Milena Stoicev Season 2011

2011 (Outlook)
Freshman Milena Stoicev (pronounced mill-LANE-uh STOY-ee-chev) is the most recent addition to the Husker cross country program. Stoicev joins the Nebraska program after an impressive junior career in both cross country and track in her home country of Serbia.

Stoicev, who comes to Nebraska as a 20-year-old freshman, was a regular top-10 finisher at the Balkan Cross Country Championships the past four years. In 2011, she finished ninth in the Under-23 women's division and was the top Serbian finisher in the 6K event.

High School (Alfa University/Gymnasium) 
Stoicev captured ninth place in the Under-23 women's division at the 2011 Balkan Cross Country Championships in Kragujevac, Serbia, in March. She covered the 6K course in 23:10 as the top Serbian finisher in the event. 

Stoicev finished 11th at the 2009 Balkan Cross Country Championships, after finishing sixth in the Junior Division of the 2008 Balkan Championships in Kocaeli, Turkey. She covered the 2.9-kilometer course in 9:32. 

On the track, Stoicev posted outdoor personal bests of 2:07.83 in the 800 meters and 4:24.44 in the 1,500 meters in May of 2011. She also finished sixth in the 1,500 meters at the 2011 Balkan Track and Field Championships in July.

Personal
Milena is the daughter of Zivko and Vesna Stoicev. Milena was born on Jan. 11, 1991. She has not declared a major at Nebraska.