2012 Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Schiel, Christie

Christie Schiel
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Central HS
- Hometown:
- Cheyenne, WY
Bio
Schiel's Performance History & Individual Bests
2016-17 Season
Indoor (Senior): Capped final indoor season by earning first indoor conference title … Placed first in the 800m at the Big Sky Championships in Pocatello … Crossed the finish line first in a program-record time of 2:07.68 … Joined MSU top 10 in the mile at seventh with a timeof 4:51.01 … Also member of MSU’s all-time second- and fifth-fastest distance medley relays during the season … Placed first in 800 the five times she raced the event … Earned Big Sky Women’s Track Athlete of the Week on Jan. 23.
Outdoor (Senior): Advanced to NCAA West Regionals in Austin, Texas … Narrowly missed out on finals appearance by taking 25th in prelims with a time of 2:09.46 … Placed second in the 800 at the Big Sky Championships by less than three-tenths of a second in the 800 with a mark of 2:07.67 … Set program record twice during the season in the event … Current mark of 2:06.87 set during the Montana Open (April 27) … Previously set the all-time record at the Mt. SAC Relays with a time of 2:07.89 … Member of MSU’s school-record setting 4x400 relay at the Big Sky Championships … Relay set new time of 3:40.28 and earned a silver medal … Swept individual race appearances at the Tom Gage Classic, Montana Open, Bobcat Invite and Cat-Griz Dual … Was Montana State’s NCAA Woman of the Year nomination … Eventually served as Big Sky Conference’s representative on the national ballot … Also earned USTFCCCA All-Academic and Big Sky All-Academic honors.
2015-16 Season
Indoor (Junior): Competed in three meets in the 800 ... Took ninth at the Big Sky Conference Championships in the 800m dash prelims, one spot shy of a finals appearance ... Finished third in the 800 at the Last Chance Qualifier with a season-best 2:15.36 ... Placed first in the 800 at the MSU-UM-SSU-EWU Dual.
Outdoor (Junior): Earned her second consecutive Big Sky Conference title in the 800 ... Repeated as conference champion with a personal-best 2:09.95 finish ... Won the 800 in 2:13.49 in her first race of the season at the MSU Open (March 26) ... Finished with top time in the 800 at the Cat/Griz Dual (April 23) and the Al Manuel Northwest Dual (April 2) ... Also took first in the 4x400 relay at the Wildcat Outdoor Open (April 9) and in the 1500 at the Montana Open (April 30).
2014-15 Season
Indoor (Sophomore): Helped the 'Cats to a fifth-place finish in the distance medley relay at the conference championships ... Placed eighth in the mile at the championships ... Ran her best mile at the Powder River Triangular, winning the event in 5:08.17.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Big Sky Conference 800 champion ... All-conference honoree in the 800 ... Earned five top-five finishes, including two event wins.
2013-14 Season
Cross Country (Freshman): Placed 20th at the Big Sky Conference Championships ... Finished 49th at the Mountain Regional ... Earned best finish at the Montana Invite, placing fifth in the 6K with a time of 22:23.0.
Indoor (Freshman): Placed fifth in the 800 at the conference championships with a time of 2:13.58 ... Helped the 'Cats to a fifth-place finish in the distance medley relay at the conference meet ... Earned three first-place finishes ... Won the mile at the Powder River Duals with a time of 5:10.12.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Competed in the 4x400 at one meet then sat out rest of season as redshirt.
2012-13 Season
Cross Country (Redshirt): Did not run and earned medical hardship.
Indoor (Redshirt): Did not run and earned medical hardship.
Outdoor (Freshman): Qualified for Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships in the 800 and placed 18th … Named to Big Sky All-Academic Team.
High School: A 2012 graduate of Central High School ... Earned four letters in cross country, basketball and soccer ... Best performance in the 5000 was an 18:57 finish and in the 4000 was 15:12 ... Was an all-state selection in cross country and soccer and twice in basketball ... Finished with a 4.0 GPA and was a National Honor Society member ... Milward Simpson Award finalist in 2012 ... CBS News Channel 5 Laramie County Athlete of the Year in 2012.
Personal: Daughter of Phil and Carol Schiel ... Majoring in industrial/management system engineering ... Sister, jamie, ran four years of cross country and track and field at Gonzaga.
2016-17 Season
Indoor (Senior): Capped final indoor season by earning first indoor conference title … Placed first in the 800m at the Big Sky Championships in Pocatello … Crossed the finish line first in a program-record time of 2:07.68 … Joined MSU top 10 in the mile at seventh with a timeof 4:51.01 … Also member of MSU’s all-time second- and fifth-fastest distance medley relays during the season … Placed first in 800 the five times she raced the event … Earned Big Sky Women’s Track Athlete of the Week on Jan. 23.
Outdoor (Senior): Advanced to NCAA West Regionals in Austin, Texas … Narrowly missed out on finals appearance by taking 25th in prelims with a time of 2:09.46 … Placed second in the 800 at the Big Sky Championships by less than three-tenths of a second in the 800 with a mark of 2:07.67 … Set program record twice during the season in the event … Current mark of 2:06.87 set during the Montana Open (April 27) … Previously set the all-time record at the Mt. SAC Relays with a time of 2:07.89 … Member of MSU’s school-record setting 4x400 relay at the Big Sky Championships … Relay set new time of 3:40.28 and earned a silver medal … Swept individual race appearances at the Tom Gage Classic, Montana Open, Bobcat Invite and Cat-Griz Dual … Was Montana State’s NCAA Woman of the Year nomination … Eventually served as Big Sky Conference’s representative on the national ballot … Also earned USTFCCCA All-Academic and Big Sky All-Academic honors.
2015-16 Season
Indoor (Junior): Competed in three meets in the 800 ... Took ninth at the Big Sky Conference Championships in the 800m dash prelims, one spot shy of a finals appearance ... Finished third in the 800 at the Last Chance Qualifier with a season-best 2:15.36 ... Placed first in the 800 at the MSU-UM-SSU-EWU Dual.
Outdoor (Junior): Earned her second consecutive Big Sky Conference title in the 800 ... Repeated as conference champion with a personal-best 2:09.95 finish ... Won the 800 in 2:13.49 in her first race of the season at the MSU Open (March 26) ... Finished with top time in the 800 at the Cat/Griz Dual (April 23) and the Al Manuel Northwest Dual (April 2) ... Also took first in the 4x400 relay at the Wildcat Outdoor Open (April 9) and in the 1500 at the Montana Open (April 30).
2014-15 Season
Indoor (Sophomore): Helped the 'Cats to a fifth-place finish in the distance medley relay at the conference championships ... Placed eighth in the mile at the championships ... Ran her best mile at the Powder River Triangular, winning the event in 5:08.17.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Big Sky Conference 800 champion ... All-conference honoree in the 800 ... Earned five top-five finishes, including two event wins.
2013-14 Season
Cross Country (Freshman): Placed 20th at the Big Sky Conference Championships ... Finished 49th at the Mountain Regional ... Earned best finish at the Montana Invite, placing fifth in the 6K with a time of 22:23.0.
Indoor (Freshman): Placed fifth in the 800 at the conference championships with a time of 2:13.58 ... Helped the 'Cats to a fifth-place finish in the distance medley relay at the conference meet ... Earned three first-place finishes ... Won the mile at the Powder River Duals with a time of 5:10.12.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Competed in the 4x400 at one meet then sat out rest of season as redshirt.
2012-13 Season
Cross Country (Redshirt): Did not run and earned medical hardship.
Indoor (Redshirt): Did not run and earned medical hardship.
Outdoor (Freshman): Qualified for Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships in the 800 and placed 18th … Named to Big Sky All-Academic Team.
High School: A 2012 graduate of Central High School ... Earned four letters in cross country, basketball and soccer ... Best performance in the 5000 was an 18:57 finish and in the 4000 was 15:12 ... Was an all-state selection in cross country and soccer and twice in basketball ... Finished with a 4.0 GPA and was a National Honor Society member ... Milward Simpson Award finalist in 2012 ... CBS News Channel 5 Laramie County Athlete of the Year in 2012.
Personal: Daughter of Phil and Carol Schiel ... Majoring in industrial/management system engineering ... Sister, jamie, ran four years of cross country and track and field at Gonzaga.
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