2014 Women's Cross Country
Roster
Katey Veron
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- First Year
- Hometown:
- Franklin Square, NY
- High School:
- H. Frank Carey
Ran a 20:41.25 to finish in 54th place at the Monmouth Invitational
AS A JUNIOR IN 2016:
- 2016 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Made five appearances on the season
- Started the season strong at the Iona Meet of Champions (9/16), placing 30th overall (4th on the team) with a time of 19:30
- Competed in the Paul Short Women’s Gold Run (10/1) where she finished in 271st place (4th on the team) while clocking in at 22:32.4
- Made the trip out to the Pre-National Invitational (10/15), placing 118th overall (5th on the team) as she crossed the line in 23:21.7
- Placed 33rd overall at the MAAC Championships (10/29), clocking in at 23:03.4
- Concluded the season at the NCAA Northeast Regional (11/11) where she came up with a 144th place finish (5th on the team) and a time of 22:49
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015:
- 2015 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Finished the 2015 season as the only Bobcat to appear in all seven events
- Started the season finishing 19th overall (third on the team) at the Stony Brook Invitational (9/5) with a time of 15:43
- Placed 35th overall at the Rider Invitational (9/19) as she clocked in at 23:40
- Finished the Paul Short Women’s Gold Run (10/2) in 215th place out of 313, clocking in with a time of 22:58
- Placed first on the team and 14th overall out of 322 competitors in the New England Sub-Varsity Championship (10/10) with a time of 19:13
- Led the Bobcats for a second straight week, finishing the CCSU Mini Meet (10/23) in 40th place (first on the team) with a time of 10:57
- Picked up a 52nd place finish at the MAAC Championships (10/31) with a time of 23:16
- Put together a solid showing at the NCAA Northeast Regional (11/13) as she placed 147th overall out of 256, which was good enough for fourth on the team, with a time of 23:15
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014:
- Tied for the team-lead with seven appearances in her rookie season
- Started her collegiate career placing 23rd overall (5th on the team) with a time of 16:16.58
- Placed 40th overall (6th on the team) at the Nassaney Memorial Race (9/6), clocking in at 19:58.6
- Finished the Monmouth Invitational (9/20) in 32nd place overall (7th on the team) with a time of 19:57.7
- Competed in the Paul Short Run (10/4) and finished with a time of 23:34
- Placed 21st overall, good enough for 1st on the team, at the New England Sub-Varsity Championships (10/11) with a time of 19:11.03
- Clocked in at 11:18.3 at the CCSU Mini Meet (10/24) which was good enough for 69th place overall (5th on the team)
- Wrapped up the season at the MAAC Championships (10/31) where she placed 75th overall with a time of 24:03.7
BEFORE QUINNIPIAC:
- Graduated from H. Frank Carey with varsity letters in cross country, indoor track, outdoor track and swimming and diving
- Named All-County in outdoor track and took home All-Conference and All-District honors in cross country, indoor and outdoor track
- Graduated H. Frank Carey with the high school track records in the outdoor 3000m, outdoor and indoor 1500m, indoor 1000m, outdoor 800m, indoor 600m, steeple chase 2k and the indoor 4x400m relay
- Carried her success as a four-sport athlete in the Triathlon competitions where she started to compete as a 14-year-old
- Has become one of the nation’s most distinguished Triathlon athletes as she won the Long Island and NYC Metro High School Triathlon Championship and became a nationally-ranked Triathlete
- At the 26th annual Tobay Triathlon in Oyster Bay, finished in 8th place overall for females (350 competing) and 1st in the high school division
- Competed in the 2013 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships
- Veron was a member of the National Honor Society and was a Scholar Athlete in her time at H. Frank Carey
PERSONAL:
- Born in New York City and raised in Franklin Square, N.Y.
- Daughter of John and Dorothy Veron
- Has one older sister Dorey
- Has two relatives, Anthony ’71 and Thomas Blumenstetter ‘76, who competed for Cornell University in track and field
- Plans to major in Physical Therapy
