2015 Cross Country Roster
Caroline Parris
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 5-4
- Hometown:
- Saint Leonard, Md.
- Prev School:
- Calvert HS
Cross Country Personal Bests
5K: 18:56.07
Oct. 4, 2014 – Greater Louisville Classic
Louisville, Ky.
6K: 23:07.7
Nov. 14, 2014 - NCAA Southeast Regional Championship
Louisville, Ky.
Big South Cross Country Championship (5K)
2011 (Conway, S.C.): 55th place, 19:54
2012 (Rock Hill, S.C.): 49th place, 19:46.34
2014 (Boiling Springs, N.C.): 30th place, 19:35.49
2015 (Spartanburg, S.C.): 23rd place, 18:56.40
NCAA Southeast Regional Championship (6K)
2014 (Louisville, Ky.): 170th place, 23:07.7
2015 (Earlysville, Va.): 139th place, 23:33.9
Top Track Times at Liberty
800: 2:26.64
1K: 3:14.21
1,500: 4:58.33
Mile: 5:21.60
3K: 10:37.03
3K SC: 11:44.18
5K: 18:27.30
10K: 38:10.18
2015 Cross Country (R-Sr.)
• Placed a career-best 23rd at the Big South meet as a senior, serving as the Lady Flames' No. 7 runner
• Wrapped up her career with a 129th-place finish at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships, as the fourth Lady Flame to cross the finish line
2015 Outdoor Track & Field (Sr.)
• Closed out her collegiate track & field career with an eighth-place finish in the Big South 10K, posting a personal-best time of 38:10.18
• Senior season also featured personal-best efforts in the 1,500 (4:58.33 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational) and mile (5:21.60 at the Duke Invitational)
2014-15 Indoor Track & Field (Sr.)
• Posted a 5K personal-best time of 18:27.30 for 11th place in the Big South final
• Won the Hokie Invitational 5K crown
• Lowered her 3K personal best to 10:37.03 at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup
2014 Cross Country (R-Jr.)
• Top-six runner all season for the Big South runner-up Lady Flames
• Placed a career-best 30th at the Big South Championship, placing sixth on the team
• Finished 170th in her NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championship debut, posting a 6K personal-best time of 23:07.7
• Lowered her 5K best to 18:56.07 at the Greater Louisville Classic
2014 Outdoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Placed 19th in the Big South 5K
• Improved her 1,500 personal best to 5:01.57 at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier
2013-14 Indoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Top race of the season was an 11:09.22 3K at the Liberty Quad
2013 Cross Country (Jr.)
• Did not compete in any races for Liberty and was redshirted
2013 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)
• Sliced her steeplechase personal best to 11:44.18 at the Big South meet, placing 12th in the race and moving into Liberty's all-time top 10 in the event
2012-13 Indoor Track & Field (So.)
• Top race of the season was a 5:29.52 mile, which netted 17th place at the Big South Championship
2012 Cross Country (So.)
• 49th-place finisher (ninth among the Big South champion Lady Flames) at the Big South meet
• Cross country season-best 5K time of 19:04.24 came at the Royal Cross Country Challenge
2012 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Placed 16th in the Big South 10K final
• Best race of the season was an 18:30.09 clocking in the 5K at the Shamrock Invitational
2011-12 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Her racing distances spanned from 800 meters to 5K
• Came in 21st in the Big South 800-meter prelims
2011 Cross Country (Fr.)
• Broke 20 minutes in the 5K for the first time at the Big South meet, running 19:54 for 55th place and ninth among the Lady Flames
• Opened her collegiate career with an 11th-place effort at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational
Prep
• Graduated from Calvert High School
• Named 2010 Calvert County Runner of the Year for girls' cross country
• Placed seventh at the 2010 Maryland 2A state cross country meet, helping her team finish third
• Top times included 2:27 (800), 5:20 (1,600) and 19:36 (5K)
Personal
• Daughter of Alan and Cheryl Parris
• Older sister Alison was a standout distance runner at James Madison
• Graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication studies in May 2015
• Currently pursuing a master's degree in strategic communications
• Birthday is on July 9
