Katherine Cochran

NYU Athletics

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Position Distance
Height 5-6
Class Graduate Student
Major Nutrition and Dietetics (Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development)
Hometown Long Island City, NY
High School Ward Melville

Career Results (TFRRS)

2024-25

Competed in 12 meets
NCAA Outdoor Qualifier in the 5000m (17th place, 17:01.42) (5/22)
NCAA Indoor Second Team All-American in the 5000m (11th place, 17:11.55) (3/14)
Notched a personal best and finished fifth in the 5000m (16:38.31) at the Bison Outdoor Classic (4/12)
Set a personal best and finished ninth in the 1500m (4:36.28) at the Farley Inter-Regional (5/9)
Posted a personal best in the mile (5:08.99) at the Scarlet Knight Open (1/31)
Third Team All-UAA (1500m)
NCAA All-Niagara Region (5000m)
USTFCCCA All-Academic
UAA Winter All-Academic

2023-24

Competed in 10 meets
Earned Second Team All-America honors with 15^th-place finishes in the 3000m (9:53.01) and 5000m (17:09.07) at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships (3/8-9)
Finished second and posted a personal best in the 5000m (17:07.18) at the UAA Indoor Championships (2/24-25)
Notched a season-best time and finished third in the 3000m (9:46.58) at the Tufts National Qualifying Meet (3/2)
Set season bests in the 10000m (35:49.65) at the Raleigh Relays (3/28-30) and in the 1500m (4:44.24) at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4/12-13)
NCAA All-Niagara Region (3000m, 5000m)
USTFCCCA All-Academic

Pre-NYU

Graduated from SUNY New Paltz in 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Two-year cross country team member and ran some track meets as an unattached athlete
Ran a personal best of 9:59 in the 3000m at the Tracksmith Twilight @ the Armory (2023)
Posted a personal best of 17:25 in the 5000m at the West Point Twilight Meet (2023)

Personal

Enjoys gardening, cooking, climbing, and reading
Plans to become a dietetic counselor for athletes or to work in a community nutrition center helping mothers and children access proper nutrition

Cochran on NYU

Chose NYU because “it had the exact program of study I wanted and I was attracted to the strength of the cross-country program here.”