2016 Women's Cross Country
Biography
Senior Year (2016)
- Capped her career by leading the Royals in all seven events during the season.
- Broke 24 minutes for 6,000 meters in four of five events at that distance.
- Had a season-best 10th-place finish at the Cougar Classic on Sept. 17, finishing the 6,000 meters in 25:44.73.
- Ran a career-best 23:12 for 6,000 meters to finish 26th at the Paul Short Invitational on Oct. 1.
- Finished 13th at the Landmark Conference championship on Oct. 29, completing the 6,000-meter course in 23:23.37.
Junior Year (2015)
- Competed in seven of the team's eight events, finishing in the Royals' top two six times.
- Was the first Royal across the line at the Highlander Invitational at Core Creek Park in Langhorne, Pa. on Sept. 19, completing the 6,000-meter course in 25:19.58.
- Ran a season-best 23:30.08 for 6,000 meters at the Inter-Regional Border Battle at Rowan on Oct. 17.
- Was the Royals' second finisher at both the Landmark Conference Championship (Oct. 31) and the NCAA Mideast Regional (Nov. 14).
Sophomore Year (2014)
- Competed in five meets
- Ran a season-best time of 25:22.7 for 6000 meters at the season-ending NCAA Mideast regional at Big Spring High School in Newville, Pa., finishing 171st overall
- Finished 35th at the Landmark Conference championships on Nov. 1 at Goucher College in Towson, Md., covering the 6000-meter course in 25:41.
Freshman Year (2013)
- One of five runners to compete in all seven races
- Picked up valuable experience competing in the Landmark Conference championships and the NCAA Mideast regional
- Placed 24th in a time of 26:13.20 over a 6000-meter course at the Landmark championships on November 2 at the US Soldiers' & Airmen's Home in Washington, DC, to help Royals to a runner-up finish
- Ran a season-best time of 24:13 for 6000 meters at the NCAA Mideast Regional on November 16 at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., as Scranton placed ninth overall, its highest finish since 2000
Top 25 Career Finishes
- 5th - 17:05, 4,000 meters, Oct. 9, vs. Penn State-Wilkes-Barre
- 10th - 25:44.73, 6,000 meters, Sept. 17, Cougar Classic, Dallas, Pa.
- 13th - 23:23.37, 6,000 meters, Oct. 29, Landmark Conference championship, Northampton, Pa.
- 17th - 17:19.51, 4,000 meters, Sept. 1, Misericordia Invitational, Dallas, Pa.
- 18th - 16:00.2, 4,000 meters, Sept. 21, 2013, Jack Daniels Invitational, Cortland, N.Y.
- 18th - 24:53.36, 6,000 meters, Oct. 31, 2015, Landmark Conference Championship, Kings Park, N.Y.
- 20th - 25:19.58, 6,000 meters, Sept. 19, 2015, Highlander Invitational, Langhorne, Pa.
- 24th - 26:13.2, 6,000 meters, Nov. 2, 2013, Landmark Conference Championship, US Soldiers' & Airmen's Home, Washington, D.C.
Landmark Conference Championship Finishes
- 2016 - 13th, 23:23.37, 6,000 meters, Oct. 29, Bicentennial Park, Northampton, Pa.
- 2015 - 18th, 24:53.36, 6,000 meters, Oct. 31, Sunken Meadow State Park, Kings Park, N.Y.
- 2014 - 35th, 25:41.0, 6,000 meters, Nov. 1, Goucher College, Towson, Md.
- 2013 - 24th, 26:13.2, 6,000 meters, Nov. 2, U.S. Soldiers' & Airmen's Home, Washington, D.C.
NCAA Mideast Regional Finishes
- 2016 - 69th, 23:44, 6,000 meters, DeSales University, Center Valley, Pa.
- 2015 - 113th, 24:29.0, 6,000 meters, Big Spring H.S., Newville, Pa.
- 2014 - 171st, 25:22.7, 6,000 meters, Big Spring H.S., Newville, Pa.
- 2013 - 133rd, 24:13, 6,000 meters, Nov. 16, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.
Awards & Honors
- Landmark Conference 2nd Team (2016)
- University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (Sept. 21, 2015; Sept. 19, 2016)
- Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2014, 2015, 2016)
High School/Personal
- Lettered in cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field all four years
- Member of team that won 2012 Athletic Association of Catholic Academies cross-country team title
- Earned first-team all-conference honors in cross-country twice and second-team once
- Qualified for the state championships in the 800-meter run in indoor track and was a member of the 4x800-meter relay state-qualifying team
- New Balance Indoor Nationals 4x800-relay qualifier
- Three-time district qualifier in the 1600-meter run
- Advanced to the district final in the 1600-meter run her senior year
- Has recorded personal bests of 2:22 in the 800 meters, 5:14 in the 1600 meters, 5:24 in the mile, and 19:21 in the 5000 meters
- Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society, Diocesan Scholar Nominee, Silver Level award recipient in the National Spanish Examination, and graduated with distinguished honors
- Daughter of James & Alice Hoffman
- Her twin sister, Kathryn, is also a member of the Royal women's cross country team
- Both of her parents are Scranton graduates
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