Michele Steube Witter Season 2003

Outlook
After a rough season as a result of injury in 2002, Michele (Steube) Witter strives to get into racing shape for the 2003 season. Sitting out the track season again because of injury, Witter has a lot of work ahead of her.

"Michele is an athlete who has suffered from lack of consistent training due to injuries", Head Coach Jay Dirksen said. "She's had a number of things wrong. It's been difficult for her to get a sustained period of training. We're hoping that toward the end of the season, she will be ready to race again."

2002 (Sophomore)
In her second year on the team, Witter was not able to get back to her solid form from a year ealier. Competing in six meets throughout the season, Witter rallied for a 79th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships in Columbia, Mo., finishing fifth for the Huskers.

Witter was sidelined during the indoor and outdoor track season because of injuries.

2001 (Freshman)
After three years of not running competitively since high school, Witter began her collegiate cross country career with the Huskers in 2001. Witter placed consistently among the top six Nebraska finishers.

Witter continued her return to competitive running during the indoor track season. She ran her personal-best time in the 5,000-meter run at the adidas Invitational. While competing during the outdoor season, she won the 3,000-meter run at the Concordia Twilight in mid-May.

High School
Witter ran three years for Dave Ciconne at York High School, helping the Dukes to three consecutive runner-up finishes at the Class B state cross country meet before transferring to Class A Kearney her senior season. She excelled on the cross country course for York, finishing fifth in Class B at the 1996 state meet, followed by a third-place finish in 1997, when she finished behind current Husker teammates Kathryn Handrup and Anne Shadle.

Witter was also a member of the 1996 York 4x800-meter relay team that finished sixth in the Class B state meet.

Injuries plauged Witter her senior year, preventing her from running cross country for the Bearcats.

Personal
The daughter of Pat Steube and Barb Peterson, Michele was born April 27, 1981, in York, Neb. She has one brother, Dane, 21. The former Michele Steube, she married Marcus Witter on Aug. 9, 2003. He is a former NU distance runner who ran the second-fastest 10,000-meters in school history in 2002. Michele is a psychology major.