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2013 Women's Cross Country Roster

Shannon McKenna

  • Position XC/Distance
  • Height 5-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Parlin, N.J.
  • Highschool Sayreville War Memorial

Biography

2013-14:  Cross Country: Competed in five meets during her senior season… Best finish came at the LIU Post Invite where she placed 18th in 20:21.68… Was 39th at the Leeber Invite in 21:09.50 (9/21)… Finished 60th at the Metropolitan Championship in 20:45.01 (10/11)… Took 36th at the Princeton Invitational in 24:59 (10/19)… Finished 96th at the IC4A Championship in 20:39.0 (11/23)… Indoor: Was 21st in the mile run at the Metropolitan Championships in 5:52.35 (1/31)… Outdoor: Finished tenth in the 1,500m in 5:15.18 at the Wolfie Invitational (4/19)… Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2012-13: Cross Country: Competed in five meets… Was 19th at the St. John’s 4K Fall Festival in 16:46.15 (10/14)… Finished eighth in the ECAC Coaches Race in 21:06.5 (11/17). Indoor: Finished sixth in the 3,000 meter run at the Rutgers Invitational in 11:36.92 (1/5)… Placed 11th in the 5,000 meter run at the Metropolitan Championship (1/25). Outdoor: Ran a season-best time of 5:26.02 in the 1,5000 meters at the Lafayette 7-Way Meet (3/30)..,. Was ninth in the 5,000 meter run at the Metropolitan Championship with a time of 19:58.34 (4/13)… Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2011-12: Cross Country: Competed in six events... Placed 20th at the St. John's Fall Festival 4K run in 16:04.96 (10/16)... Was 29th in the Coaches Race at the ECAC Championship at 20:44 (11/19)... Also finished 48th at the C.W. Post Invitational in 19:49.94 (9/17). Indoor: Took 12th in the mile run at the Fordham Season Opener in 5:57.7 (12/2)... Placed sixth in the 1,000 meter run at the Rutgers Invitational in 3:29.87 (1/7). Outdoor: Was 14th in the 1,500 meter run (5:34.20) at the FDU Knight Classic (3/31)... Took ninth in the 10,000 meter run (42:17.98) at the Metropolitan Championship (4/14)... Posted a career-best time of 5:16.32 in the 1,500 meters at the Yale Springtime Invitational (4/29)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2010-11: Cross Country: Competed in five events... Placed 29th at the St. John's Fall Festival 4K run in 16:47.54 (10/17)... Was 33rd in the Coaches Race at the ECAC Championship at 22:00.9 (11/20). Indoor: Posted a time of 12:11.3 in the 3,000 meter run at the Christmas Classic (12/10)... Ran 5:36.87 in the 1,500 meters at Thursday Night at the Races. Outdoor: Ran 5:33.16 in the 1,500 meter run at the Monmouth Season Opener (3/26)... Ran 2:41.76 in the 800 meters at the Rutgers Invitational (4/9)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Four-year member of the cross country, swimming, and outdoor track teams... Four-time All-White Division in cross country (2006-09), swimming (2007-10), and outdoor track (2007-10)... Served as Treasurer of her chapter of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society... Also a member of the Math Honor Society.

Major: Public Accounting.

CAREER BEST TIMES
XC 4K: 16:04.96 (2011)
XC 5K: 20:43.65 (2012)
Indoor 800m: 2:42.00 (2011)
Indoor 1,000m: 3:29.87 (2012)
Indoor 1,500m: 5:20 (2012)
Indoor mile: 5:47.2 (2013)
Indoor 3,000m: 11:36.29 (2013)
Indoor 5,000m: 19:11.58 (2013)
Outdoor 800m: 2:41.76 (2011)
Outdoor 1,500m: 5:15.18 (2014)
Outdoor 5,000m: 20:26.44 (2013)
Outdoor 10,000m: 42:17.98 (2012)

Historical Player Information

  • 2010Freshman

    XC
    5'1"
  • 2011Sophomore

    XC
    5'1"
  • 2012Junior

    XC/Distance
    5'1"
  • 2013Senior

    XC/Distance
    5'1"