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Illinois State University Athletics

2021 Cross Country Roster

Dennis Banks

Paige Arseneau

  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Pekin, Ill.
  • Highschool Pekin Community HS

Biography

CAREER RESULTS

2021 FALL (Jr.): Competed in three meets during her junior campaign…Notched a 33rd-place finish in the women’s 6K white race at the Bradley Classic (10/15), helping the women to a first-place team finish…Posted a personal-best time of 23:40.1 in the 6K at the Redbird Invite (9/17), finishing 82nd overall…Opened the season at the Hawkeye Invitational (9/3), placing 84th in the field with a 4K time of 15:41.7

2021 SPRING (So.): Did not compete

2019 (Fr.): Competed in four meets during her first season with the Redbirds...Finished 26th overall in the women's white race, posting a personal-best time of 24:08.8 in the 6K at the Bradley Pink Classic (10/18)...Recorded a time of 25:33.0 in the 6K at the Gans Creek Classic (9/27)...Finished 53rd in the first 5K of her collegiate career, running a time of 19:14.8 at the Illinois State Invite (9/13)...Opened the season with a 41st-place finish at the Hawkeye Invitational (9/6), posting a 4K time of 15:35.3.

PEKIN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner in cross country and track & field out of Pekin Community HS...A four-time IHSA 3A state qualifier in cross country...Earned Mid-Illini All-Conference First Team honors as a sophomore, junior and senior...Earned Second Team All-Conference honors as a freshman...A three-time state qualifier in track & field, competing at the IHSA 31A state meet in the 1,600m and 3,200m as a senior and the 3,200m as a junior...Garnered All-Conference honors as a senior in track & field...Helped the 4x800m relay to a Mid-Illini Conference championship title as a senior.

PERSONAL: Born 9/18/2000...daughter of Chad and Monica...has one older brother, Isaac, and one younger sister, Sarah...is the sixth person in her family to attend ISU...plans to study Special Education...two-year National Honor Society member...four-year High Honor Roll.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

  • 2020Sophomore

  • 2021Redshirt Sophomore