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2023 Women's Cross Country Roster

Caleigh Furyk
Tyra Finkeldey
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Tyra Finkeldey
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Katie Flaherty

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • High School The Classical Academy

Biography

2023 (Graduate Student)

  • Placed fourth at the Belmont Opener (9/1) with a time of 18:05.5 in the 5K
  • Posted a top-10 finish in the 6K at the MVC Championship (10/27) with a time of 21:16.5 
  • Set a season best time in the 6K at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 20:27.4

2022 (Senior) 

  • MVC All-Conference Honorable Mention Team
  • Set a new personal best 5k time of 17:25.8 at the Chile Pepper XC Festival
  • Placed 12th at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships with a time of 21:44.7
  • Earned a personal best 6k time of 21:10.3 at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships

2021 (Junior) 

  • Second Team All-OVC honoree
  • Part of 2021 OVC Women's Cross Country Team Championship
  • OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Placed ninth overall at OVC Championship
  • Participated in all six fall meets; top Bruin finisher in three meets
  • Won Belmont Opener 5K
  • Ran PR 5K at Commodore Classic (17:59)
  • Ran PR 6K at NCAA South Region meet (21:48)

2020 (Sophomore) 

  • Second Team All-OVC honoree
  • Competed in all three events in pandemic shortened schedule
  • Took ninth overall at OVC Championship
  • Top Belmont finisher at Lipscomb Winter Classic, placing 20th
  • Ran season-best 18:01.62 to finish sixth overall at Belmont Opener

2019 (Freshman) 

  • Competed in five events
  • In collegiate debut, placed 16th at the Belmont Opener
  • Finished 20th at the OVC Championship with a 5K time of 18:44.0
  • Placed 105th at the NCAA South Regional
  • Earned OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction
 

Prior to Belmont: Four-time state qualifier in cross country and track ... Finished in the top-10 at the Colorado 3A Cross Country Championship twice (5th in 2018, 9th in 2016) ... Two-time All-State First Team in cross country ... Helped her Classical Academy team win the 3A State Championship in 2018 ... Earned three top-three finishes at the 2019 3A State Track and Field Championships (2nd in the 1600m, 3rd in the 3200m, 3rd in the 4x800 relay) ... Earned top-10 finishes at the 2018 State Meet (7th in the 1600m, 6th in the 3200m) ... Team captain junior and senior years in both cross country and track.

Personal: Majoring in Nursing ... Would like a career working as a nurse in either an ER or pediatric ICU ... Favorite TV show is Brooklyn Nine-Nine ... Favorite foods are sushi and Mexican ... Hobbies include skiing, hiking, and backpacking ... Favorite athletes are Peyton Manning and Emma Coburn ... Has one brother. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021Junior

  • 2022Senior

  • 2023Graduate Student