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2015 Women's Cross Country Roster

Becky Turlip

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Major Economics and Mathematics (College of Arts and Science)
  • Hometown Dunellen, NJ
  • High School Dunellen

Biography

2014-15: Member of the Violets’ second-place 4x800m relay (NYU-record, 9:12.69) and finished sixth in the 1,500m (4:43.82) at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/25-26)…made her cross country season debut in the 5k (personal-best 19:21) at the Saratoga Invitational (9/13)…placed 47th in the 6k (personal-best 24:01.9) at the ECAC Championship (11/8)…recorded a season best in the 1,000m (3:04.72) at the Armory Track Invitational (1/30)…finished 12th overall in the 800m (indoor-best 2:22.37) at the NYC Metropolitan Championships (2/6)…set her top collegiate time in the mile (5:14.81) at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/13-14)…member of the Violets’ first-place 4x800 relay (9:38.28) and finished second in the 1,500m (4:50.52) at the Rider Invitational (4/11)…posted personal bests in the 1,500m (sixth place, 4:37.99) and the 800m (14th place, 2:17.25) at the ECAC Championships (5/14-15).
 
2013-14: Opened the cross country season with a 29th-place finish at the Monmouth Kickoff (8/31)…took 16th (20:59.95) at the 5k Monmouth Invitational (9/21) and 28th in the open 6k race (season-best 25:01.1) at the Oberlin Invitational (10/19)…ran indoor career bests in the mile (5:29.44) at the NYU Team Challenge (1/24) and in the 1,000m (3:07.94) at the NYC Metro Championships (1/31)…notched an indoor best in the 800m (2:22.42) at the Lafayette-Rider Winter Games (2/14)…took seventh in the 800m (2:22.43) at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/26-27)…set outdoor personal bests in the 1,500m (4:40.72) at the Swat Final Qualifying Meet (5/12) and in the 800m (fourth place, 2:17.38) at the Salisbury Elite Final Qualifying Meet (5/16).
 
2012-13: Began her collegiate career running a 4k (18:15.8) at the Monmouth Cross Country Kickoff (9/1)…posted a season-best 5k time (23:48.86) at the Metropolitan Championship (10/5)…member of the Violets’ 4x800m relay (9:49.08) that established a school record (since broken) at the NYU Team Challenge (1/19)…recorded an indoor season best in the 800m (2:32.01) at the NYC Metro Championships (1/25) and an outdoor season-best in the event (2:26.80) at the Matthew Vassar Twilight Meet (5/4)…Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Committee Spring Honor Roll.
 
High School: Three-year track & field team and one-year cross country team member…set school records in the 800m, 5,000m and 4x400m relay…named cross country and track MVP as a senior…recipient of the William Cade Track and Field Senior Award…named the track team’s Outstanding Newcomer as a freshman…also competed in basketball…distinguished Honor Roll student…member of the National Honor Society and Math League…recipient of the VFW College Scholarship.
 
Personal: Enjoys people-watching and going on adventures…older brothers Matt (graduate) and Justin (senior) have competed on NYU’s cross country and track teams.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2013Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2014Junior

    5'6"
  • 2015Senior

    5'6"