High School: Four-time letterwinner in both track and cross country at Brownsburg High School under head coach Bret Neylon ... served as team captain her senior year for both squads ... posted a personal-best 2:16 in the 800m ... ran 4:59 in the 1600m and had a best time of 11:11 in the 3200m ... ran a personal-best 18:39 in the 5K for cross country ... holds the school record at Harrison High School for the 5K ... also holds the school records at Brownsburg for the 5K and 1600m and is a member of the record holding 4x800m relay team ... named all-state in cross country in 2009 ... earned track all-state honors in 2011 and 2012 ... three time all-conference and all-region recipient ... garnered academic all-state as well.

Personal: Born March 11, 1994 in West Lafayette, Ind. ... daughter of Tonya and Todd Bess ... father, Todd, played baseball at DePauw ... member of National Honor Society in high school ... is a bioengineering major.