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2025-26 Track & Field 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

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

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Distance
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2025-26Junior

    Distance