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2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

Paige Anderson

  • Position Mid-Distance/Steeplechase
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Harbor Beach Community
  • Hometown Harbor Beach, Mich.

Biography

2024-25
Indoor:
  • Ran the mile at two meets
  • Placed 8th at the W-C-W Meet with a season-best time of 5:35.17 and 12th at the Karl Schlender Invitational at 5:49.37
Outdoor:
  • Participated in two meets
  • Took 5th in the 1500m at the UW-Oshkosh Invite with a time of 5:05.22
  • Placed 6th at the Redbird Challenge in the 3000m steeplechase, finishing at 12:35.64
2023-24
Indoor:
  • Participated in three meets during the indoor season
  • Helped take home a 1st place finish in the 4x400m at the Lake Michigan Open with a relay time of 4:02.98
  • Ran a personal best mile of 5:29.62 at the SVSU Jet's Pizza Invite
  • Placed 12th in the mile at the WCW Meet
Outdoor:
  • Participated in a pair of 3K steeplechase races, finishing in 4th at the Redbird Challenge with a time of 12:27.67 and 9th at the Elaine Leigh Invite with a time of 12:31.41
2022-23
Indoor:
  • Ran in five races during her freshman year
  • Participated in the DMR, 4x400m relay, 3000m, mile, and 800m
  • Placed 3rd with the 4x400m team at the WCW Meet with a time of 4:23.12
  • Finished in the top-10 in both the mile (7th) and 3000m (9th) in her first collegiate track meet, the Lake Michigan Open
  • Took 16th in the 800m race at the GLIAC Championships with a PR of 2:26.74
Outdoor:
  • Participated in five meets including the GLIAC Championships where she placed 10th in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 11:51.02
  • Helped set a new school record in the 4x800m relay at the Tiffin Track Carnival with a time of 9:35.90
  • At the Elaine Leigh Invite, she took second in the 3000m steeplechase with a PR of 11:49.53
Before NMU
  • Five-time All-State selection
  • Earned eleven varsity letters at Harbor Beach Community High School in cross country, track, and basketball
  • Part of the 2019 regional team championship
  • Received multiple conference awards
Personal 
  • Daughter of Chris and Debbie Anderson
  • From Harbor Beach, Michigan 
  • Mother ran Cross Country and Track and Field for Florida Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi, brother ran Cross Country and Track and Field at Central Michigan
  • Hobbies include hiking, biking, and swimming

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Distance
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Distance/Steeplechase
  • 2024-25Junior

    Mid-Distance/Steeplechase
  • 2025-26Senior

    Mid-Distance/Steeplechase