ACADEMIC AWARDS: Earned Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete status in 2016-17 and 2017-18.
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2018 (SO): Went on a study-abroad program and did not compete.
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2017 (FR): Set the school record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.23 seconds at UCLA (4/1) ... Ran at all eight meets ... Also ran the 100 meters multiple times (best of 13.68 at the Ben Brown Invitational on 3/11) and the 400 hurdles once.
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2017 (FR): Established a new school record in the 60-meter hurdles in 9.72 seconds at the UW Invitational (1/28) ... Ran at both meets ... Also ran the 60 and the 200 once apiece.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Gig Harbor (Wash.) High School in 2016 ... Ran one year of varsity track ... Competed in the 100 and 300-meter hurdles and was an alternate for the state meet ... Also competed in swimming and diving ... Finished in the top 10 of her graduating class.
PERSONAL: Born in Tacoma, Wash. ... Daughter of Eric and Charlene Engelland ... Has two siblings, Libby and Ava ... A great uncle, Gunter Bohrmann, was a Hall of Fame gymnastics coach in the state of Washington ... Majoring in sports medicine ... Has trained with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Chicago Ballet ... Chose Pepperdine because it's "amazing for sports medicine and science majors, it's a Christian university and it is truly beautiful. I felt safe and comfortable and cared about even as a prospective student."
FAVORITES: Enjoys volunteer service, including regular work at a children's hospital back home, as well as dancing ... Lists her sports hero as LoLo Jones ... Favorites include Shawn Johnson (pro athlete), Seattle Seahawks (pro sports team), Jesus Calling (book), Ice Age (movie), Grey's Anatomy (TV show), Ben Rector (musical artist), zucchini (food) and gymnastics (sport other than running) ... Favorite thing about running is "this is a sport where you give your call. I love pushing myself to the absolute limit and knowing and improving how far my body can go."
