Holy Cross Athletics

All Performances (TFRRS)

CAREER HONORS:
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2016, 2018, 2019)

AS A SENIOR IN 2019:

• Placed 41st at New England Championship, running a 5K time of 20:00.3 (10/12).
• Finished in 108th place at Paul Short Run in a 6K time of 23:20.1 (10/5). 
• Ran a season-best 5K time of 19:04.8 at UMass Dartmouth Invite to place 17th (9/21).
• Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2018:

• Finished 64^th at the Patriot League Championships, running a 6K time of 23:08.7 (10/28)

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2017:

• Posted season-best 5k (19:31) at Shawn M Nassaney Memorial Race.
• Recorded career-best 6k (23:08) at Patriot League Cross Country Championships.
• Competed in career first 3k at 11:03 at 15th Annual CCSU Mini Meet.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2016:

• Posted season-best 5k time of 19:03 at the Shriner Invitational on Sept. 17.
• Also ran the 5k in 19:46 versus New Hampshire and Providence, in 19:26 at the Nassaney Invitational, in 19:40 at the New England Championship and in 20:12 at the ECAC Championship.
• Ran the 6k in 23:56.6 at the Patriot League Championship and in 23:29 at the Paul Short Invitational.
• Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

 BEFORE HOLY CROSS:

• Four-year member of the Mount Olive High School varsity cross country team under head coach Michael Behre, serving as team captain her junior and senior years.
• Team was NJSSC and sectional champions during the 2012 and 2013 seasons, and won a Group State title in 2013.
• Named First Team Daily Record All-County in 2012, 2013 and 2015.
• Earned First Team All-County honors from 2012-2015.
• Recorded a top-time of 18:41 in the 5K in 2012, setting the school’s course record on Greystone Park.
• Also a three-year member of both the varsity indoor and outdoor track teams, serving as a captain during 2015 and 2016 seasons.
• Set the indoor school record in the 4X800 to lead her team to a Group State title in the 2014-2015 season. Also set personal records in the 1,00-meter (3:07), 1,600-meter (5:19) and 3,200 meter (11:23) during that season.
• Recorded personal top times outdoors of 5:13 in the 1,600 meter and 11:04 in the 3,200-meter in 2014.
• Ranked in the top 10 percent of her class and was a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL:

• Daughter of John and Mary Christian.
• Father played basketball for Drew University, graduating in 1985.
• Mother (class of 1985) ran for the Providence College cross country and track and field teams.
• Has two sisters (Mariah and Sara).
• Mariah is a member of the cross country and track and field teams at Marist College, and Sara runs cross country and track for Bucknell University.
• Majoring in economics.