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2024 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Sam Simpkins/Belmont University

Brooke Garter

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Kings Mills, Ohio
  • High School Kings HS

Biography

2023 (Senior)

  • Placed fifth at the Belmont Opener (9/1) with a time of 18:10.3 in the 5K
  • Finished fourth in the 5K at the 2023 John McNichols Invitational (9/16) with a season best time of 17:31.0
  • Earned a 12th place finish in the 6K at the MVC Championship (10/27)
  • Ran a season best time of 20:09.4 in the 6K at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships (11/10)

2022 (Junior)

  • Placed 47th at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships with a time of 23:14.1
  • Set a personal best 6k time of 21:57.4 at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships

2021 (Sophomore) 

  • Second Team All-OVC honoree
  • Part of 2021 OVC Women's Cross Country Team Championship
  • OVC Academic Medal of Honor
  • OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Placed 13th overall at OVC Championship
  • Participated in all six fall meets
  • Placed sixth at Belmont Opener 5K
  • Ran PR 5K at Commodore Classic (18:12)
  • Ran PR 6K at NCAA South Region meet (22:09)

2020 (Freshman) 

  • Competed in all three events in a pandemic shortened season
  • Placed 28th at OVC Championship to help Belmont win silver
  •  Ran a season-best 19:32.1 at Lipscomb Winter Classic
  • Finished 43rd at Belmont Opener


Personal: Majoring in Educational Studies


Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021Sophomore

  • 2022Junior

  • 2023Senior

  • 2024Graduate Student