HONORS AND AWARDS:
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (Bronze) — 2024-25
MPSF All-Academic Team — 2025
Served as the WCC's NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) representative — 2024-25
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2025 (SR): Competed in five outdoor track meets ... Ran the 5K four times and the 1,500 meters once ... Moved up to seventh in the program's top-10 outdoor 5K leaderboard with her time of 17:50.00 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/16-18) ... Ran her final collegiate 1,500-meter run at the Triton Invite (4/4-5).
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2025 (SR): Competed in two indoor track meets ... Ran the second-fastest indoor 5K time in program history with her time of 18:18.41 at the Wolf Pack Classic (2/7-8) ... Ran the third-fastest indoor 3K time in program history with her 10:23.92 at the UW Preview/Mile City Meet (1/17-18).
PEPPERDINE XC 2024 (SR): Capped off her Pepperdine cross-country career by running top-20 times in the 5-kilometer (18:36.0, 19th) and 6-kilometer (22:15.6, 18th) distances ... Was Pepperdine's second runner in all six races, including both postseason races ... In her first cross country race in two years, she ran her personal-best 4-kilometer time of 13:43.0 at the Waves Invite (8/30) to place 13th ... Had her second top-20 finish of the year by placing 16th at the Pacific Invite (9/20) ... Ran her lifetime-best cross-country 5K time of 18:36.0 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (10/4) ... Broke into the program's top-20 6K rankings with her time of 22:15.6 at the Highlander Invitational (10/19) ... Was Pepperdine's second finisher at the WCC Championships (11/2) ... Placed second for the Waves at the NCAA West Regional (11/15).
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK (JR): Competed in seven outdoor track meets, focusing primarily on the 1,500-meter run and the 5K ... Ran her fastest 5K time of the season at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic in 18:13.21 (3/29-30) ... Ran her season-best 1,500-meter run time of 5:01.58 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/11-13).
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK (JR): Competed in three indoor track meets, including the MPSF Championships ... Specialized in the 3,000-meter run, but ran the mile once ... Ran her season-best mile time of 5:48.28 at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic (2/2-3) ... Set a new collegiate personal-best and ran the program's fifth-fastest 3,000-meter run time of 10:45.88 at the MPSF Championships (2/25-26).
PEPPERDINE XC 2023 (JR): Did not compete in any cross country races.
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2023 (SO): Competed in eight of the nine meets … Ran mainly in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters … Had the team’s and a season-best in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:51.78 at the Oxy Invitational (5/6), which was also the sixth fastest on the Pepperdine all-time list … Had a season-best 1,500 meters with a time of 4:54.69 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/14).
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2023 (SO): Competed in one of the three indoor meets … Had a season-best in the 3,000 meters in a time of 10:55.02 at the MPSF Indoor Championships (2/18).
PEPPERDINE XC 2022 (SO): Competed in all six races … Was one of the top runners for the Waves this season … Had a season-best 6K of 22:46.6 at the WCC Championships (10/28).
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2022 (FR): Only competed in three meets, taking part in the distance medley relay, 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters.
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2022 (FR): Ran in all three indoor meets … Had the team’s third-best time in the mile (5:35.77 at Portland Indoor on 2/5).
PEPPERDINE XC 2021 (FR): Competed in six of the seven races … Season-best 6K in a time of 22:52.5 at the Bronco Invitational (10/16).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Brentwood (Tenn.) High School in 2021 … Was named all-state as a sophomore … Part of the cross country state championship team in 2020, placing second in 2019, third in 2018, and fifth in 2017 … Won the team state track championship in 2020 … Nominated for WILLCO track team of the year in 2021 … Earned cross country All-Midstate honors as a sophomore, junior, and freshman … Nominated for cross country runner of the year as a sophomore (WILLCO and Tennessean) ... Earned the Student-Athlete Award all four years of high school for keeping GPA above 3.5 … President of National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Majoring in pre-integrated marketing communication ... Born in Nashville, Tenn. … Daughter of Alan and Kate Mittelsdorf … Sister to Kade … Cousin, Patrick Wilk, plays football at the University of Tennessee … Was a competitive swimmer for nine years before picking up running … Chose to attend Pepperdine because of the welcoming environment of the team and coach and the strong academics it provides.
FAVORITES: Hobbies include swimming, being outdoors and cooking … Favorites include Alexi Pappas (pro athlete), Nike Track Club (pro sports team), The Awakening (book), Legally Blonde (movie), New Girl (TV show), Tyler The Creator (musical artist), oatmeal (food) and swimming (sport besides running) ... Favorite thing about running is “the environment that track and cross country provide. Being a part of something greater than myself is a wonderful feeling.”
