2021 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Joanna Topham
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Griswold, Iowa
- Prev School:
- Hawkeye CC
- High School:
- Griswold
2021 (Fifth Year)
Appeared in four of six meets for the Mavericks... Ran a career-best 5K time of 19:29.2 at the Greeno/Dirksen Invite (Sept. 18) … Ran a season-best 6K time of 24:27.1 at the Gans Creek Classic (Oct. 1).
2019 (Junior)
Appeared in five meets for the Mavericks, scoring in four…finished a season best second on the team at the Greeno/Dirksen Invite at Nebraska with a 5K time of 19:34.6 (Sept. 21)…had a season best 5K time of 19:08.55 at the Joe Piane Invitational at Notre Dame (Oct. 4)…had a season best 6K time of 23:11.7 at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 18)...named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll.
Before UNO
Transfered to Omaha from Hawkeye Community College...was a two-time NJCAA All-American in cross country and a four-time All-American in track & field as a sophomore...was the college's Female Student-Athlete of the Year in each year...although homeschooled, was a letter winner in cross country and track & field for Griswold High School prior to college...as a senior, finished 16th overall in the state cross country meet, helping Griswold to an eighth-place finish.
Personal
Born June 11, 1998 in Wichita, Kan....daughter of Jeffery and Lori Topham...has a sister, Rebekah, and two brothers, John and Daniel...majoring in multidisciplinary studies.
