2020-21 Women's Track & Field Roster

Andy McLean

Lisha Van Onselen

  • Position CC, Distance
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Amanzimtoti, South Africa
  • High School Durban Girls College

Biography

PR's
Cross Country:
5K - 17:37.7
Indoor: 3,000m - 9:56.81...5,000m - 17:53.99
Outdoor: 3,000m - 10:07.27...5,000m - 17:30.71...10,000m - 36:55.38
2020-21
Cross Country
  • Ran in four meets during the season, recording three top-five finishes
  • Earned First Team All-Sun Belt honors with an App State 5K PR time of 17:37.7 at the Sun Belt Championships
  • Finished third at the Mountains to Sea Open with a time of 17:48.1
  • Was fourth at the Blue Ridge Open with a time of 17:52.4
Indoor
  • Did not compete
Outdoor
  • Scored points in the Sun Belt Championships in a pair of events, crossing seventh in the 10,000-meter run (37:28.06) and eighth in the 5,000-meter run (17:42.60)
  • Clocked a PR in the 5,000-meter run at the Bill Webb/Bob Davidson Invitational in 17:30.71
  • Was second in the 10,000-meter run at the High Point VertKalsse Meeting with a PR time of 36:55.38
  • Recorded the ninth best time in program history in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:07.27
2019-20
Indoor
  • Was sixth in the 3,000-meter run at the Sun Belt Championships in 9:59.04
  • Clocked an App State PR in the 3,000-meter run at the South Carolina Invitational and placed third in 9:56.81
  • Crossed in 17:53.99 (App State PR) in the 5,000-meter run at the VMI Team Challenge
Outdoor
  • Season canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
PRIOR TO APPALACHIAN STATE (at Coastal Carolina)

2019-20
Cross Country: 

  • Competed in six meets
  • Picked up two wins to start the year; CCU Invite 5k (18:36.30) and the Winthrop Invite 5k (18:17.10).
  • Earned her second Second Team All-Sun Belt award of her career with an eighth-place finish at the Sun Belt Championships 5k with a time of 17:54.40
2018-19

Cross Country

  • Competed in four meets 
  • First-place at the Winthrop Invite with a time of 19:03.00 on Oct. 5
  • Set a personal-best time at the NCAA Regional at Winthrop in the 6k (21:20.90)

Indoor 

  • Competed in two meets, two events
  • Earned two top 10 finishes including the Liberty Kickoff 4x800 (10:13.54) and the VMI Winter Relays 3000m (10:26.89)
Outdoor
  • Competed in one meet

2017-18
Cross Country

  • Competed in four meets
  • First-place at the Winthrop Invite with a time of 19:03.00 on Oct. 5
  • Set a personal-best time at the NCAA Regional at Winthrop in the 6k (21:20.90)
Indoor
  • Competed in three meets; four events
  • Four top-10 finishes including a win at the Sun Belt Championships in the Distance Medley Relay with a time of 11:51.28.

Outdoor 

  • Competed in seven meets; six events
  • Eight top-10 finishes including two first-place finishes;  USC Open (3000m - 9:56.09 pb) on Apr. 21 and the Mountaineer Open (5000m) on Apr. 27-28.

2016-17
Cross Country 

  • Competed in six meets with four top-5 finishes, including a win at the CCU Invite 3k (9.33 pb) on Sept. 21 
  • Placed second at the Sun Belt Championships 5k (17:38.50 pb) at App State on Oct. 28
Outdoor 
  • Competed in four meets for the Chanticleers  
  • Notched three top-10 finishes in the 1500m
  • Placed fourth in the 1500m at the Bill Carson Invitational, crossing the finish line at 4:51.47
  • Set a season-best time of 4:38.94 in the 1500m at the Big South Championships, finishing 8th overall.

Outdoor 

  • Appeared in eight meets competing in five events
  • Set personal best 2:22.62 at Bill Carson Invitational in the 800m
  • Personal and season-best 4:38.09 in the 1500m at War Eagle Invitational 
  • Placed fifth in the 3000m at Weems Baskin Relays with 10:27.23
  • Finished fourth at Sun Belt Championships in the 5000m with personal best 18:04.44
  • Member of first place 4x800 relay team to run 9:31.39 at 49er Classic  
  • 2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Graduate Student

    CC, Distance
  • 2020-21Graduate Student

    CC, Distance