Natalia Hajduk

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Miedzylesie, Poland

2016
NCAA Midwest Regional Qualifier
Advanced to the NCAA Midwest Region Championships, where she placed 128th with a time of 22:14.1…Was SIU’s top finisher at four of the five meets she ran at…Narrowly missed all-conference laurels at the MVC Championships (10/29), as she finished 31st with a time of 18:43.4…Was Southern’s top runner at the Forest Park XC Festival (9/9), as she took third with a mark of 19:39.0…Ran 22:31.4 at the Bradley “Pink” Classic.

2015
Competed in four races... Best finish came at the EIU Open finishing 27th in 20:29.2... Placed 58th at the MVC Championships with a time of 19:14.0

2014-15
Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
MVC Honor Roll
Did not compete outdoors...Competed in two indoor meets in the mile, setting a PR in the mile at the Fred Wilt Invitational.

High School
Participated in both volleyball and soccer in addition to track and field...Winner of Lower Silesian final cross-country race in 2012, 2013, and 2014...Took fifth place in all-Polish mountain race in Miedzygorze in 2013...Career-best 5k time is 20:17, and her best mile time is 5:07.

Personal
Born May 26, 1995, to Andrzej and Lucyna Adams in Bystrzyca Klodzka, Poland....Her mother and father are both business owners...Has two siblings, David (24) and Kamil (28)...Intends to major in Architectural Studies.