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2014 Women's Cross Country

Laura Fay

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Padua Academy
  • Hometown Thornton, Pa.

Biography

  • Four-year letter-winner
  • Dedicated runner who has been able to avoid injuries, competing in 26 of 28 meets in her career
  • Landmark Conference 2nd-team selection (2012) and three-time Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll recipient (2012, 2013, 2014)
  • Four-time Landmark Conference & NCAA Mideast regional participant

Senior Year (2014)

  • Competed in six of seven meets
  • Shattered the 25-minute mark for 6000 meters twice, finishing 50th in 24:04 in the White Divsion race of the highly-regarded Paul Short Invitational (Lehigh University) on Oct. 4 and placing 128th in 24:42.8 at the NCAA Mideast regional at Big Spring High School in Newville, Pa., on Nov. 15
  • Was the fifth Royal across the finish line at the Landmark Conference championships, placing 32nd overall in a time of 25:27.9 over a 6000-meter course at Goucher College in Towson, Md., on Nov. 1
  • Ran 31 seconds faster on the same course at the NCAA regional meet than she did in 2012

Junior Year (2013)

  • One of five runners to compete in all seven meets
  • Was the fourth Royal across the finish line and finished 19th overall in 25:56.90 on a 6000-meter course at the Landmark Conference championships on November 2 at the US Soldiers' & Airmen's Home in Washington, DC, helping the Royals to a runner-up finish
  • Two weeks later, finished 158th in a season-best time of 24:44 over a 6000-meter course at the NCAA Mideast regional at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., as Royals placed ninth overall, Scranton's highest finish since 2000

Sophomore Year (2012)

  • Earned second-team All-Landmark Conference honors with a 13th-place finish in 25:01.40 over a 6000-meter course at the conference's championship meet on October 27 at Fort Roberdeau State Park in Blair County, Pennsylvania, on October 27
  • Ended the season two weeks later by being the first Royal harrier across the finish line at the NCAA Mideast regional, placing 111th in 25:13.8 over a 6000-meter course at Big Spring High School in Newville, Pennsylvania, on November 10
  • Broke the 25-minute barrier for 6000 meters for the first time in her career with a time of 24:42 on October 13 at the Princeton Invitational
  • Recorded top 20 finishes at the Marywood Invitational (15th, 17:51 for 4000 meters) and Jack St. Clair Memorial (16th, 25:46 for 6000 meters) on Sept. 1 and Oct. 6, respectively.

Freshman Year (2011)

  • Competed in six meets
  • Moved into the middle tier of the lineup and was one of three runners among the 15 on the roster to compete in at least six meets
  • Was the third Royal harrier across the finish line in a time of 16:29.20 over a 4000-meter course at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic hosted by King’s College at the Hollenbeck Golf Course in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 1
  • Picked up valuable experience by competing at the Landmark Conference championships and NCAA Mideast regional on Oct. 29 and Nov. 12, respectivel
  • Finished 21st on a snow-covered 6000-meter course at the Landmark championship meet at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and was 153rd in a time of 26:17 over a 6000-meter course at the NCAA regional at DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania.

Top 25 Finishes

  • 7th (17:37, 4000 meters), vs. Penn St.-Wilkes Barre, Oct. 9, 2013
  • 13th (25:01.40; 6000 meters), Landmark Conference championships, Fort Roberdeau State Park, Blair County, Pa., Oct. 27, 2012
  • 13th (16:29.20, 4000 meters), Northeast Pennsylvania Classic, King’s College, Hollenbeck Golf Course, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Sept. 1, 2011
  • 15th (17:51, 4000 meters), Marywood Invitational, McDade Park, Scranton, Pa., Sept. 1, 2012)
  • 16th (25:46, 6000 meters), Jack St. Clair Memorial, Belmont Plateau, Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 6, 2012
  • 19th (25:56.90, 6000 meters), Landmark Conference championships, US Soldiers' & Airmen's Home, Washington, DC, Nov. 2, 2013
  • 21st (no official times available, 6000 meters), Landmark Conference championships, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa., Oct. 29, 2011

Landmark Conference Finishes

  • 13th (25:01.40; 6000 meters), Fort Roberdeau State Park, Blair County, Pa., Oct. 27, 2012
  • 19th (25:56.90; 6000 meters), US Soldiers' & Airmen's Home, Washington, DC, Nov. 2, 2013
  • 21st (no official times available, 6000 meters), Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa., Oct. 29, 2011
  • 32nd (25:27.9, 6000 meters), Goucher College, Towson, Md., Nov. 1, 2014

NCAA Mideast Regional Finishes

  • 111th (25:13.8, 6000 meters), Big Spring High School, Newville, Pa., Nov. 10, 2012
  • 128th (24:42.8, 6000 meters), Big Spring High School, Newville, Pa., Nov. 15, 2014
  • 153rd (26:17, 6000 meters), DeSales University, Center Valley, Pa., Nov. 12, 2011
  • 158th (24:44, 6000 meters), Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa., Nov. 16, 2013)

Awards & Honors

  • Landmark Conference 2nd-Team Selection (2012)
  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2012, 2013, 2014)

Personal

  • Daughter of Gerard & Kelly Fay



Historical Player Information

  • 2012Sophomore

  • 2013Junior

  • 2014Senior

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