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2020 Women's Cross Country Practice Roster

Meredith Cronin

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Foxborough, Mass.
  • High school Foxborough

Biography

Awards:
• NCAA All-American (2019)
• NCAA All-New England Region (2019)
• All-NESCAC First Team (2019)
• NCAA All-New England Region (2018)
 
At Connecticut College:
Finished career as the holder of several school records, which includes fastest time on a 6,000-meter course (21:25) and highest placing by a junior at the NESCAC Championships (5th) ... Also became the first student-athlete in program history to finish first on the team in every cross country race she competed in.
 
2020:
Season was canceled due to COVID-19.
 
2019:
Competed in seven races and was the program’s top runner for the third straight season as a junior … Earned NCAA All-America laurels, NCAA All-New England Region accolades, and All-NESCAC First Team honors for performances at championship meets … Led the Camels in every race, beginning with a fourth-place finish in a 5,000-meter time of 18:33.6 at the Bates Super Cross Country Shootout (9/14) … Finished sixth at the Purple Valley Classic (9/28) by navigating a 6,000-meter course in 23:29.1 … Placed 12th in  a 3.9k time of 14:14 at the Louisville Classic (10/5) and 11th by notching a 6k mark of 21:48.8 at the Connecticut College Invitational (10/19) … Posted a fifth-place time of 22:19.4 at the NESCAC Championships (11/2), an 11th-place and collegiate-best 6k mark of 21:47.6 at the NCAA Regional Championships (11/16), and became the first All-American in program history since 2002 by finishing 33rd overall at the NCAA Championships (11/23).
 
2018:
Raced six times and was the program’s top runner as a sophomore … Made the NCAA All-New England Region Team … Was the first Camel across the line every time she competed … Began the fall by posting a runner-up 5k time of 20:08.4 at the Bantam Invitational (9/8) … Hit the tape with 6k times of 23:59.8 at the Purple Valley Invite (9/22), 23:37.8 at the Maine State Invitational (9/29), and 22:45.6 at the Connecticut College Invitational (10/13) … Began the championship season with a 25th-place performance at the NESCAC Championships (10/27) by punching home a 6k time of 23:27.1 … Concluded the fall with an all-region performance by placing 35th-place mark of 22:48.4.
 
2017:
Competed in six meets and was the program’s number one runner as a freshman … Led the Camels at every meet … Notched 5k times of 21:23.5 at the Bantam Invitational (9/9) and 19:15.3 at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational (9/16) … Finished 40th overall in the white race by circling a 6k course in 23:42.6 at the prestigious Paul Short Run (9/29) … Crossed the line in a 6k time of 23:40.6 … Was 41st in 23:41.1 at the NESCAC Championships (10/28) and 54th in 22:33.7 at the NCAA New England Regional Championships (11/11).
 
High School:
Four-year letterwinner in track & field at Foxborough … Team captain who registered a personal-best time of 11:26 in the 2-Mile … Helped the outdoor track & field team win a conference championship in 2016 … Also lettered in field hockey as a forward all four years and lacrosse for one season … Captained the field hockey program as a senior … Both programs won a conference championship.
 
Personal:
Majoring in Biology and is enrolled in the Public Health Pathway … Enjoys cooking … Plans to pursue a career in the phosphatidylserine (PS) biology field after graduation.
 
Why Did You Choose Connecticut College?
“I chose Conn because it allows me to try many new things.”
 
What Does #OneCamel Mean To You?
“Family.”
 
Personal Best at Connecticut College:
6,000m: 21:47.6, at NCAA New England Regional Championships (11/16/19)

To view collegiate results, click here.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Sophomore

  • 2019Junior

  • 2020Senior