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2023-24 Women's XC/Track & Field Roster
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Paige Saiz
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Highland, Mich.
- High School:
- Milford
- Prev School:
- Northern Michigan
- Major:
- Business Management
- Birthday:
- 5/22
Career Accolades
Indoor
Mile - 9th, 5:01.03 (2/19/22)
1000m – 5th, 3:02.2 (2/2/23)
3000m - 7th, 10:02.60 (2/20/22)
DMR - 2nd, 11:59.61 (2/19/22)
Outdoor
5000m - 9th, 17:51.94 (4/1/22)
FAU Personal Records
Cross Country
5K – 20:02.7 at NAIA Pre-Nationals Invitational (9/17/22)
6K - 22:52.43 at NCAA South Regional (11/12/21)
Indoor
Mile - 5:01.93 at C-USA Championship Prelims (2/19/22)
1000m – 3:02.20 at Celebration Pointe Indoor Classic (2/2/23)
3000m - 10:02.60 at C-USA Championship Finals (2/20/22)
Outdoor
800m - 2:21.41 at UCF Knights (4/24/21)
1500m – 4:49.25 at UNF East Coast Relays (4/28/23)
3000m - 10:56.05 at Hurricane #1 (3/19/21)
5000m - 17:51.94 at Vertklasse (4/1/22)
Senior (2023-24)
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At Northern Michigan (2019)
Cross Country:
- 2022-23 CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- 2021-22 CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2020-21 CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal
- 2020-21 CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Indoor
Mile - 9th, 5:01.03 (2/19/22)
1000m – 5th, 3:02.2 (2/2/23)
3000m - 7th, 10:02.60 (2/20/22)
DMR - 2nd, 11:59.61 (2/19/22)
Outdoor
5000m - 9th, 17:51.94 (4/1/22)
FAU Personal Records
Cross Country
5K – 20:02.7 at NAIA Pre-Nationals Invitational (9/17/22)
6K - 22:52.43 at NCAA South Regional (11/12/21)
Indoor
Mile - 5:01.93 at C-USA Championship Prelims (2/19/22)
1000m – 3:02.20 at Celebration Pointe Indoor Classic (2/2/23)
3000m - 10:02.60 at C-USA Championship Finals (2/20/22)
Outdoor
800m - 2:21.41 at UCF Knights (4/24/21)
1500m – 4:49.25 at UNF East Coast Relays (4/28/23)
3000m - 10:56.05 at Hurricane #1 (3/19/21)
5000m - 17:51.94 at Vertklasse (4/1/22)
Senior (2023-24)
Cross Country:
- Opened the season with a time of 20:37.4 at the Florida Atlantic Cross Country Invitational
- Recorded a 3M time of 19:14.4 at the Mountain Dew Invitational
- Ran a personal best 5k time (19:05.6) at the FSU Invitational
- Contributed to the team’s second place finish at the Pirate Cross Country Invitational, running a time of 23:18.4
- Tallied a time of 22:54.4 at the American Cross Country Championships
- At the NCAA South Regional meet, ran 21:50.8 on a short 6k course
- Did not compete during the 2024 indoor season
- Did not compete during the 2024 outdoor season
Cross Country:
- Opened the season with a time of 20:49.9 at the UCF XC Invite (9/2/23)
- Contributed to the team’s first place finish at the NAIA Pre-Nationals Invite (9/17/22), finishing with a time of 20:02.7
- Recorded a 20th place finish in the USF XC Invite (20:19.4)
- Ran 23:33.3 in the 6k at the CUSA Championships (10/29/22)
- Tallied a season's best time of 23:16.2 at the NCAA South Regional competition
- Opened the indoor season with a 10th place finish in the 3000m (10:54.4) at the UAB Blazer Invite (1/13/23)
- Earned third place in the 1000m (3:02.20), and was part of the second place DMR team (12:09.94) at the Celebration Pointe Indoor Classic (2/2/23)
- Tallied a time of 5:10.32 in the mile and 10:22.28 in the 3000m at the CUSA Championships (2/18/23)
- Ran a time of 2:24.62 in the 800m and 4:52.94 in the 1500m at the UCF Black and Gold Invite (3/18/23)
- Recorded a time of 18:32.35 at the High Point VertKlasse meet
- Captured ninth place in the 1500m (4:51.75) at the USF Invite (4/8/23)
- Put up a personal best time in the 1500m (4:49.25) in the UNF East Coast Relays (4/28/23)
- Finished 19th in the 1500m (4:58.96) at the CUSA Championships (5/13/23)
Cross Country:
- In her first race of the season, at the FSU XC Open, clocked in at 26:23.0 for the 6K
- Ran 18:31.4 at the UCF Cross Country Invite, which ended up being 2.9 miles
- At the FSU XC Pre-Nationals Invite, tallied a time of 24:21.4
- Recorded a time of 23:34.9 in the 6K at the CUSA XC Championships
- Had a season's best time of 22:52.5 at the NCAA South Regional competition
- Opened up the indoor season at the UAB Blazer Invite with an 11th-place finish in the 3000m (10:22.86)
- Finished fifth in the mile run (5:08.36) at the UAB Vulcan Invite
- Tallied 5:05.59 in the mile at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invite
- Finished second in the mile (5:13.73) at the Harvard Crimson Elite
- Produced a 14th place finish in the 3000m with a time of 10:05.01 at the BU Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invite
- Placed 15th in the mile (5:01.93), which is the second fastest by an Owl this season, and 17th in the 3000m (10:02.60) at the Conference USA Indoor Championship, both personal best
- Was part of the seventh place distance medley relay team, which marked a new school record with a time of 11:59.61, at the championships
- Had a stellar performance in the 5000m at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting, finishing third with a personal best time of 17:51.94, the ninth fastest time in school history
- Put on the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Cross Country:
- Ran her first race as an Owl at the UAB Blazer Classic, where she achieved 57th place in the 6K with a time of 23:27.56
- Became the third Owl to cross the finish line in the 6K at the 2020 CUSA XC Championships, tallying 42nd place and a personal record time of 23:20.00
- Took sixth place in the mile (5:18.11) at the UAB Blazer Invitational
- Finished in ninth in the 3000m (10:19.92) at the UAB Vulcan Invitational
- Captured 18th in the 3000m run (10:19.18) at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational
- Tallied 14th in the 3000m run (10:20.44) and contributed to the seventh place distance medley relay (12:18.39) at the CUSA Championships
- Commenced the outdoor season with a seventh place finish in the 3000 meter run (10:56.05), ninth in the 1500 meters (4:53.50) and was a part of the 4x400 meter relay team which placed fourth at the Miami Hurricane Invitational
- Tallied third in the 5000 meter run (18:08.16) at the High Point Vertklasse Meeting
- Captured 10th in the 1500 meter run (4:59.52) at the Miami Alumni Invitational
- Came in at 14th in the 1500 meter run (4:52.16) and 20th in the 800 meter run (2:21.41) at the UCF Knights Invite
- Recorded a time of 18:56.68 in the 5000 meter run at the North Florida Invitational
- Ran in the 5000m (18:47.22) at the 2021 Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- One of 10 honored with the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
Indoor:
- Did not compete during the 2020 outdoor season
- Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
At Northern Michigan (2019)
Cross Country:
- Coached by Jenny Ryan
- Opened her collegiate career at the MSU Spartan Invitational running 24:46.7 for the 6k
- Ran 23:09.4 at the GLIAC Cross Country Championships
- Tallied a time of 22:51.3 at the NCAA Midwest Regionals
- Awarded All-Conference in cross country/track
- Recognized to All-County Team for cross country/track
- Tallied All-Region honors for cross country/track
- All-State in 4x400 meter relay
- Holds school record in 4x1600 meter relay
- Coached by Brian Salyers
- Born on May 22
- Daughter of John and Melissa Fundukian
- Majoring in business management
- Holds professional goal of using business management degree to work with a professional sports team
- Enjoys snowboarding in the winter and boating in the summer
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