Kate Romanchick

Photo by: Stephen Slade

Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
High School:
Trumbull High
Hometown:
Trumbull, Conn.

Personal Bests: 1500 - 4:42.60 | Mile - 5:06.26 | 3000 - 10:02.91 | 5000 - 17:48.42 | 3000 Meter Steeplechase - 11:18.42 | 5K (XC) - 19:11.7 | 6K (XC) - 23:13.1

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-2019)

Cross Country: Ran in four races...Bests: 5K - at Minuteman XC Invitational with a time of 19:11.7 and 6K - 23:13.1 at Paul Short Open.

Indoor: Competed at six meets in Mile and 3000...Bests: Mile - 5:06.26 at conference indoor championships and 3000 - 10:02.91 at Valentine Invitational.

Outdoor: Competed at six meets in 5000, 3000S, 1500, and DMR...Tallied several top-10 finishes...Took bronze at UConn Northeast Challenge in the 3000S with a time of 11:36.77...Bests: 5000 - 17:48.42 at 125th Penn Relays, 3000S - 11:18.42 at conference outdoor championships where she finished 12th overall, 1500 - 4:42.60 at Brown Springtime Invitational finishing third overall, and in the Distance Medley Relay - 12:13.62 at Florida Relays at fifth overall.

AS A FRESHMAN (2017-2018)

Cross Country: A part of a 2017 cross country team that won its first AAC XC Championship on Oct. 28th...Ran at four races...Best 5K time of 19:53.0 at Brown-Rothenberg XC Meet.

Indoor: Competed at four meets in 3000, Mile, and DMR...Finished in the top-10 at Dr. Sander Invitational Armory Challenge (College/Open) with best time of 12:48.79 in DMR...Bests: 3000 - 10:29.80 at Valentine Invitational and Mile - 5:19.42 at Scarlet and White Invitational.

Outdoor: Competed at seven meets in 5000, 1500, 3000S, and 3000...Finished in the top-10 four times...Bests: 5000 - 18:17.13 at Larry Ellis Invitational to finish seventh overall, 1500 - 4:46.01 at Brown Springtime Invitational to finish fifth overall, 3000S - 11:55.17 at UConn Northeast Challenge to finish seventh overall, and 3000 - 10:47.19 at Penn Challenge.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned 10 varsity letters (cross country and track and field) at Trumball High School ... named to the All-Conference team as a sophomore, junior and senior ... garnered All-State honors as a junior and senior ... All-New England as a senior ... qualified for nationals in the two mile and 4x800m relay in her junior and senior year ... CIAC 2017 Class LL 1600m Champion (indoor track) and CIAC 2016 Class LL State Champions (cross country) ... set the school record in the 3200m (10:49), 1600m (5:07), 1000m (3:00), 2k steeple (7:33), 800m (2:20), 400m (60.8), 5k (18:29) ... graduated with high honors ... member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Katelynn Rose Romanchick ... daughter of Michael and Lisa Romanchick ... has a brother Shane and a sister Trish ... studying engineering physics.

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