High School: At Hudson Senior High School, Pelzel was a four-year letterwinner on the track team...Holds the school record in the 1600m, 800m, and 4x800m...Was the Wisconsin District I Runner Athlete of the Year in 2005...Two-time Academic All-State winner....Earned the Best Sportsmanship Award and helped her team to the 2007 conference, sectional, regional and state championship as a senior...National qualifier in the 1600m medley and 4x800 distance medley...Three-time First Team All-Conference selection...Earned a Second Team All-State nod in 2006.

Personal: Pelzel was born in Eau Claire, Wis. and is the daughter of Roger and Sheila Pelzel...Has a sister, Kari and brother Kevin...Born on March 1, 1989...Is an education and math major with a minor in psychology.