DePauw University

Natalie Govert earned four varsity letters as a member of the women’s cross country and women’s track and field teams. In cross country she won three individual Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championships after finishing second in her first year and she still holds 3 of the five fastest times at the 5,000 meter distance in SCAC Championships history. She finished third twice and sixth and 13th on two other appearances at the NCAA Regionals, leading to three appearances in the NCAA Cross Country Championships; she placed in the top 50 each time, including 36th in 2002. Govert led the 2004 team to the program’s first NCAA appearance, where it finished 16th, and she graduated with the school’s best cross country times for 5,000- and 6000-meter distances. She was one of three unanimous selections and DePauw’s only honoree to the SCAC’s 15th anniversary team in 2005. In track and field, Govert earned all-SCAC honors four times, including a 1,500-meter championship as a senior and a runner-up finish in 2002. She also was second in the 5,000 meters in 2003 and 2005. A four-time NCAA qualifier in indoor and outdoor track, she placed ninth in the 1,500 meters at the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Championships and 18th in the 5,000 meters at the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Championships. She still holds DePauw’s indoor 1,500-meter record and the second-fastest spot in both the outdoor 1,500- and 5,000-meter and the indoor mile.

Upon graduation, Govert became a lab technician at Dow AgroSciences through Kelly Scientific Resources job placement; she went on to become a scientific recruiter for KSR and a recruiter and human resources officer at Polaris Laboratories. Govert currently works as a teacher at Thrive Preschool in Westfield, Ind. She and husband Bret, a 2005 DePauw graduate, are parents of three children.