After spending five years as a member of the cross-country and track teams at Marquette, Anna Weber graduated in 2011 with bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and English literature.

Weber was a Big East Academic All-Star in her senior year and was a key member of the cross-country team, as she finished second for the Golden Eagles in half of the team’s meets.

She arrived at Marquette as a top finisher (she finished 12th) at the Indiana State Cross Country Championship while running for Michigan City High School.

During the indoor and outdoor seasons, Weber would run the 3,000-meter and 10,000-meter races.

After college, she extended that distance to at least 13.1 miles by running the Brooklyn Half-Marathon in New York.

She finished the race in one hour and 18 minutes. Her finishing time qualified her for the elite development program in the Chicago Marathon, which she will be running on Oct. 7.

Weber continues to spend time in the classroom, as she is working on getting her Ph.D in chemistry from Indiana University. She teaches an analytical chemistry class for seniors and now resides in Bloomington, Ind.