Kristabel Doebel-Hickok - Women's Cross Country - Vanderbilt University Athletics

Kristabel Doebel-Hickok Season 2007-08

Distance

Class Freshman
Hometown Marina del Rey, Calif.
High School Palisades
Bio

Personal Record:
4K – 14:34
5K – 17:49
6K – 20:54.01(NCAA South Regional – 11/13/10)
3,000 meters (indoor) – 10:02.44
5,000 meters (indoor) – 17:24.28 – No. 4 all-time at VU
3,000 meters (outdoor) – 9:57.11 – No. 13 all-time at VU
3,000 meters (indoor) – 9:58.05 – No. 12 all-time at VU
5,000 meters (outdoor) – 17:13.60
10,000 meters (outdoor) – 35:40.27 – No. 1 all-time at VU

2011 Cross Country:Finished in the top seven at the Belmont-VU Opener with a time of 14:25.15, helping her team secure a near-perfect score.

2011 Track:Set two personal records … Clocked a 3,000 meter time of 9:57.11 at the Black & Gold Invitational and set a new personal best in the indoor 3,000 meters at the Kentucky Invitational, good for 12th overall.

2010 Cross Country:Clocked a time of 17:59.23 at the Louisville Invitational, good for 49th overall out of 302 participants … Ran to a 21:53.2 finish in the Blue Race at Pre-Nationals … Finished 26th overall at the NCAA South Regional with a time od 20:54.01.

2010 Track:Placed 10th at the SEC Indoor Championships in the 5,000 meters … Competed in the 5,000 meters during the outdoor season … Finished second in the 3,000 meters at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational with a personal best time of 10:04.44.

2009 Cross Country:Finished 35th at the SEC Cross Country Championships, contributing to Vanderbilt[apos]s sixth-place team finish… Clocked VU[apos]s fastest times on the season in the 4K (14:34.20) and 5K (17.55.46) … Led VU to a first-place finish at the Belmont-VU Opener with a 14:34.20 in the 4K, placing fourth out of 85 runners… Was VU[apos]s top finisher at the Greater Louisville Classic, clocking a 17:55.46, good for 17th place… Earned runner-up medalist honors at the Commodore Classic in the 5K with a time of 18:16.76.

2009 Track:Finished 18th in the 10,000 meter run at the famed Penn Relays with a time of 37:25.34.

2008 Cross Country:Earned team[apos]s postseason Most Improved Runner Award… Placed among the top 30 qualifiers in five of six races… Finished among top two Vanderbilt runners in every race… Ran a 14:40.11 in collegiate debut at the Belmont/Vanderbilt Opener (4K), then followed that with strong fourth place overall finish at Commodore Classic, running 5K distance in 18:17.04… Finished 15th (17:49.24, 5K) out of 265 competitors in the Louisville Classic… Ran first 6K race in 22:00.4 at Pre-Nationals, then lowered best at 6K distance to 21:38.89 at the SEC Championships, finishing 22nd overall and earning All-SEC Freshman recognition… Ran 27th overall at NCAA Regionals with 22:00.02 effort in 6K.

2008 Track:Established new Commodore standard at 10,000 meters during solid track season… After missing cross country, Doebel-Hickok ran effectively indoors, setting all-time Top 10 team marks in the 3,000 (10:03.66) and 5,000 (17:24.28)… Set new team mark early in outdoor season running in native California, notching 35:40.27 in strong field at Stanford Invitational… Effort knocked four seconds off previous Commodore mark… Finished second in 5,000-meter races at Vanderbilt Invitational and LSU Tiger Invitational…. Also ran 10:15.76 for 3,000 meters at Mississippi State.

2007 Cross Country:Did not compete in cross country as a freshman.

High School/Prep:Los Angeles native out of Palisades High School who is listed as one of the ‘LA Times[apos]’ top distance runners in 2006-07 in both cross country and track … Broke the 18-minute mark for the first time in her career to win the three-mile run with a time of 17:39 at the Long Beach Invitational … Took the Division IV title of the Woodbridge Invitational, finishing in 17:10 … Finished ninth at the California D1 state cross country meet with a time of 18:11 for the 5K, and 20th at the Foot Locker West Regionals.

Personal:Kristabel Doebel-Hickok … Born on April 28, 1989 … Parents are Linda Doebel and Michael Hickok … Has an older brother … Majoring in economics … Enjoys horseback riding.