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2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

Anya VanSweden

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool City
  • Hometown Grand Rapids, Mich.

Biography

2024-25
Indoor:
  • Competed at six meets in the mile, 3000m, and 5000m
  • Ran the 3000m at the GLIAC Championships, finishing at 10:40.09
  • Placed 5th in the 3000m at the W-C-W Meet with a time of 10:42.46 
Outdoor:
  • Ran the 1500m, 3000m steeplechase, and 5000m at five meets
  • Won the 3000m steeplechase at the UW-Oshkosh Invite with a PR of 11:36.94
  • At the GLIAC Championships, competed in the 5000m (18:43.16) and 3000m steeplechase (11:42.12)
Before NMU
  • Named All-Conference in track & field in 2023 and 2024
  • Made the 2023 track & field All-State Team
  • Conference champions in track & field in 2021, 2022, and 2023
Personal
  • Daughter of Jessica and Matthew VanSweden
  • From Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Hobbies include swimming, paddleboarding, and running

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Mid-Distance
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Mid-Distance