Texas Tech University Athletics
2015 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Katy Allen
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- J.B. Alexander
- Hometown:
- Laredo, Texas
2015 CROSS COUNTRY
Earned first team Academic All-Big 12 honors ... participated in five meets for the Texas Tech women's team ... posted a top 20 finish in her first race of the season (Texas Tech Open) behind a time of 19:18.00 in the four-mile in Ruidoso, New Mexico ... her top mark in the 5K came at the Chile Pepper Festival at 18:35.28 ... competed in the Big 12 Championships (23:41.2) and represented Tech at the NCAA Mountain Regional (24:18.77) in the 6K.
2015 OUTDOOR
Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... competed in five meets for the Red Raiders during the outdoor campaign ... set a personal-best in the 3000-meter steeplechase thanks to a fourth-place time of 11:56.92 at the Wes Kittley Invite on April 11 ... recorded her highest finish in the event two weeks later a the Red Raider Open at third (12:26.59) ... placed 10th at the West Texas A&M Twilight in the 1500-meter run at 5:15.08, but her seasonal-best came at the Texas Tech Open at 5:08.23.
2015 INDOOR
Participated in four meets during the indoor season ... racked up a top 10 finish in the first race of the season at the Texas Tech Open in the mile (ninth) at 5:54.06 ... posted a PR in the mile two weeks later at the Masked Rider Open (Jan. 31) behind a time of 5:34.51.
2014 CROSS COUNTRY
Competed at six meets for the Red Raiders ... Her best performances came at the UTEP--NMST--TTU Triangular, where she took 16th (Four miles, 19:45.60), and the Buffalo Stampede, where she placed 22nd in the 6,000 meter race (24:41.0).
2014 OUTDOOR
Suited up at five meets for Tech, competing in the middle distance events ... Her best performance of the year came at the Red Raider Open, where she ran the 1,500 meters in 4:51.10, taking second place.
2014 INDOOR
Suited up at three meets for the Red Raiders, with her best performance coming at the Red Raider open, where she took ninth in the 1,000 meters (3:15.92) ... Placed 15th in the 800 meters at the Masked Rider Open (2:27.76).
2013 CROSS COUNTRY
Finished 79th at the Big 12 Conference meet with a time of 24:13.2 in the 6,000-meter race...finished 64th at the Cowboy Jamboree (9/28) with a season-best time of 20:58.20 in the 5,000-meter race...finished 31st at the Texas Tech Open (9/13) with a time of 21:42.12 in the 5,000-meter race...finished 12th at the Texas Tech/N.M. State Duel in Ruidoso meet with a time of 20:42.20 in the 3-mile race.
2012 CROSS COUNTRY
Competed in six meets as a true freshman...finished 84th at the Big 12 Conference meet with a time of 25:12.7 in the 6,000-meter race...clocked a season-best 6,000-meter time of 23:28.70 at the Kansas Rim Rock Classic (9/29) to finish 82nd...finished 23rd at the Texas Tech Open (9/14) with a time of 20:38.03 in the 5,000-meter race...finished fourth at the Texas Tech Ruidoso Open with a time of 20:18.10 in the 3-mile race.
J.B. ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four years in both track and field and cross country...competed in the 3,200-meter run, 1,600-meter run, and the 800-meter run...personal-best mark of 11:50 in the two-mile run...personal-best mark of 5:30 in the mile run...personal-best mark of 2:25 in the 800-meter run...named first team All-District in 2012...named first team All-District in cross country during the 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons...helped cross country team capture the 2012 District Championship...strong student who graduated in the top 10 percent of her class...named Academic All-State in 2012...accepted into the Texas Tech Honors College.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Monte and Amy Allen...has two brothers, Travis and Austin...earned pilots license in August 2012...plans to major in Exercise and Sports Science.
