2014 Women's Cross Country
Biography
- Four-year letter-winner
- Inspirational runner who fought off injuries to earn first-team All-Landmark Conference in 2013
- Four-time Landmark Conference championship participant (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)
- Two-time NCAA Mideast regional participant (2013, 2014)
- Four-time Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll recipient (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Senior Year (2014)
- Was granted a medical exemption to compete this year
- Saw action in five meets
- Ran a season-best time of 23:27 for 6000 meters at the Paul Short Invitational (Lehigh University) on Oct. 4, placing 26th overall in the White Division race
- Was the second Royal across the finish line at the Landmark Conference and NCAA Mideast regional meets: placed 19th at the Landmark meet in a time of 24:30.8 on a 6000-meter course on Nov. 1 at Goucher College in Towson, Md., and 104th in 24:26.4 over the same distance on Nov. 15 at Big Spring High School in Newville, Pa.
- Placed third overall in 20:23.1 over a 5000-meter course at the Roadrunner Invitational (Ramapo College) in Woodland Park, NJ, on Sept. 20
Senior Year (2013)
- Earned first-team All-Landmark honors with a fifth-place finish at the conference championship meet; clocked a time of 24:05.50 over a 6000-meter course at the US Soldiers' and Airmen's Home in Washington, DC, on November 2, a performance that propelled Scranton to a runner-up team finish
- Ran what is believed to be a school-record time of 22:17 for 6000 meters at the NCAA Mideast regional hosted by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., on Nov. 16
- Her 32nd-place finish at the NCAA regional was the highest finish by a Royal since Jennifer Serra placed 24th in 2003
- Competed in six of seven events and was the first Royal across the finish line in five of them
- Finished first in a time of 15:48 over a 4000-meter course against Penn St.-Wilkes-Barre on October 9
- Placed third at the Jack Daniels Invitational in 15:05.2 over a 4000-meter course on September 21 in Cortland, New York
Junior Year (2012)
- Royals' most inspirational runner
- Worked hard even after running only three races the previous two seasons and was Scranton's top finisher in four races: placed sixth in 17:03 for 4000 meters at the Marywood Invitational on Sept. 1; finished 15th in 20:02.91 over a 5000-meter course at the Vassar Invitational a week later in Poughkeepsie, NY; 18th in 15:36.70 for 4000 meters at the Jack Daniels Invitational at Cortland State University on September 22; and 132nd in 23:47 over a 6000-meter course at the Princeton Invitational on October 13
- Did, however, suffer a setback, missing two of the final four meets of the season due to an injury
- Fought through her injury to place 20th in 25:44.40 over a 6000-meter course at the Landmark Conference championships staged at Fort Roberdeau State Park in Blair County, Pennsylvania, on October 27
- Rather than risk futher injury, did not compete in the season-ending NCAA Mideast regional.
Sophomore Year (2011)
- An injury limited her to only two races
Freshman Year (2010)
- Competed in only one race due to an injury
- Finished 64th-place in 28:56.10 over a 6000-meter course at the Landmark Conference championships at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland, on Oct. 30
Top 25 Finishes
- 1st (15:48, 4000 meters), vs. Penn St.-Wilkes-Barre, Lehman, Pa., Oct. 9, 2013
- 3rd (15:05.2, 4000 meters), Jack Daniels Invitational, Cortland, NY, Sept. 21, 2013
- 3rd (20:23.1, 5000 meters), Roadrunner Invitational (Ramapo College), Woodland Park, NJ, Sept. 20, 2014
- 5th (24:05.50, 6000 meters), Landmark Conference championships, US Soldiers' & Airmen's Home, Washington, DC, Nov. 2, 2013
- 6th (17:03, 4000 meters), Marywood Invitational, McDade Park, Scranton, Pa., Sept. 1, 2012
- 14th (19:51.25, 5000 meters), Vassar Invitational, Poughkeepsie, NY, Sept. 7, 2013
- 14th (20:31.38, 5000 meters), Vassar Invitational, Poughkeepsie, NY, Sept. 6, 2014
- 15th (20:02.91, 5000 meters), Vassar Invitational, Poughkeepsie, NY, Sept. 8, 2012
- 18th (15:36.7, 4000 meters), Jack Daniels Invitatonal, Cortland, NY, Sept. 22, 2012
- 19th (24:30.8, 6000 meters), Landmark Conference championships, Goucher College, Towson, Md., Nov. 1, 2014
- 20th (25:44.40, 6000 meters), Landmark Conference championships, Fort Roberdeau State Park, Blair County, Pa., Oct. 27, 2012
Landmark Conference Championship Finishes
- 5th (24:05.5, 6000 meters), US Soldiers' & Airmen's Home, Washington, DC, Nov. 2, 2013
- 19th (24:30.8, 6000 meters), Goucher College, Towson, Md., Nov. 1, 2014
- 20th (25:44.4, 6000 meters), Fort Roberdeau State Park, Blair County, Pa., Oct. 27, 2012
- 64th (28:56.1, 6000 meters), Goucher College, Towson, Md., Oct. 30, 2010
NCAA Mideast Regional Finishes
- 32nd (22:17, 6000 meters), Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa., Nov. 16, 2013
- 104th (24:26.4, 6000 meters), Big Spring High School, Newville, Pa., Nov. 15, 2014
Awards & Honors
- Landmark Conference 1st-Team Selection (2013)
- Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
- Landmark Conference Fall All-Sportsmanship Team (2013, 2014)
- NCAA All-Mideast Regional Selection (2013)
- University of Scranton co-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 23, 2013)
High School/Personal
- Lettered in track and field four times and twice in cross-country at nearby Scranton Preparatory School
- Member of 2009 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) District II cross-country championship team
- Her parents are graduates of The University of Scranton: her father, Joseph, also holds a law degree from Temple University and her mother, Eileen, holds a master of business administration (MBA) from nearby Marywood University and is senior human resource assistant here at the University
- Has three siblings: Katie, Alexis, and Lindsay
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