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Nattie Ruzauskas

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Richland, Wash.
  • Major Mathematics Education
  • High School Richland '22

Biography

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2024-2025 | Track & Field
  • Indoor:
    • Winter Big Sky All-Academic Team.
    • Competed in six meets during the season.
    • Set a personal best in the 3000-meters at the Inland Northwest Invitational, finishing third with a time of 10:07.26.
    • Set a personal best in the Mile at the Husky Classic, finishing with a time of 4:56.72.
      • This performance tied for sixth on EWU Women's All-Time Indoor Mile.
    • Had two top-five finishes at the Riverfront Multi's:
      • First in the DMR with a time of 11:51.03.
        • This performance set a new School Record for EWU Women's All-Time Indoor DMR.
      • Third in the Mile with a time of 4:58.03.
    • Finished second in the Mile at the Spokane Sports Showcase, with a time of 5:00.45.
    • Had two top-five finishes at the Lauren McCluskey Memorial:
      • Second in the 800-meters with a time of 2:17.64.
      • Fifth in the DMR with a time of 12:20.78.
    • Represented EWU at the Big Sky Championships, competing in the:
      • Mile, finishing with a time of 5:21.18.
      • 3000-meters, finishing with a time of 11:01.25.
      • DMR, finishing ninth with a time of 12:33.05.
  • Outdoor:
    • Competed in six meets during the season.
    • Set a personal best in the 5000-meters at the Oregon Preview, finishing fifth with a time of 17:12.95.
    • Set a personal best in the 1500-meters at the Whitworth Peace Meet, finishing third with a time of 4:35.05.
    • Finished second in the 3000-meter Steeplechase at the Cougar Classic, with a time of 10:57.15.
    • Represented EWU at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships, competing in the:
      • 5000-meters, finishing with a time of 17:26.11.
      • 3000-meter Steeplechase, finishing eighth with a personal best time of 10:39.28
        • This performance ranked fourth on EWU Women's All-Time Outdoor 3000-meter Steeplechase.

2024 | Cross Country
  • Qualified for the NCAA West First Round.
  • Represented EWU at the Big Sky XC Championships, finishing 27th with a time of 18:07.9.
  • Set a personal best in the 5k at the LC State Invite, finishing 14th with a time of 17:33.2.
    • This performance ranked 7th on EWU Women's XC All-Time 5k Performance List.
  • Opened the season and set a personal best in the 6k at the Cougar Classic, finishing with a time of 21:51.0.
    • This performance ranked 23rd on EWU Women's All-Time 6k Performance List.

2023-2024 | Track & Field
  • Indoor:
    • Did not compete.
  • Outdoor:
    • Competed in seven meets during the season.
    • Set a personal best in the 1500-meters at the Oregon Preview, finishing 8th with a time of 4:37.35.
    • a personal best in the 5000-meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational/Leopold Distance Carnival, finishing 7th with a time of 17:16.73.
      • This performance ranked 10th on EWU Women’s All-Time Outdoor 5000-meters.
    • Set a personal best in the 800-meters at the Oregon State High Performance, finishing with a time of 2:15.04.
    • Represented EWU at the Big Sky Outdoor Championship, competing in the:
      • 1500-meters, finishing 15th in the preliminaries with a time of 4:40.90.
      • 5000-meters, finishing 10th with a time of 17:58.16.
    • Spring Big Sky All-Academic Team.

2023 | Cross Country
  • Fall Big Sky All-Academic Team.
  • Qualified for the NCAA West First Round, setting a personal best in the 6k, finishing with a time of 22:23.7.
  • Represented EWU at the Big Sky XC Championships, finishing with a time of 18:33.7.
  • Set a personal best in the 5k at the LC State Invite, finishing 10th with a time of 17:39.0.
    • This performance ranked 7th on EWU Women's XC All-Time 5k Performance List.
  • Opened the season at the Clash of the Inland Northwest, finishing 9th with a time of 14:27.0.

2022-2023 | Track & Field
  • Indoor:
    • Big Sky All-Academic Team (Winter).
    • Represented EWU at the 2023 Big Sky Indoor Track & Field Championships.
    • At the Inland Northwest Invitational hosted by Whitworth University she set a personal best in the 3,000-meters where she finished 4th with a time of 10:18.69.
    • Ran her fastest time in the mile at the 2023 Husky Classic where she placed 88th with a time of 4:57.41.
  • Outdoor:
    • Competed at the 2023 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track Meeting where she set a personal best in the 5,000-meters (18.16.33, 18th).
    • Ran her fastest time in the 1,500-meters at the 2023 Bryan Clay Invitational where she finished 141st with a time of 4:39.89.
    • At the Oregon State High Performance she set two personal bests, in the 800-meters (2:15.72, 23rd) and in the 3,000-meters steeplechase (10:53.98, 10th).

2022 | Cross Country
  • Fall Big Sky All-Academic Team.
  • Represented EWU at the Big Sky XC Championships, setting a personal best in the 5k, finishing with a time of 19:56.5.
  • Set a personal best in the 6k at the Lewis & Clark XC Invite, finishing with a time of 23:26.0
  • Set a personal best in the 4k at the Gonzaga Duals, finishing 5th with a time of 13:18.8.
  • Opened the season at the Clash of the Inland Northwest, finishing 4th with a time of 14:54.8.

High School
  • Graduated from Richland High School in 2022.
  • Was coached by Gabriel DeShazo.
  • Earned one letter in soccer, three in cross country, and four in track and field.
  • In 2019, she earned a 2nd-place finish at the WIAA State Championships.
  • Named the Mid-Columbia Conference Runner of the Year along with an All-State selection.
  • Earned multiple first team all-conference selections between cross country and track.
  • Was a three-time Runner of the Year at Richland.
  • In 2022, she also placed 3rd at the state championships in the 4x00-meters.

Personal
  • Was born on 7/30/2004.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

  • 2023Sophomore

  • 2024Junior

  • 2025Senior