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Northeastern Huskies

2020 Women's Cross Country Roster

Tom Connelly

Kelsey Walak

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Natick High School
  • Hometown Natick, Mass.

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
800m 2:15.37
1000m 2:56.05
1500m 4:38.73
Mile 5:05.36
3K 10:59.8
5K 18:33.3
6K 22:27.7

Career Highlights:
  • Ranks eighth, All-Time Indoor Performance List: 4x800 relay (9:14.45)
  • Ranks 10th, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 1500m (4:38.73)
  • Ranks third, All-Time Indoor Performance List: mile (5:09.49)

2019-2020:
INDOOR
  • Placed 14th in the 1000 meters (3:05.31) at the BU Season Opener
  • Championed the mile (5:10.69) at the Joe Donahue Games (Dec. 14)
  • Placed fourth in the 4x400 relay (4:05.63) and 15th in the 800 meter (2:27.95) at the BU Multi Meet (Jan. 18)
  • Competed in the 1000 meters with a time of 3:05.35 at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan, 24-25)
  • Placed fourth in the 4x800 relay (9:14.45) at the New England Championships (Jan, 31-Feb. 1)
  • Competed in the 1000 meters with a time of 3:08.14 at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite (Feb. 14-15)

CROSS COUNTRY
  • Placed eighth at the Nassaney Invitational (Sept. 7) with a 5K time of 18.33.2
  • Competed in Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (Sept. 21) with a 5K time of 19:33.
  • Competed at the CAA Championships (Nov. 2) and finished with a 6K time of 22:40.3
  • Competed at the NCAA Division I Northeatern Region Championships and finished with a personal-time of 22:27.7 in the 6K

2018-2019:
OUTDOOR
  • Finished ninth in the 800m (2:19.09) and fourth in the 1500m (4:38.73, 10th on all-time NU outdoor performance list), qualifying for the New England Championships in the 1500m at the Black and Gold Challenge (Mar. 16)
  • Earned silver in the 800m (2:22.76) at the BSU Invitational (Mar. 22-23)
  • Placed 13th in the 1500m (4:46.48) at the Minuteman Invitational (Apr. 6)
  • Moved into third on the all-time NU outdoor performance list for the mile with a time of 5:09.49 at the Ocean State Invitational (Apr. 12)
  • Ran the 1500m in 5:06.35, finishing 12th at the Jay Carisella Coaches Invitational (Apr. 20)

INDOOR
  • Finished second in the 1000m (2:56.05) at the BU Season Opener (Dec.1)
  • Finished third in the mile (5:07.44) at the Howlin' Husky Invitational (Dec. 8)
  • Competed in the 1000m (3:06.54) at the Battle in Beantown (Jan. 12)
  • Finished second in the 800m (2:18.36) and third in the 4x400 relay (4:11.02) at the Joe Donahue Games (Jan. 18)
  • Competed in the 800m (2:15.37), recording a new career best, at the John Thomas Invitational (Jan. 25-26)
  • Came in fourth in the 1000m (2:57.22) at the New England Championships (Feb. 1-2)
  • Completed the mile in 5:05.36, a personal best, at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 8-9)
  • Came in 18th in the 800m (2:15.65) at the Boston University Last Chance Qualifier (Feb. 24)
  • Completed the 1000m in 2:56.17 at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (Mar. 1-3)

CROSS COUNTRY
  • Finished with a time of 23:56.6 in the 6k at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships (Nov. 17)
  • Ran a 22:54.6 6k at the CAA Championships (Oct. 26)
  • Competed in the 5k at the New England Championships with a time of 19:34.4 (Oct. 6)
  • Finished the Battle in Beantown 5k in 20:08.4 (Sep. 21)
  • Achieved a 19:11.6 5k time at the Nassaney Invitational to begin the season (Sep. 8)

2017-18:
OUTDOOR
  • Opened the outdoor season with a second-place finish in the 800m (2:15.55) at the Minuteman Invite (April 7)
  • Competed in the mile at the Ocean State Invite (April 14)
  • Placed sixth in the 1500 (4:58.03) and was a member of the first-place 4x400 relay team at the Jay Carisella Invite (April 21)
  • Represented Northeastern in the 800m (2:25.17) at the Brown Springtime Invite (April 29)
  • Competed on the fourth place 4x800m team (9:16.76) at the IC4A Championships (May 11-13)

INDOOR
  • Finished sixth in the 1000 meter run (3:00.43) against Boston University (Dec. 2)
  • Finished seventh in the 800 meter run (2:21.99) and was a member of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished third against Dartmouth College (Jan. 7)
  • Placed 17th in the 1000m run (3:05.33) in the Battle of Beantown (Jan. 13)
  • Earned second place in the 800m (2:21.60) at the Joe Donahue Games (Jan. 19)

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

  • 2018Sophomore

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  • 2019Junior

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  • 2020Senior

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