2025 Cross Country Roster

David Hansburg
Jack Goras
Lewis Athletic Communications
Imani Fernandez-Gorbea

Grace Strongman

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool Shawnee Mission East
  • Hometown Prairie Village, Kan.
  • Major Metallurgical & Materials Engineering (B.S.) / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering (M.S.)

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2024:
Received a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical & materials engineering in May 2025 ... USTFCCCA All-Region ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... Appeared twice in the regular season and twice in the postseason for Mines ... Took 63rd in the nation at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships after clocking in at 21:46.4 ... Garnered all-region status by finishing 16th at the South Central Region Championships with a time of 22:17.5 ... Top placing of the season was fifth at the Roadrunners Invitational thanks to a 6K pace of 21:35.2 ... Fastest run was a 21:15.6 6K at the Lewis Crossover where she finished sixth.

2023: First-Team All-RMAC ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Raced five times for the Orediggers during the year including two regular-season events and all three postseason competitions ... Finished 79th in the nation at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships with a time of 21:23.9 ... Took 32nd in her first-ever South Central Region Championships thanks to a 21:39.7 pace ... Earned all-conference status by claiming eighth at the RMAC Championships with a time of 21:28.7 ... Also finished seventh at the CU Time Trial and 12th at the Lewis Crossover.

2022: USTFCCCA All-America ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Appeared in four of Mines' seven races during the season including two postseason events ... Finished 39th in the nation at her first-ever NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships thanks to a time of 21:20.7 ... First postseason race of her career was the RMAC Championships where she took 30th in 23:07.2 ... Top finish of the year was 16th at the DII Pre-Nationals with a time of 21:35.6 ... Collegiate cross country debut came in the season opener at the Roadrunners Invitational where she was 23rd after running 23:19.5.

2021: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Shawnee Mission East High School in Kansas ... Competed in both cross country and track ... Career highlights feature a seventh-place state finish in the 800-meter run and a 20th-place finish at the state cross country championships ... Posted times of 2:22.50 in the 800 meters ... 5:21.09 in the 1,600-meter run and 11:43.01 in the 3,200-meter run ... Top cross country race clocked in at 19:52.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Redshirt Freshman

  • 2023Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2024Redshirt Junior

  • 2025Redshirt Senior