Natalie Baxter

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Huntington Woods, Mich.
High School:
Cranbrook Kingswood
Position:
Distance

Last Updated: February 13, 2017

At Michigan
• Member of the 2016 Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championship Teams
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2016)

Redshirt Freshman (2017)

Outdoor
• Ran a career-best 18:20.77 in the 5000 meter run to finish 23rd at the Jesse Owens Invitational (Apr. 21-22) in her U-M outdoor debut

Indoor
• Ran a career-best 10:09.51 in the 3000 meter run to finish 31st at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 10-11)
• Ran a career-best 5:05.77 in the Mile to finish 7th at the SVSU Jets Pizza Invitational (Jan. 28)

Freshman (2016)

Outdoor
• Competing unattached, ran the 1,500-meter race at the Toledo Classic (May 6), finishing seventh in 4:49.91

Indoor
• Competed unattached in the mile run finishing 16th with a personal best time of 5:20.99 at the Hillsdale Winter Opener (Jan. 9)

Prep
• Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School (2015)
• AP Scholar with Distinction
• National Honor Society, Honor Roll
• Managing Editor of News section of school paper, Excellence in Journalism Award

Cross Country
• Team Captain (2015)
• Two-time Academic All-State (2013-14)
• All-Region (2012-14)
• All-League (2012-14)
• State Qualifier (2014)
• Team Regional Champions (2013)
• Coaches' Award recipient (2013)
• Three year letterwinner

Track and Field
• Owns school records in the 800m, 3,200m, 4x400m and 4x800m races
• Team Captain (2015)
• Team MVP (2014)
• Most Improved Award (2012)
• All-State in the 1,600m (2014-15)
• Regional Champion (1,600m; 3,200m, 2015)
• All-Region in the 800m (2013), 1,600m (2012-13, '15), 3,200m (2015) and 4x800m (2012-13, '15) races
• All-County in 3,200m (2014-15) and 4x800m (2014)
• Four year letterwinner

Personal
• Enrolled in the School of Engineering
• Undeclared Major
• Born June 30, 1997
• Daughter of Brian and Rachel Baxter
• Father (1984-88) ran cross country and track and field at Indiana University

Other Sports
• Also captained and was a state qualifier as part of the Ski Team

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