2021 Women's Track & Field Roster

Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon

Mary Kate McElroy

  • Class Senior
  • Event(s) Distance
  • Hometown Whipple, Ohio
  • Yrs Lettered 1
  • High School Beverly Fort Frye
  • Major(s) Fine arts

Biography

2021 track & field:  Member of women’s track & field team.
  • Finished fourth in 3000-meter steeplechase at North Coast Athletic Conference championship May 9.
2020-21 cross country:  Member of women’s cross country team.
2019 cross country:  Member of women’s cross country team.
2019 track & field:  Member of women’s track & field team...lettered during both indoor and outdoor seasons.
  • Placed sixth in mile run at Baldwin Wallace Dr. Taraschke Team Challenge Jan. 26.
  • Won All-Ohio honors with third-place finish in mile run at All-Ohio championship Feb. 9.
  • Finished 10th in 3000-meter run at Buckeye Tune-Up Feb. 15.
  • Won All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors with second-place finishes in mile run and 3000-meter run at NCAC championship March 1-2.
  • Finished 20th in mile run at NCAA Division III championship March 8.
  • Won 5000-meter run at Muskingum Amy Adams Memorial Invitational March 22-23.
  • Placed second in 3000-meter steeplechase at Wofford Terrier Relays March 29-30.
  • Won All-Ohio honors with second-place finish in 3000-meter steeplechase at All-Ohio championship April 13.
  • Finished 11th in 3000-meter steeplechase at Ohio State Jesse Owens Classic April 27.
  • Placed sixth in 5000-meter run and 3000-meter steeplechase at NCAC championship May 3-4.
  • Finished third in 1500-meter run at Great Lakes Final Qualifying meet May 16.
2018 cross country:  Member of women’s cross country team at Liberty University.
2018 track & field:  Member of women’s track & field team at Liberty University.
  • Finished fifth in steeplechase at Big South meet.
  • Her steeplechase debut at the Duke Invitational resulted in a Liberty freshman-record time of 11:27.17.
  • Broke the 18-minute barrier with a 17:49.64 5K at the FSU Relays.
  • Big South Presidential Honor Roll member.
  • Finished ninth in the Big South 5K.
  • Opened her collegiate track career with a 5:12.34 mile, good for 10th place at the Liberty Kickoff
  • Placed third in the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational 3K in 10:29.83.
2017 cross country:  Served as a top-seven runner for most of the season at Liberty University.
  • Finished 30th at the Big South meet, making her Liberty's No. 7 finisher.
  • Was Liberty's No. 5 runner at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championship, placing 174th overall.
  • Clocked a 5K season-best time of 20:07.3 for 16th place at the Liberty Big South Preview.
High School:  Lettered 4 times in cross country and 4 in track & field.
  • Finished fifth in the 1600-meter run at the 2015 Ohio indoor state meet.
  • Placed 23rd at the 2016 Ohio Division III state cross country championship.
  • Won All-Ohio honors in cross country and indoor track & field.
  • Was 4-time all-conference selection in both sports.
  • Helped track team win district championship.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Sophomore

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  • 2021Senior

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