Skip To Main Content

University of Dayton Athletics

Dayton Flyers image

2022-23 Women's Track and Field Roster

Krista Walker
AJ Schraffenberger

Melissa Weidner

  • Event Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Downers Grove, Ill.
  • Highschool Downers Grove South

Biography

 
Event Personal Record Date
1 Mile (indoor) 5:17.65 2/11/2023
3000 (indoor) 10:11.32 2/27/2022
5000m (indoor) 17:32.81 2/27/2022
1500m (outdoor) 5:00.49 4/24/2021
3000m (outdoor) 10:14.79 3/18/2022
5000m (outdoor) 17:25.58 4/22/2022
10,000m (outdoor) 36:41.02 5/1/2021

2021 (Sophomore)
• Named to the 2020-21 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Outdoor
• Competed in the 5000m in three meets; had a PR of 17:52.64 to place fifth of 31 runners at the Indiana State Gibson Invitational
• Ran the 1500m in 5:00.49 to place 29th of 51 at the Miami RedHawk Invitational 
• Took 10th place of 31 runners in the 3000m run at the Miami Blizzard Buster in a PR time of 10:28.47
• Placed 14th at the Atlantic 10 Championships in the 10,000m run in a PR time of 38:09.90

Indoor
• Canceled due to COVID-19

2020 (Freshman)
• Named to the 2019-20 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Outdoor
• Canceled due to COVID-19

Indoor
• Finished 1st in the 3000M at the Akron invite with a time of 10:14.76
• Set personal bests in the 1-Mile (5:18.61) and the 5000M (18:09.54)

High School
• Four-year Varsity Team (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
• Cross Country Team Captain (2018)
• Track & Field Team Captain (2018, 2019)
• Four-year Qualifier IHSA 3A Cross Country Championship
• One-year Qualifier IHSA 3A Track & Field Championship (2017)
• 3x 1st Team Varsity All-Conference XC (2016, 2017, 2018)
• 2x 1st Team Varsity All-Region XC (2017, 2018)
• 1st Team Varsity All-Sectional XC (2018)
• 3x 1st Team All-Conference Outdoor Track (2016, 2017, 2018)
• 3x West Suburban Gold Conference Indoor Track Champions (2016, 2017, 2018)
• 3x West Suburban Gold Conference Outdoor Track Champions (2016, 2017, 2018)
• 4x West Suburban Gold Conference XC Team Champions (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
• 3x  IHSA 3A Regional XC Team Champions (2016, 2017, 2018)
• 2x IHSA 3A Sectional XC Team Champions (2016, 2018) 
•  National Honor Society
•  Illinois State Scholar
•  4-time recipient of the IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award

Personal Records:
• 3-mile XC - 17:13
• 5k XC - 18:37
• 3200m Track - 10:59

Personal
• Daughter of Mike and Laura Weidner
• Has one sister Kristin
• Majoring in Sustainable Energy

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

  • 2020Freshman

  • 2021Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior