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2024-25 Women's Track and Field Roster

Katie Blount

Katie Blount

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Druid Hills
  • Hometown:
    Atlanta, Ga.

Summary

Biography

Personal Bests

Personal
  • Daughter of John and Amy Blount

Track & Field
  • 2024 All-CAA Outdoor (10,000-meters)
  • 2023 All-CAA Outdoor (5,000-meters)
  • 2023 All-CAA Outdoor (10,000-meters)

2024 Outdoor
  • Competed in the 5,000 and 10,000 at the CAA Championships, earning top-eight finishes in both events
  • Secured the bronze medal in the 10,000 at the CAA Championships with a time of 35:58.51
  • Placed eighth in the 5,000 with a time of 16:47.89 at the CAA Championships
  • In the 10,000, established a PR time of 34:45.04 at the Raleigh Relays, third-fastest in school history
  • Ran 16:31.38 in the 5,000 at the Penn Relays, ranking No. 6 in program history
  • Placed runner-up in the 5,000 at the Phoenix Invitational
 
2023-24 Indoor
  • Ran the 3,000 and 5,000 for Elon, competing in both at the CAA Championships
  • Placed fifth in the 5,000 at the CAA Championships with a time of 16:41.35
  • Set a personal best time of 9:41.27 in the 3,000 at the CAA Championships and finished ninth overall

2023 Outdoor
  • All-CAA in both the 5,000 and 10,000
  • Ran distance events for Elon, earning top three finishes in both the 5,000 and 10,000 at the CAA Championships
  • Finished third in the 1,500 at the Meet of Championships, establishing a personal best time of 4:32.02
  • Ran a personal best time of 16:34.08 in the 5,000 to end third at the CAA Championships, less than a second behind teammate and winner Leandra Lorenz
  • Her time in the 5,000 ranks sixth in program history
  • Finished runner-up in the 10,000 at the CAA Championships with a time of 36:11.65, less than three seconds behind the conference champion
  • Her time in the 10,000 places her seventh in program history

2022-23 Indoor
  • Ran distance events for Elon, finishing fifth in the CAA Championships in the 5,000
  • Established collegiate PRs in the mile and the 3,000 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational with times of 5:04.17 and 9:56.94.
  • Set an indoor PR in the 5,000 with a time of 17:04.19 to finish fifth at the CAA Championships
  • Her time in the 5,000 places her seventh in program history in the event

Cross Country
  • 2023 All-CAA
  • 2022 All-CAA


2023

  • Competed in four meets on the season
  • Ran the second-fastest time in school history in the 5K at the Virginia Invitational (9/23)
  • Finished 11th overall at the adidas XC Challenge (9/15) with a 5K time of 17:32.4
  • Was seventh overall at the CAA Cross Country Championships with a time of 21:21.3 in the 6K, earning All-CAA honors
  • Had a time of 21:06.1 in the 6K at the Nuttycombe Invite (10/13)


2022

  • Earned All-CAA after finishing 10th at the CAA Cross Country Championships with a time of 21:54.7
  • Posted a season-best time of 20:44.1 in the 6K at the Paul Short Run (9/30)
  • Finished ninth overall at the Elon Opener with a time of 14:14.1 in the 4K
  • Ran a time of 21:42.0 in the 6K at the NCAA Southeast Regional


Prep Career:

  • Served as captain of cross-country team, 2019-2022, and captain of track team, 2021-2022
  • 1st Place, Female Ages 15-19, 2022 Atlanta Journal Constitution Peachtree Road Race (10K)
  • 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 2 All-County 4 All-Region and 1 All-State honors in cross country

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Distance
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2024-25Junior

    Distance