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2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

Katie Blount

Katie Blount

  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Druid Hills HS
  • Hometown:
    Atlanta, GA
  • Major:
    Strategic Communications

Summary

Biography

Personal Best Times


Accolades
  • CAA Championship Individual Champion (2025)
  • 3x All-CAA Team (2022, 2023, 2025)
  • School-Record Holder
    • 5K: 16:41.4 (adidas XC Challenge; Sept. 23, 2025)
    • 6K: 19:37.1 (Paul Short Run; Oct. 3, 2025)
  • 3x CAA Runner of the Week (Sept. 23, 2025; Oct. 7, 2025; Oct. 21, 2025)

At Elon
2025 (R-Jr.)
  • Won the CAA Championship (Oct. 31) individual title in New Jersey, outpacing the field by more than six seconds with a time of 19:55.0
    • Elon's first individual conference champion since 2021 & the program's fifth all-time
  • Earned All-CAA Team honors for the third time in her career
  • Smashed Elon's 5K & 6K school records in consecutive races that were her first cross country competitions since the 2023 season
  • Broke the school 5K record by nearly eight seconds with a 16:41.4 to take eight place at the adidas XC Challenge (Sept. 23)
  • Clocked 19:31.7 & was the runner-up at the Paul Short Run 6K (Oct. 3), besting the former school record by more than 25 seconds
  • Finished fourth at the Panorama Farms Invitational 6K (Oct. 17), finishing in 20:10.1
  • Placed 33rd individually with a 20:16.0 at the NCAA Southeast Regional 6K (Nov. 14)
  • Voted as the CAA Runner of the Week three times throughout the season (Sept. 23, Oct. 7 & Oct. 21)
2024 (Jr.)
  • Redshirted during the 2024 cross country season
2023 (So.)
  • Earned All-CAA Team honors for the second consecutive year during a strong sophomore campaign
  • Placed seventh at the CAA Championships (Oct. 27) with a 21:21.3 & helped lead Elon to the conference title
  • Competed in four total meets
  • Ran the then-second-fastest 5K time in school history with a 17:06.9 at the Virginia Invitational (Sept. 23)
  • Finished 11th overall at the adidas XC Challenge 5K (Sept. 15) with a time of 17:32.4
  • Had a time of 21:06.1 in the Nuttycombe Invite 6K (Oct. 13)
2022 (Fr.)
  • Was an All-CAA Team selection in her first collegiate season as a Phoenix
  • Finished 10th individually at CAA Championships with a 21:54.7 in the 6K race, playing a key role in the Phoenix's conference title win
  • Placed ninth in her first collegiate race at the Elon Opener, clocking 14:14.1 in the 4K (Sept. 2)
  • Clocked 21:42.0 and finished 68th at the NCAA Southeast Regional (Nov. 11)
  • Ran in two other 6K races with times of 22:10.9 at the Coaching Tree Invitational (Sept. 16) & 20:44.1 at the Paul Short Run (Sept. 30)

Before Elon
High School
  • Graduate from Druid Hills High School in spring 2022
  • Won the 2022 AJC Peachtree Road Race 10K (ages 15-19)
  • Finished 4th in the 3200 meters and 7th in the 1600 meters at the 2022 GHSA 4A State Championship
  • Finished 4th in the 1600 meters at the 2022 GHSA Region 6-AAAA Championship
  • School record holder in the 4x800 meter relay and the 2000-meter steeplechase
  • Earned two All-County 4 All-Region and one All-State honor in cross country
Personal
  • Daughter of John & Amy Blount

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

  • 2023Sophomore

  • 2024Junior

  • 2025Senior

    5'5"
  • 2025Redshirt Junior