Bio

Honors & Awards

• Two-time letterwinner (2022-23)

2023 | sophomore

• Set a new career-best in the indoor 800 meters in a time of 2:34.09 at the Liz Wuertz Invite
• Clocked a season-best of 2:32.17 in the outdoor 800 meters at the Dr. Tucker Open
• Part of the 4x800 meter relay team that finished fifth at the conference championships

2022 | freshman

• Set a career-best in her Storm debut in the indoor 600 meters in a time of 1:54.92, placing third
• Part of the indoor 4x400 relay team that placed second at the Grinnell Invitational
• Ran the third-fastest outdoor 800 meter time for the Storm, clocking a 2:29.13 at the Dr. Tucker Open

High School

• A 2021 graduate of GMG High School
• Academic all-state and all-district in basketball (2021)
• Class valedictorian
• Iowa Governor's Scholarship recipient

Personal

• Parents are Tammy and Bill Backoff and Mike and Hazel Schewe
• Has one sibling, Grace
• Majoring in English and educational studies with a minor in honors