Caroline Pietrzyk - Women's Cross Country - Vanderbilt University Athletics

Caroline Pietrzyk Season 2019-20

Distance

Class Graduate
Hometown Malibu, Calif.
High School Malibu
Major Leadership and Organizational Performance
Bio

Career Results

Career Honors
• 2015 Cross Country All-American
• 2015 Cross Country SEC Freshman of the Year
• 2015 Cross Country All-SEC First Team
• 2015 Cross Country All-SEC Freshman Team
• 2015 Cross Country All-South Region Team
• Second Commodore in school history to earn cross country All-America honors
• Four-time SEC Academic Honor Roll
• Finished career ranked fourth all-time in the indoor 5,000 meters (16:37.74)
• Finished career ranked fifth all-time at Vanderbilt in the indoor 3,000 meters (9:32.47)
• Finished career ranked eighth all-time at Vanderbilt in the 10,000 meters (35:57.48)

As a Fifth-Year (2019-2020)
• Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
• Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
• Scored at every meet she competed
• Fourth on the team and 40th overall (21:09.7) at NCAA Regionals (Nov. 15)
• Fourth on the team and 46th overall (21:24.3) at SEC Championships (Nov. 1)
• Helped lead Vanderbilt to sixth-place finish
• Third on the team and 97th overall (21:27.2) at Pre-Nationals (Oct. 19)
• Third on the team and 30th overall (21:53.4) to help Commodores to sixth-place finish at Buckeye Preview (Sept. 28)
• First on team and 19th overall (21:55.0) to lead Vanderbilt to fifth-place finish at Commodore Classic (Sept. 14)
• Third overall (second on team) with time of 18:06.9 and led Vanderbilt to first-place finish at Belmont Opener (Aug. 30)
• Competed in one indoor meet and finished fifth in the 5,000 meters (17:24.81) at Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 17)
• Outdoor season canceled due to coronavirus outbreak

As a Senior (2018-19)
• Finished eighth at the Auburn Invite with a personal-best 4K time of 13:49.9
• Finished sixth in the 5,000 at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a time of 17:22.66
• Finished eighth at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational with a time of 9:49.21 in the 3,000
• Finished with a personal best time of 4:38.46 in the 1,500 at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational
• Ran a personal-best in the 10,000 meters at the SEC Outdoor Championship with a time of 35:57.48

As a Junior (2017-18)
• Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Did not compete in the 2017 cross country campaign

As a Sophomore (2016-17)
• Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Did not compete during the 2016 cross country season

As a Freshman (2015-16)
• Cross Country All-American
• Cross Country SEC Freshman of the Year
• Cross Country All-SEC First Team
• Cross Country All-SEC Freshman Team
• Cross Country All-South Region Team
• Just the second Commodore in school history to earn All-America honors
• Was Vanderbilt’s top finisher in all seven meets
• Placed 32nd at the NCAA Championships with a time of 20:21.20, for the highest individual finish in team history
• Finished second at NCAA South Regional with a time of 20:11.53
• Finished third at SEC Championships with a time of 19:54.00