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2017 Women's Cross Country Roster

Lara Dorsky

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Sports Business (School of Professional Studies)
  • Hometown Lloyd Harbor, NY
  • High School Cold Spring Harbor

Biography

2016-17: Led the Violets at the UAA Cross Country Championship (10/29) with a 30th-place finish (23.12.35)…set a new indoor personal-best time in the 5,000m (18:17.94) at the NYC Metropolitan Championships (2/3)…recorded another indoor career-best time in the 3,000m (10:39.72) at the UAA Indoor Championships (2/25-26)…in her second attempt at the 10,000m, she broke the 40-minute barrier to post a time of 38:15.38 at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/22-23)…UAA Fall, Winter and Spring Sport All-Academic…IAAC Fall Honor Roll…Student-Athlete Academic Achievement Award (4/27)…Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports-Scholar Award.

2015-16: Ran a season-best 6k time (25:13.2) at the Dickinson Long-Short Invitational (9/26)…recorded an indoor season best 19:54.78 in the 5,000m at the NYC Metro Championships (2/5)…ran her outdoor season-best (19:53.10) in the 5,000m at the Tom Farrell Track & Field Classic (5/7)…Intercollegiate Athletic Advisory Committee Fall and Spring Honor Rolls…UAA Fall, Winter and Spring Sport All-Academic…IAAC Fall Honor Roll.

2014-15: Made her collegiate debut finishing 31st overall in the 3,000m (11:39.00) at the Metro Team Challenge (1/23)…placed 24th in the 5,000m (20:22.20) at the Roadrunner Invitational (4/4)…ran a season best in the 5,000m (fifth place, 20:19.75) at the Rider Invitational (4/11).

2013-14: Attended NYU, but was not a team member.

High School: Four-year cross country and track & field team member…gained All-Division and All-Conference cross country honors her sophomore, junior and senior years…served as a cross country team captain her sophomore through senior years.

Personal: Earned her undergraduate degree in individualized study from NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study…enjoys playing the oboe and photography.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2016Senior

    5'3"
  • 2017Graduate Student

    5'3"