2014 Women's Cross Country
Roster
Kaleigh Roberts
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- First Year
- Hometown:
- Higganum, CT
- High School:
- Mercy
- 2016 MAAC 800m Champion
- 2016 MAAC 3000m Champion
- Three-Time MAAC All-Academic Team (2015-16, 2016-17)
As a Senior in 2017-18:
- 2017-18 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Earned a second-place finish in the MAAC Championships (2/18) in the mile with a 4:58.06
- Also came in fifth at MAACs in the 3000 with a 9:51.58
- Won the mile at the New England Championships with a 4:52.65, while helping the 4x800 relay team to a second-place finish with a 9:51.58
- Set a personal best in the 3000 at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/27) with a 9:43.72
- Captured first place in the mile at the Gotham Cup (1/19) with a 4:52.94
As a Junior in 2016-17:
- 2016-17 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Did not compete in any events for the season
- Redshirt campaign
As a Sophomore in 2015-16:
- 2016 MAAC 800m Champion
- 2016 MAAC 3000m Champion
- 2016 Giegengack Invitational 1000m Champion
- 2015-16 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Busted out in the championship season, claiming two victories at the MAAC Championships followed by another stellar outing at the ECAC Championships
- Broke out with a stellar performance at the MAAC Championships (2/21), taking first place in both the one mile and 3000m events
- Scored her first MAAC gold medal in the one mile run as she posted a new program record time of 4:47.88 to take first place
- She came back later in the day to post a dominating performance in the 3000m as she landed herself in first place with a time of 9:53.21
- Just two weeks after the MAAC Championships, she again posted another personal-best in the 3000m as she crossed the line in 9:45.14 to earn herself a 13th place finish at the ECAC Championships (3/5)
- Her time of 9:45.14 ranks second in program history behind former All-American Katie Gwyther’s mark of 9:18.21
- Scored her first career collegiate victory at the Giegengack Invitational (2/5) as she took first place in the 1000m with a time of 2:54.43
- Opened the season with a fifth place finish in the one mile run at the Great Dane Classic (1/16) with a time of 5:01.37
- Helped lead the Bobcats to a second place finish in the DMR at the Giegengack Invitational (2/5), finishing with a time of 11:45.92
As a Freshman in 2014-15:
- Shined in her first season with the Bobcats as a distance runner
- Finished the season ranking in the Top 10 in program history with her season-best one mile and 3000m times
- Started the year off placing 10th overall at the Yale Invitational (1/10) with a time of 5:16.39 in the one mile
- Ran in the 5000m once during the season, clocking in at 17:59.17 at the Terrier Invite (1/30)
- Posted her best one mile time of the season, good enough for 8th on the all-time list at Quinnipiac, with a time of 5:02.26 at the Valentine Invitational (2/13)
- Shined at the MAAC Championships (2/21) as the freshman picked up a pair of Top 5 finishes in the one mile and 3000m
- Starting with the 3000m, Roberts placed 3rd overall out of 24 competitors in the MAAC with a time of 10:16.30
- She then went on to clock in at 5:06.08 in the one mile event to take 4th place out of 22 runners in the MAAC
- At the New England Championships (2/27), Roberts tallied her best performance of the season as she placed 9th out of 32 with a season-best time of 9:58.88 in the 3000m
Prior to Quinnipiac:
- Excelled across both cross country and track disciplines in her years at Mercy High School
- Busted out with a sensation senior campaign, leading Mercy to the 2013 SCC Championship in cross country, 2nd in Class L in cross country and the West Sectional Championship in indoor track in 2013-14
- A distinguished individual performer, Roberts peaked in 2013 as she was the SCC Champion, New Haven Register Cross Country MVP and the SCC Runner of the Year - In her SCC Championship meet victory, Roberts set a new course record at Hammonasset State Park in Madison in the process
- She also set the course record at Mercy in a dual-meet triumph over All-Area runners with a time of 19:04
- She followed those strong performances with 5th place finishes in the Class LL and State Open meet in Manchester and finished in 33rd place in a field of 264 in the New England Championship
- Her noteworthy cross country pedigree dates back to 2011 when she was named Middletown Press Athlete of the Week
- For her cross country career, she was named All-Class L all four years of high school (2010-13) and All-State from 2011-13 as well as earning Nike Cross Regionals Cross Country Third Team honors
- Her success from cross country carried over onto the track where she was named All-State during the indoor season in 2014
- She won the Class L 3200m Championship and set a new record in the process
- Her laurels reached the national stage in 2014 as she crossed the line in 3rd place at the New Balance Nationals Indoor Emerging Elite 2 mile
- In her outdoor track career, she was named All-State in 2013 as well as the Class L 3200m Champion and Nike Cross Regionals cross country Third Team
Personal:
- Born in Middletown, Connecticut and raised in Higganum, Connecticut
- Daughter of Richard and Bonnie Roberts
- Has one brother Kyle who competed for Central Connecticut State in cross country
- Majoring in accounting
