CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Cross Country:

Awards:

- Academic All-Big Sky (2021)

All-time PSU rankings:

- Ranks 6th all-time in the 6,000 meters - 20:54.6 - Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (10/16/21)
- Ranks 8th all-time in the 5,000 meters - 17:18.0 - Big Sky Championships (10/29/21)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Cross Country:

5,000m - 17:18.0 - Big Sky Championships (10/29/21)
6,000m - 20:54.6 - Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (10/16/21)

Indoor:

1,500m – 4:43.82 – Before PSU (2/6/21)
3,000m – 10:03.81 – Before PSU (1/31/21)

Outdoor:

600m – 1:42.75 – Before PSU (6/6/20)
1,500m – 4:39.85 – Before PSU (6/26/21)
3,000m – 9:49.82 – Before PSU (5/29/21)
5,000m – 18:48.00 – Before PSU (7/4/20)
 

2021 CROSS COUNTRY:

Helped lead the Vikings to an 11th-place finish at the NCAA West Regional (11/12), tied for the team's best finish ever at the meet...Finished the 6k at the NCAA West Regional 60th overall in 21:07.3, passing 50 runners after the opening mile...Placed 22nd overall in 17:18.0 to help lead the Vikings to a third-place team finish at the Big Sky Championships (10/29), their best finish ever at the meet by two spots...Moved up to eighth all-time in the 5k with her time of 17:18.0 at the Big Sky meet...Moved up to sixth all-time in the 6k while becoming the first freshman to crack 21 minutes at the distance with her finish in 20:54.6 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (10/16)...Placed 17th overall and the Vikings' fourth runner at the Bronco Invite...Made her Viking debut at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/24), where she helped the Vikings upset three regionally ranked teams while finishing 58th overall in 22:31.9.
 

BEFORE PORTLAND STATE:

Won the 3,000 meters at the 2020 Slovenian U23 Outdoor Championships, and placed third in the 1,500 meters…Placed second in the 3,000 meters at the 2021 Slovenian U23 Outdoor Championships, a couple weeks before placing second in the 1,500 meters at the 2021 Slovenian U20 Outdoor Championships…Placed second in the 3,000 meters at the 2020 Slovenian U20 Indoor Championships…Competed at the Balkan U20 Indoor Championships in Bulgaria…Ran for AD Mass Ljubljana for two and a half years.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Daughter of Matjaž Šajn and Anamarija Stibilj Šajn…Has a sister, Tina Šajn…Lists cooking, cycling and other outdoor activities as hobbies/interests…Plans on majoring in sociology with a minor in law and legal studies.