Big Ten (2016)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2016)

Senior (2018-19)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Did not compete

Indoor Track & Field
• Did not compete

Cross Country
• Did not compete

Junior (2017-18)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Did not compete

Indoor Track & Field
• Did not compete

Cross Country
• Did not compete

Sophomore (2016-17)

Outdoor
• Did not compete

Indoor
• Ran a career-best 2:15.00 in the 800 meter run to finish 5th at the SVSU Jets Pizza Invitational (Jan. 28)
• Ran 2:19.72 in the 800 meter run to finish 10th at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 14) in her Michigan debut

Cross Country
• Ran 19:12.7 to help U-M win the 5,000-meter Sycamore Invitational (Sept. 10), placing 23rd overall
• Made her in-uniform debut at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Sept. 2), finishing 17th in 18:55.2

Freshman (2015-16)

Outdoor
• Redshirted

Indoor
• Redshirted

Cross Country
• Redshirted
• Made collegiate debut competing unattached and finishing 13th with a time of 18:01.2 in the 5,000-meter event at the EMU Celebration (Sept. 5).

Prep

• Graduated from Harry D. Jacobs High School (2015)
• Super Honor Roll; AP Scholar with Distinction
• National Honor Society
• Wendy's High School Heisman National Winner (2014)
• President's Volunteer Service Award
• ISAC 2015-16 State Scholar
• Student Council member
• Girls on the Run Northwest
• Jacobs Safety Initiative; Interact Community Service Organization member

Cross Country
• Two-year Team Captain (2013-14)
• Midwest Footlocker National Qualifier (2014)
• Northwest Herald Cross Country Athlete of the Year (2014) and Female Athlete of the Year (2013)
• State Runner-up at 3 mile distance (2014)
• All-State (2013-14)

Track and Field
• Two-year Team Captain (2014-15)
• Northwest Herald (2014-15) and Daily Herald (2014-15) Female Track Athlete of the Year
• Dye Stat Athlete of the Year (2014)
• Owns school records in the 800m, 1,600m and 3,200m races
• State Champion at 800m (2014)
• Illinois Prep Top Times Indoor State Meet Champion at 800m (2014) and 1,600m (2015; broke own school record) with a third-place finish in 800m run
• Six-time All-State in 800m (2014-15), 1,600m (2013-15) and 4x800m Relay (2013)

Personal
• Enrolled in the School of Literature, Sciences and the Arts
• Majoring in Business
• Born December 14, 1996
• Daughter of David and Sherri Van Vlierbergen

Other Sports
• Also lettered in basketball and competed in club soccer