2014 Women's Cross Country
Roster
O'Meara, Marykate

Marykate O'Meara
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- First Year
- Hometown:
- Pearl River, NY
- High School:
- Nanuet Senior
Bio
As a Senior in 2017:
- 2017 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Ran a 23:10.79 at the Monmouth Invitational
As a Junior in 2016:
- 2016 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Tied for the team-lead with six appearances on the season
- Started the year placing 28th overall at the Stony Brook Invitational (9/3) with a time of 16:48.4
- Picked up an 86th place finish at the Iona Meet of Champions (9/16) where she crossed the line in 20:46.7
- Made an appearance in the Paul Short Women’s Open Run (10/1), placing 151st with a time of 23:51.3
- In the sub-varsity New England Championship event (10/8), she placed 77th overall (third on the team) with a time of 20:10.5
- Competed at the CCSU Mini Meet (10/21) where she finished in 100th place overall while clocking in at 11:46.7
- Finished the season at the MAAC Championships (10/29) where she placed 86th overall with a time of 24:26.6
As a Sophomore in 2015:
- 2015 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Made four appearances on the season for the Bobcats
- Placed 35th overall at the Stony Brook Invitational (9/5) with a time of 16:25
- Took 44th place at the Rider Invitational (9/19) as she crossed the line in 23:55
- Made an appearance in the Paul Short Women’s Gold Run (10/2) where she took 267th place out of 313 with a time of 23:34
- Finished the New England Sub-Varsity Championship (10/10) in 42nd place (second-fastest on the team) with a time of 19:45
As a Freshman in 2014:
- Appeared in six events for the Bobcats
- Started the season with a 26th place finish (6th on the team) at the Stony Brook Invitational (8/30) with a time of 16:23.21
- Took 35th place overall (8th on the team) at the Monmouth Invitational (9/20) with a time of 20:02.6
- Competed in the Paul Short Run (10/4) where she clocked in at 23:02 which was good enough for 264th overall (8th on the team)
- Placed 145th overall (7th on the team) with a time of 19:22.66 at the New England Championships (10/11)
- Finished the CCSU Mini Meet (10/24) with a time of 11:30.78, landing herself in 86th place overall (7th on the team)
- Wrapped up the season at the MAAC Championships where she placed 57th overall (9th on the team) with a time of 23:39.48
Before Quinnipiac:
- Starred at Nanuet Senior High School where she was a varsity athlete since the eighth grade
- Was an All-State cross country runner all four years of high school (2010-13) as well as All-Section, All-County and All-League throughout high school as well
- Rockland County Journal News Scholar Athlete of the Week on Dec. 17, 2013
- Named Team MVP of Nanuet High School cross country in her sophomore and senior years
- Was also named team captain of the cross country team in her junior and senior seasons
- Guided her team to an amazing 2012 season in which Nanuet Senior won the New York State Section 1 cross country championship, Rockland County cross country championship, League cross country championship and third place in the New York State cross country championships
- Excelled in the classroom as well where she was a Scholar Athlete for all 15 varsity seasons
- She also was selected to the National Honor Society, Math National Honors Society and the Spanish National Honor Society
Personal:
- Born in Queens, N.Y. and raised in Pearl River, N.Y.
- Daughter of Mike and Ann O’Meara
- Has one brother Michael and one sister Meghan
- Majoring in nursing
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