2008 ... Finished first (15:39.4) in the meet against Humboldt State on August 30 ...

Prior to Alaska: Skied three seasons for SV Baiersbronn in native Germany... Landed top-30 finishes in sprint events at the last three German national championships, including a 28th-place finish in the freestyle sprints at last year's event and 24th-place finishes in 2005 and 2006... Ran three years of cross country for SV Baiersbronn, recording career-best time of 11:01 for 3,000 meter run.

Personal: Daughter of Willi and Christiane Schnurr... Sister Magdalena participates in ski-jumping in Germany