University of Massachusets Athletics
2018 Women's Cross Country Roster
Kate Dorsey
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Glenbard West
- Hometown:
- Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Dorsey's Career Performance List & PRs
As a Junior in 2018-19: Outdoor: Did not compete. Indoor: Did not compete. Cross Country: Competed in three meets ... Placed 55th overall and 2nd for UMass at the CCSU Mini Meet (10/19) with a time of 11:18.1 ... Took 46th overall and 11th on the team at the Minuteman Invitational (9/8).
As a Sophomore in 2017-2018: Outdoor: Ran the 5,000 meter at the A-10 Championships (05/05) ... Was 16th in the 1,500 meter at the UMass Pre-Conference meet (04/28) ... Competed in the 5,000 meter at the Holy Cross Multi-Event meet (04/21) ... Finished 10th in the 3,000 meter at the Ocean State Invitational (04/13) ... Placed fourth, runinng a personal best of 19:07.33 in the 5,000 meter at the Minuteman Invitational (04/07). Indoor: Competed in the 3,000m at the Joe Donahue Indoor Games (01/19), finishing in ninth ... Ran the mile at the Beantown Challenge (01/13). Cross Country: Placed 98th overall and 7th for UMass in the CCSU Mini Meet (10/20) with a time of 11:37.9.
As a Freshman in 2016-2017: Indoor: Competed in one event at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational (2/4), running the mile … Outdoor: Competed in one event, performing in the 1,500m at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet (4/29). Cross Country: Raced in four meets … Finished the Paul Short Invitational (10/1) with a time of 24:22 to place ninth for UMass and 396th overall … Ran a 19:57 to take 11th for the team and 74th overall in the Minuteman Invitational (9/10).
Before UMass: Ran cross-country and track at Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Ill. … Lead cross-country team to win WSC Silver Conference for four years (2013-2016) … Team was nationally ranked as highly as fifth in the country in 2013 ... Cross-Country team won state championship in the 2013-2014 season ... Cross-Country team placed third in state in the 2014-2015 and 2012-2013 seasons … Received All-Sectional awards for first place finish in the 4x800m relay in 2016 ... Was All-Conference in the 3200m in 2015 and 800m in 2016 seasons ... Helped track team win combined State Championships as a senior in 2015-2016 … Held personal bests of 2:23 in the 800, 5:22 in the 1600, 11:34 in the 3200, and 18:29 in the 3 mile run ... Also played varsity lacrosse and basketball in high school … Named to Academic all-conference for cross-country (2015) and track (2016).
Personal: Born Katherine Jane Dorsey in Glen Ellyn, Ill. … Daughter of Rob and Mary … Sister of Jack and Danny… Mother, Mary, rowed for UMass ... Father, Rob, played basketball for Mount Mercy College ... Brother, Jack, plays football for Augustana College ... Comes from a family of runners- Uncles Tom ('78) and Matt ('79) competed for UMass while cousins Brian (Boston College), Emily (Quinnipiac University) also competed collegiately ... Four uncles also rowed for UMass, John, Joe, Charlie, and Fran ... Intends to major in Sport Management.
As a Junior in 2018-19: Outdoor: Did not compete. Indoor: Did not compete. Cross Country: Competed in three meets ... Placed 55th overall and 2nd for UMass at the CCSU Mini Meet (10/19) with a time of 11:18.1 ... Took 46th overall and 11th on the team at the Minuteman Invitational (9/8).
As a Sophomore in 2017-2018: Outdoor: Ran the 5,000 meter at the A-10 Championships (05/05) ... Was 16th in the 1,500 meter at the UMass Pre-Conference meet (04/28) ... Competed in the 5,000 meter at the Holy Cross Multi-Event meet (04/21) ... Finished 10th in the 3,000 meter at the Ocean State Invitational (04/13) ... Placed fourth, runinng a personal best of 19:07.33 in the 5,000 meter at the Minuteman Invitational (04/07). Indoor: Competed in the 3,000m at the Joe Donahue Indoor Games (01/19), finishing in ninth ... Ran the mile at the Beantown Challenge (01/13). Cross Country: Placed 98th overall and 7th for UMass in the CCSU Mini Meet (10/20) with a time of 11:37.9.
As a Freshman in 2016-2017: Indoor: Competed in one event at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational (2/4), running the mile … Outdoor: Competed in one event, performing in the 1,500m at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet (4/29). Cross Country: Raced in four meets … Finished the Paul Short Invitational (10/1) with a time of 24:22 to place ninth for UMass and 396th overall … Ran a 19:57 to take 11th for the team and 74th overall in the Minuteman Invitational (9/10).
Before UMass: Ran cross-country and track at Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Ill. … Lead cross-country team to win WSC Silver Conference for four years (2013-2016) … Team was nationally ranked as highly as fifth in the country in 2013 ... Cross-Country team won state championship in the 2013-2014 season ... Cross-Country team placed third in state in the 2014-2015 and 2012-2013 seasons … Received All-Sectional awards for first place finish in the 4x800m relay in 2016 ... Was All-Conference in the 3200m in 2015 and 800m in 2016 seasons ... Helped track team win combined State Championships as a senior in 2015-2016 … Held personal bests of 2:23 in the 800, 5:22 in the 1600, 11:34 in the 3200, and 18:29 in the 3 mile run ... Also played varsity lacrosse and basketball in high school … Named to Academic all-conference for cross-country (2015) and track (2016).
Personal: Born Katherine Jane Dorsey in Glen Ellyn, Ill. … Daughter of Rob and Mary … Sister of Jack and Danny… Mother, Mary, rowed for UMass ... Father, Rob, played basketball for Mount Mercy College ... Brother, Jack, plays football for Augustana College ... Comes from a family of runners- Uncles Tom ('78) and Matt ('79) competed for UMass while cousins Brian (Boston College), Emily (Quinnipiac University) also competed collegiately ... Four uncles also rowed for UMass, John, Joe, Charlie, and Fran ... Intends to major in Sport Management.
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