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2023-24 Track & Field Roster

Katie Ericson

  • Class Senior
  • Position Distance
  • Major Kinesiology
  • Hometown Annapolis, MD
  • High School Annapolis
  • Instagram kericson
  • Opendorse katie-ericson

Biography

As a junior (2022-23)
Outdoor
  • Partook in four outdoor meets, earning one top-10 finish
  • Claimed a sixth-place result in the 5000m (18:51.21) at the Navy Outdoor Invitational (3/25)
Indoor
  • Competed in a pair of indoor competitions, finishing seventh in the 3000m (10:46.47) at the Navy Invitational (12/3)
Cross Country
  • Opened her season with a personal best finish of 19:07.7 in the 5k at the Baltimore Metro Meet (9/1)
  • Raced to a 25:14.5 finish in the 6k at the Navy Invitational (9/16)
  • Set her second personal best of the season, this time in the 6k, at the Paul Short Run by finishing in 24:08.0
As a sophomore (2021-22)
Outdoor
  • Opened her season at the Towson Invitational (4/1), racing to a 4:59.67 finish in the 1500m
  • Took fifth place in the 3000m at the Bison Outdoor Classic (4/16)
  • Set a personal best time of 4:53.97 in the 1500m at the Hopkins Loyola Invitational (4/23)
Indoor
  • Did not compete
Cross Country
  • Did not compete
As a freshman (2020-21)
Outdoor
  • Opened the outdoor season with a season best time of 10:11.84 in the 3000m at the Maryland B1G Invite (3/26)
  • Competed in the 3000m (10:23.13) at the North Florida Invitational (4/2)
  • Placed third in the 1500m (4:56.4) at the Husker Big Ten Invite (4/16)
  • Competed in the 5000m (17:51.36) at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays (4/23)
  • Competed in the 1500m (5:02.29) at the Jim Thorpe Invite (5/7)
  • Competed in the 5000m (18:44.73) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/14)
Indoor
  • Opened her college career placing fourth in the mile (5:21.72) at the Nittany Lion Opener (1/16)
  • Set a season best mile time of 5:16.67 at the Penn State Invitational (1/23)
  • Competed in the 3000m (10:25.37) at the B1G Indoor Invitational (2/12)
  • Competed in the 3000m (10:23.75) at Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25)
Cross Country
  • Did not compete
Before Maryland
  • Placed sixth in the 1600m at the 2020 Maryland State Indoor Track Meet in the 4A Division
  • Placed sixth in the 3200m at the 2020 Maryland State Indoor Track Meet in the 4A Division
  • Placed sixth at the 2019 Maryland State XC Meet in the 4A Division
  • 2019 All-County Cross Country Team
  • 2019 Second-Team All-Metro
  • Served as outdoor track captain 2019-2020
  • Coached by Laura Coffin
  • 2019 Cross Country and Indoor Track MVP
  • Lists PR of 1600m (5:13.15)
  • International Baccalaureate Candidate in high school
  • National Honor Society member
  • Graduated summa cum laude
Personal
  • Daughter of Ken and Beth Ericson
  • Has one sister, Sarah
  • While in high school, ran XC, indoor track, and played lacrosse
  • Majoring in kinesiology
  • Plans to work in the medical field


Updated June 29, 2023

Historical Player Information

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