2019 Women's Cross Country Roster

Sophie Grabner

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Retz, Austria
  • Highschool HLW Hollaburn

Biography

2019 Outdoor Season:
• Ran three PR’s in the outdoor season in the 800, 1500, and 5000.
• In the McNeese State Springtime Classic she clocked a 2:40.27 in the 800 and placed 14th
• In the 37th Annual Victor Lopez Classic she clocked a 19:51.36 in the 5000 and placed 16th
• In the McNeese State Cowboy Relays she clocked a 5:31.19 in the 1500 and placed 14th

2019 Indoor Season:
• Finished 4th in the 5,000m at the Ted Nelson Invitational with a PR time of 20:54.44.
• Clocked a PR in teh 3,000m with an 11:28.17 at the Bulldog Invite.

2018 XC Season:
• Participated in four meets on the season with a best finish of 30th at the LSU Invitational 3-mile with a time of 20:49.7.
• Placed 37th at the McNeese Season Opener 3k with a time of 12:11.7.

2017-18 Season:
• Redshirt.

Before McNeese:
• Member of the HLW Hollabrunn cross country and track teams.
• Multiple time medalist at the Austrian Championships.
• Austrian Champion in the 5000m in the U20 division.
• Helped her team win the 2015 Austrian school cross country championship.
• Sportsman of the Year in her Austrian region in 2017.
• Graduated high school with a 4.0 GPA.

Other:
• Born April 22, 1998.
• Daughter of Barbara and Herwig Grabner.
• Majoring in mass communication with a concentration in journalism.