2011 Cross Country Roster
Staci Foster
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Anaheim Hills, Calif.
- High School:
- Orange Lutheran
PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
1000-Meters: 2:55.36 (2011)
Mile: 4:49.52 (2013)
OUTDOOR
800-Meters: 2:16.65 (2013)
1,500-Meters: 4:27.88 (2011)
BIG 12 SCORING
2011 (I) Mile, 7th (4:55.70)
MPSF SCORING
2013 (I) Mile, 8th (4:49.52)
2013: Indoor: Foster had a great start to the season, placing second in the mile at the Air Force Invitational (1/26), finishing in 5:06.35. Two weeks later, she raced at the Husky Classic (2/9) and was 10th with a time of 4:53.65. But Foster saved the best for last at the MPSF Championships where she PR’d in 4:49.52 and placed eighth to earn a point for the team score.
Outdoor: Foster recorded a personal best in the 800 at the CU Invite (4/13), finishing second overall. She focused mainly on the 1,500, running in four meets. Foster recorded a season-best of 4:29.31 at Mt. SAC Relays (4/19). She ran the 1,500 at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 16th in the prelims (4:31.57). She returned to the track the following day for the final race of her career, debuting in the 5,000. Foster finished 20th overall (17:42.66).
2012: Indoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.
Outdoor: Foster raced three times during the outdoor campaign. She ran 2:20.67 in the 800 at the CU Invite (4/14) and days later she ran a season best of 4:33.99 in the 1,500 at the Mt. SAC Relays. Foster’s third race was in the 1,500 at the Jack Christiansen Invite (4/28).
2011: Indoor: Foster focused on the middle distances and found success. She won the 1,000 at the Potts Invite (1/22), crossing the finish line in 3:06.15. Foster recorded her 800 PR at the Husker Invite (2/5), finishing sixth overall in 2:55.36. Her greatest strength proved to be the mile run. Foster advanced to the finals at the Big 12 Championships after placing fifth in a personal best time of 4:50.49. She placed seventh in the finals crossing the finish in 4:55.70.
Outdoor: Foster mainly raced the 1,500 during the outdoor season. She was 11th at the Big 12 Championships, finishing in 4:28.48. She set her personal record at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships, placing 35th overall with a time of 4:27.88.
2010: Indoor: Foster ran a pair of mile runs at the Air Force Academy in her first season. She clocked a season best time of 5:19.31 to place third at the Don Barrett Duals (1/30). Foster finished sixth at the Air Force Invite (2/13) with a time of 5:38.15.
Outdoor: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: (2012) Foster raced twice for the Buffs. She was 17th at the Rocky Mountain Shootout and placed 26th overall at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite. (2011) Foster competed in a pair of races. She was 14th overall at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, and then placed 85th at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite. (2010) Foster ran a pair of races for the Buffs. She recorded a 28th-place finish at the Rocky Mountain Shootout and then placed 85th overall at the NCAA Pre-National Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL: Foster owns the Lancer’s record in the 1,600-meter run (4:49) and the 3,200 (10:37) and is a member of the school record relay 4x400, 4x800, 4x1600 and DMR teams. Foster had an outstanding senior season. She also owns four OLHS cross country course records (Mt. Sac – 17:56, state – 18:10, Orange County – 17:32, league – 18:04). She was named the OLHS and Trinity League Athlete of the Year as well as the league’s athlete of the year for cross country and track. Foster was all-state in cross country and track and won the CIF, Orange County and Trinity League 1600 as well as the Trinity League 3200. She finished sixth in the 5k open division at Nike Nationals. As a junior, she was All-Trinity League (cross country, 1,600) and All-CIF SS and all-state in cross country. Foster was named the Trinity League MVP and earned the Outstanding Sophomore Award (cross country) her sophomore year. She was the Trinity League Champion in the 800, 1,600, 3,200 and 4x400 meter relay.
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 800-Meters: 2:17; 1,600-Meters: 4:49; 3,200-Meters: 10:37.
IN THE CLASSROOM: Foster graduated with a degree in psychology.
PERSONAL: Staci Foster was born on August 12, 1991 in Anaheim, Calif. She is the daughter of Greg and Sherri Foster of Anaheim Hills, Calif. Foster has one younger brother, Cody. Her grandfather, Norman Gray, played baseball and basketball at Cal Tech as well as baseball at the U.S. Naval Academy. She lists scrapbooking and wakeboarding as her hobbies.
