2019 Merrimack College Women's Cross Country Roster

Katherine Ferrara

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Norfolk, Mass.
  • High School / Prep (Previous College) Ursuline Academy
  • Major Mathematics

Biography

2019-20

  • Did not compete in any events this season

Cross Country

  • Will redshirt season

2018-19

Cross Country

  • USTFCCCA All-American, the first in program history
  • USTFCCCA All-East Region selection
  • NE10 All-Conference First Team honoree
  • NE10 Elite 24 Award winner for boasting the top GPA at the league championship
  • NE10 Academic All-Conference Team 
  • Competed in all seven events as a junior as part of a historic campaign
  • Placed 30th in the NCAA Championship with a time of 23:21.6 (12/1)
  • Won two events, was a top-10 finisher in five races and a top-five finisher in four of them
  • Won both the Shacklette (9/1) and Codfish Bowl (9/22)
  • Ran a personal best 19:09.00 at the Codfish Bowl (9/22) on her way to a victory
  • Placed 6th out of 144 runners at the NE10 Championship (11/4) for the best finish by a Warrior at the league championship race in over a decade
  • Placed third at the NCAA East Regional (11/17)

2017-18

Cross Country

  • USTFCCCA All- Region selection
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic Selection for posting a top-30 finish at the regional championship and earning a 3.25 GPA for the year
  • NE10 All-Academic Team selection
  • Was one of the team's top performers for the season, running in all six events
  • Placed 24th at the NCAA East Regional Championship to earn all-region honors (24:06.3)
  • Placed 39th at the NE10 Championship (23:29.18)
  • Had two top-20 finishes in the first two meets of the season

Indoor Track & Field

  • Competed at four meets her sophomore season
  • Posted a new personal-best in the 3000m (11:04.08) at the UMass Boston Winter Open (12/2)
  • Her best finish of the season was first place in the 5000m (19:25.73) at the USM Open III (1/27)
Outdoor Track & Field
  • Competed in six meets during the outdoor season
  • Set a personal-best in the 5K during the New England Outdoor Championships (5/11-5/12) with a time of 18:10.80. It was also the second fastest time in program history.
  • Finished in second at the Merrimack Invitational (4/21) in the 5K race.
  • Won the 10K at the Coach Pollard Invitational (4/13-4/14) with a time of 39.35.46
  • Set a personal best in the 1500m race (5:13.17) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (4/7)

2016-17

Cross Country 

  • Competed in six meets as a freshman.
  • Ran her season best time of 19:47 at the New England Championship Meet(10/8)
  • Competed in Regionals finishing 32nd overall, 1st for Merrimack (11/5)

Indoor Track & Field

  • Placed 5th in the 3000 meter race at the 2017 Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational
  • Placed 3rd in the mile at the Gordon Kelly Invitational

Outdoor Track & Field

  • Placed 4th in the 5000 meter race at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational

Before Merrimack: Four-year letterwinner for the cross country and track teams as Ursuline Academy ... Selected as a Catholic Conference League All-Star as a senior ... Also named to the MSTCA All-Academic Cross Country team for Division Six as a senior.

Personal: Born November 3, 1997 ... Daughter of Peter and Deidre ... Has two siblings, Dominic and Kristina ... Majoring in Math with a minor in Health Science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

  • 2017Sophomore

  • 2018Junior

  • 2019Senior