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2015 Women's Cross Country Roster

Katie Bristow

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lerwick, Scotland
  • High School Glasgow Caledonian

Biography

2015:
Made her NIU debut at the Illini Challenge (Sept. 4), finishing fifth against competition from Missouri and Illinois with a 5K time of 18:30.6... Finished 4th at the Illinois State Invite (Sept. 11) with a quality 5k time of 17:56.5...Finished with a personal best 6k time of 21:53.5 at the Bradley Classic (Oct. 16)...Finished 34th at the MAC Championships (Oct. 31) with a 6k time of 22:16.4...Finished 155th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 14) with a 6k time of 22:53.0

Prior to NIU: Finished third in the 5,000 meters at the 2014 Scottish Athletics Senior National Championship...Owns personal records that include 36:04.93 in the 10,000 meters, 17:17.56 in the 5,000 meters, 9:58.55 in the 3,000 meters and 4:43.18 in the 1,500 meters, with several of her top times coming in international competition.

Personal: Experienced Scottish runner coming to NIU as a graduate student with one year of eligibility remaining...Born Nov. 8, 1993...Daughter of Niall and Arlene Bristown...Family and child studies major.

Year
 5K Best Time (Event-Date) 6K Best Time (Event-Date)
2015 17:56.5 (Illinois State Invite- 9/11) 21:53.5 (Bradley Classic-10/16)
Personal Best
 17:56.5 (Illinois State Invite - 9/11) 21:53.5 (Bradley Classic-10/16)