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Returns as a junior for the Geoducks in 2025-26 and is a distance runner for the women's track and field team ... Has won two NAIA Marathon Championship, claiming the titles on Dec. 8, 2024 with a time of 2:47:04 (2 hours, 47 minutes, 4 seconds) and on Dec. 14, 2025 in 2:53:50 (2 hours, 53 minutes, 50 seconds) ... During the 2025 NAIA Marathon Classic, she also took first place in the Elite Women's division and was the overall women's champion at the BMW Dallas Marathon ... Earned All-America status twice in the marathon.

Was an All-American at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2025 with an eighth place finish in the 10,000-meter run ... Also claimed NAIA All-American at the NAIA Outdoor Championshps in 2024 by taking seventh place in the 5,000-meter run after winning her preliminary heat ... Won the 10,000-meter run at the Cascade Collegiate Conference Track and Field Championships in 2025 and placed second in the CCC in the 5,000-meter run in 2024 ... During indoor track and field in 2025, she earned third place and was an All-American in the 3,000-meter run at the NAIA Indoor Championships with a time of 9:43.40 ... Carstens was the 2025 NAIA West Region Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year.

As a cross country runner, she won the 2025 CCC women's individual title with a time of 20:49.6 as she won by 45.2 seconds over the 6-kilometer course ... Was fourth at the 2023 CCC Cross Country Championships ... Claimed All-Conference honors both years ... Placed fourth at the 2025 NAIA National Championships in cross country for All-American recognition in 21:02.1 ... Also earned All-American in cross country in the fall of 2023, when she finished in 15th place.

Holds numerous Evergreen school records ... Chosen Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators in 2024-25 ... Named NAIA Scholar-Athlete in the spring and fall of 2025 ... Earned Academic All-CCC honors in the fall of 2024 and the spring and fall of 2025 ... Selected as the Women's Collegiate Sports Star of the Year at the 2025 Thurston County Sports Awards ... Transferred to Evergreen from St. Martin's University ... Participated in cross country and track at St. Martin's and qualified for the Dean's List ... Competed at nearby Shelton High School, where she was a National Honor Society member.

Career Goals:  Become a health educator
Why Evergreen?:  I choose Evergreen because learning extends beyond classroom walls and community based learning is valued. Evergreen's interdisciplinary approach and emphasis on connecting theory to practice have been important to my growth. I also love the scenery around campus and being a part of the cross country/track program. I believe we can  become a powerhouse in distance running.