Sydney Niekamp

Photo by: EMU Athletics

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Class:
Senior
High School:
Napoleon
Hometown:
Napoleon, Ohio

Years of Eligibility Remaining Including 2021: 2

2021: (Cross Country)

Competed in all six races in the 2021 season
Opened her season at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite, earning a personal best 5K time of 17:44.1 while finishing third
Finished 25^th at the Spartan Invitational, improving her placement by eight spots from 2019
Placed 71^st at the Paul Short Run with a time of 21:22.9
Earned her second top ten finish of the season at the Falcon Invitational, finishing ninth
Set a personal best in the 6K at the MAC Championships, finishing 11^th with a time of 21:21.2
Named Second Team All-MAC
Placed 94^th at the Great Lakes Regional, improving her 2019 time by 20 seconds to finish in 21:52.0

2020: (Cross Country)

Competed at the Falcon Invitational and MAC Championships 6K meets
Finished ninth overall at the Falcon Invitational with a time of 22:18.7
Placed 16th at the MAC Championships with a season-best time of 21:41.4

2019: (Cross Country)

Competed in five races for the Falcons in 2019
Opened the season in the 6K at the MSU Spartan Invitational, finishing 33^rd with a time of 22:47.7
Set a personal best in the 5K at the Louisville Classic with a time of 18:17.1
Finished 23^rd in the 6K at the Bradley “Pink” Classic, setting a personal best with a 21:52.2 time
Finished 50^th at the MAC Championships
Closed the season at the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals, placing 91^st overall

Prior to BGSU:

Competed in four of six races for Akron for the University of Akron Zips where she ran cross country and track
Prior to Akron was a twelve-time letter winner at Napoleon High School
Was a state qualifier in cross country and for the 2018 season
4x800 and 800 state qualifier in 2018, and 4x800 state qualifier in 2017

Personal:

Daughter of Cory and Annette Niekamp
Has two brothers, Carter and Ross
Majoring in Graphic Design

PERSONAL BESTS
Cross Country
5K: 17:44.1, Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite (9/3/21)
6K: 21:21.2, MAC Championships (10/30/21)

CAREER FINISHES
2021 Results
Sept. 3 – Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 5K – 17:44.1 – 3rd
Sept. 17 – Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Golf Course – East Lansing, MI) – 6K – 22:41.3 – 25th
Oct. 1 – Paul Short Run (Lehigh Goodman Campus XC Course – Bethlehem, PA) – 6K – 21:22.9 – 71st
Oct. 16 – Falcon Invitational (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 23:38.81 – 9th
Oct. 30 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Eagle Crest Country Club – Ypsilanti, MI) – 6K – 21:21.2 – 11th
Nov. 12 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (Angel Mounds Cross Country Course – Evansville, IN) – 6K – 21:52.0 – 94th

2020 Results
Nov. 7 – Falcon Invitational (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 22:18.7 – 9th
Nov. 21 – Mid-American Conference Championship (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 21:41.4 – 16th

2019 Results
Sept. 13 – MSU Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Golf Course – East Lansing, MI) – 6K – 22:47.7 – 33rd
Oct. 5 – Louisville Classic (E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park – Louisville, KY) – 5K – 18:17.1 – 86th
Oct. 18 – Bradley “Pink” Classic (Newman Golf Course – Peoria, IL) – 6K – 21:52.2 – 23rd
Nov. 2 – Mid-American Conference Championship (NIU North 40 Course – DeKalb, IL) – 6K – 23:20.4 – 50th
Nov. 15 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Zimmer Championship Course – Madison, WI) – 6K – 22:12.2 – 91st