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2024 Women's Cross Country Roster

Tim Phillis
Tim Phillis
Tim Phillis

Katherine Cheng

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Major Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
  • Hometown Palo Alto, CA
  • High School Palo Alto

Biography

Career Results (TFRRS)
2024
  • Competed in six races
  • Ran a 11:07.8 3k to place 6th at the Vassar Season Starter (8/30)
  • Posted a 5k time of 19:22.6 and finished 4th at the Vassar Ron Stonitsch Invitational (9/14)
  • Ran a personal best 6k (22:18.3) and placed 25th at the UAA Championship (11/2)
  • UAA Fall Sport All-Academic
2023
  • Competed in four races
  • Finished first at the Connecticut College Invitational and set a new 6k personal best with a time of 22:35.5 (10/14)
  • Placed 36th with a 6k time of 23:35.4 at the UAA Championship (10/28)
  • UAA Fall Sport All-Academic
2022
  • Competed in all eight races
  • Set a season-best in the 6k (22:46.2) at the Paul Short Run (9/30)
  • Placed fifth and finished in 19:51.7 in the 5k at the Ron Stonitsch Invitational (9/10)
  • Finished eighth and posted a time of 11:24.1 in her debut 3k at the Vassar Season Starter (9/1)
  • Competed in the NCAA Division III Championship (11/19), finishing with a time of 24:24.3 (6k) and placing 233rd
  • CSC Academic All-District
  • UAA Fall Sport All-Academic
2021
  • Competed in all six races
  • Finished 37th at the NCAA DIII Niagara Regional (11/13) with a time of 24:38.7 (6K)
  • Posted her season-best 6k time (23:09.0) at the Paul Short Run (10/1)
  • Recorded a time of 20:27.1 (5k) and placed 15th at the Metropolitan Championship (10/8)
  • Finished 58th (24:28.4) in the 6k at the Yellowjacket Invitational (9/18) in her collegiate debut
Personal
  • Two-year cross country, three-year track & field and volleyball team member in high school
  • Enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling and listening to music
  • Plans to pursue a career in finance and work for an NBA team
Cheng on NYU
  • Chose NYU because “it offers me an opportunity to grow academically and athletically in an unfamiliar, challenging atmosphere.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2022Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2023Junior

    5'6"
  • 2024Senior

    5'6"