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2023 Cross Country Roster

Profile

  • Sophomore
    Class
  • Pittsburgh, Pa.
    Hometown
  • Pine-Richland HS
    High School
Meredith Price
Meredith Price
Sophomore
Class
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West (2022 XC, 2023 T&F, 2023 XC); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2022 XC, 2023 T&F, 2023 XC, 2024 T&F); Mountain West Cross Country Freshman of the Week (10/4/22).

2024 (SO)
Cross Country (2023): Started the season by taking 25th with a 5k time of 19:52 at the Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational… Was the top Aggie finisher at the Nevada-hosted 2024 NCAA Mountain Regional Preview, placing third with a 6k time of 23:17.40 to help USU win the team title… Took 18th with a 5k time of 19:14.04 at the Utah State-hosted Steve T. Reeder Memorial… Finished 14th with a 5k time of 19:34.6 at the Utah Open… Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.
Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Set a personal best in the 5,000 meters with a time of 18:29.65 as she placed fourth at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational… Finished sixth in the 3,000 meters with a personal best time of 10:29.64 at the Utah Tech Invitational... Earned MW Scholar-Athlete honors. 

2023 (FR)
Cross Country (2022):
Named the Mountain West Freshman of the Week after placing third in the Open Race at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run, completing the 6K course in 21:39.9… Placed 15th with a 5K time of 18:59 at the season-opening Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational, a meet where the Aggies captured the team crown… Finished 71st with a 6K time of 22:20.0 in the B Race at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational… Placed 13th with a 5K time of 19:33.7 at the Utah Open, where Utah State finished first as a team.
Indoor: Won the 5,000 meters at the Idaho State-hosted Stacy Dragila Invitational with a career-best time of 18:05.55… Placed 23rd in the 3,000 meters at the BYU Invitational with a career-best time of 10:43.82.
Outdoor: Did not compete during the outdoor season… Earned academic all-Mountain West and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and three-year letterwinner in track & field at Pine-Richland High School in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania… Served as team captain for both the cross country and track & field teams, also being named a four-time cross country team MVP… Totaled seven district and four state medals across XC and T&F… Two-time state medalist in cross country, placing 10th in 2020 and 17th in 2021… Recorded a career-best time of 17:50.3 to place 99th at the Garmin RunningLane Cross Country Championships… Placed seventh at the 2022 Indoor Track State Championships in the 3,000 meters with a personal-best time of 10:09.91, also placing 12th in the 1,600 meters with a career-best mark of 4:59.45… Part of the 4x800-meter relay team that won the 2021 district championship and qualified for the 2021 Adidas Indoor Nationals, 2022 New Balance Indoor Nationals and the 2022 Penn Relays.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Mike and Heather Price… Has five older sisters… Father played golf at Penn State (1981) and Utah (1983-85), and was a PGA club professional in 1986-87… Majoring in nutrition science.

PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:
EVENT INDOOR OUTDOOR
3,000 Meters 10:43.82 10:29.64
5,000 Meters 18:05.55 18:29.65
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