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2025 Catamount Cross Country Roster

Katherine Hopkins

  • Position Distance
  • Hometown Lincolnton, N.C.
  • High School Lincolnton HS
  • Class Junior

Biography

Katherine's Career Performances: TFRRS | Katherine Hopkins – Track and Field Results & Statistics

2025 Outdoor

 Appeared in three meets, competing in the 800m, the 1500m, and the 5000m

 Set a PR in the 800m during the Davidson Relays with a 2:23.26 finish

 Set a PR in the 5000m with a 17:34.94 finish and an event win at the Catamount Classic

 Claimed an event win in the 5000m with a 17:50.35 finish at the Asheville Bulldog Invitational

 

2024-25 Indoor

 Appeared in three meets, competing in the 300m, the mile, and the DMR

 Set a PR in the mile at the SoCon Indoor Championships with a 5:08.19 finish

 

2024 Cross Country

 Appeared in five meets

 Finished 6th at the Upstate Invite with a 17:59.5 5k time

 Set a PR in the 5k at the SoCon XC Championships with a 17:51.9 time and a 20th place finish

 Set a PR in the 6k at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a 23:17.2 finish



2024 Outdoor:
Appeared in four meets, competing in the 1500m, the 5000m, and the 10000m
Set a PR in the 5000m during the Duke Invitational with a time of 17:45.59
Set a PR in the 1500m during the Catamount Classic with a time of 4:43.58
Set a PR in the 10,000m during the SoCon Outdoor Championships with a time of 38:07.19

2023-24 Indoor:
Appeared in four meets, competing in the 1000m, the mile, the 3000m, and the DMR
Set a PR in the 3000m with a time of 10:27.49 during the Clemson Invitational
Set PRs in the 1000m and the mile with times of 3:12.64 and 5:08.55 respectively during the Brant Tolsma Invitational

2023 Cross Country: Appeared in three events during the fall season… led the team to the title in the  Young Harris Invitational winning the individual title tallying a time of 15:14.3… earned SoCon Runner of the Week following the season opening performance… earned team-best 18:11.6 finishing in eighth place at the Live in the Lou Classic… posted a personal-best 17:58.3 in the Upstate Invitational… moved into eighth in the program’s record book for 5k times following Upstate Invitational…

PR's: 800m – 2:25.50, 1k – 3:10.91, 1600m – 5:07.63, 3200m – 11:17.40, 5k xc – 18:29.20
Coach Notes
: "Katherine is a great pickup for our distance program, and she continues having a Hopkins in the program as both her parents are WCU grads. She comes to WCU as one of the top distance runners in the state, having won numerous state titles during her high school career."

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    Distance
  • 2024Sophomore

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  • 2025Junior

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