Saint Leo University Athletics

AS A SENIOR (2017)
SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll selection… competed in all nine events for the Lions… posted three top-20 finishes… took 20^th in the opening event of the season, the Holloway Park XC Preseason Festival, while crossing the line in 11:38.7 over the 3K distance… placed 15^th at the Disney Cross Country Classic (10/7) in best 5K time of the season at 19:10.9… crossed the line in 16^th at the Embry-Riddle Asics Classic (9/16) in 21:01.1… had best 6K time at the NCAA South Region Championships (11/4) while finishing 47^th in 23:50.5.
 
AS A JUNIOR (2016)
Competed in five events for the Lions as a junior… was a scoring runner for Saint Leo at the NCAA Championship (11/19), posting a time of 24:54.6 and finishing 228th… was among the top 40 at the Sunshine State Conference Championship (10/22) after crossing the line 36th with a time of 23:24.74 for her fastest 6K time of the season… recorded a time of 20:33.06 at the Florida Tech Invitational (9/10) in her only 5K race of the season.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2015)
A top-seven finisher for Saint Leo in all eight races in which she competed… scored for the Lions in the Lehigh Univ. Paul Short Run 6K (10/2) with a time of 23:25… also a scoring runner at the UF Mountain Dew Invitational 5K (9/19), crossing the line 30^th with a time of 19:47.96… had an impressive run at the Sunshine State Conference Championship 6K (10/24), posting a time of 23:59.40 to finish 17^th… ran a time of 23:43.06 at the NCAA South Region Championship 6K (11/7), and crossed 26^th overall… clocked a time of 23:48.00 at the NCAA National Championship 6K (11/21).

CAREER
Competed at Red Bank Catholic High School under the tutelage of Rob DeFilippis... 2012 Winter Track Season finished 1st at the Eastern Regional's Championship in the Distance Medley Relay where she ran the 400M portion of the race... Named to the All-Shore 2nd Track Team... in the Spring 2012 Track Season competed at the National Championship of America - PENN Relay Distance Medley finishing 5th overall... Named to the All-Shore 3rd Track Team... 2014 Team Captain... Personal Records: 5K - 20:36, 1600M - 5:26, 800M - 2:20, 400M - 1:01, 200M - 27.4.

PERSONAL
Born on October 3rd... From Avon by the Sea, NJ... Business Marketing major... Lists her hobbies as lifeguarding, going to the beach, Zumba Fitness, and spending time with friends... List her career goals as working for a corporate fitness company and marketing their products... Chose Saint Leo because of the positive environment of the school, the cross country and track teams, the core values, and the education... Believes her best assets to the team are her dedication, outgoing personality and positive energy about running... Daughter of Kathy Kropke.