PRONUNCIATION
Honors and Awards
2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2021-22 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
GS Dean’s List Fall 2021
Senior (2024-25) - XC: Competed in all four meets • Best finish was 10
th at the 6
th GMC Brickyard Invitational • Season best 5k time was 20:10.30
Indoor: Competed in one meet
Junior (2023-24)– XC: Competed in three events • Took 5th place at the Georgia Southern Fall Classic with a time of 19:42.14
Outdoor: Competed in five events • Set a personal best in the 5,000m with a time of 19:12.38 at the UCF Black & Gold Invite • Earned third-best 3,000m steeplechase time in school history at the SBC Outdoor Championships with a time of 11:51.83, placing 11th
Sophomore (2022-23) – XC: Ran in five meets • Best 5K time was 19:00.1 at the Upstate Invitational • Best 6K time was 23:13.7 at the NCAA Regionals •
Indoor: Competed in four meets • Best time in the mile was 5:20.18 at the Bulldog Open • Best time in the 3000 was 10:37.55 at the South Carolina Invite •
Outdoor: Competed in two events • Best time in the 3000 was 11:07.85 at the Black and Gold Invite • Best time in the 1500 was 5:27.28 at the Sun Belt Championship.
Freshman (2021-22) – XC: Competed in all six events • Took fifth in the GMC Brickyard and third in the GATA XC Classic • Best 5K time was 19:24.7 in the Sun Belt Conference Championships and best 6K time was 23:01.7 at the NCAA Regional.
Indoor: Competed in four meets • Best time in the 800 was 2:29.24, and best time in the mile was 5:21.19 – both were at the Brant Tolsma Invite.
Outdoor: Competed in six meets • Ran a personal best 4:54.33 in the 1500 and finished fourth in the GATA Classic • Best time in the 800 was a 2:27.78 at the Gamecock Invite.
Prep: Lettered four years for coach Jason Greer at Windemere High School • Set school records in the 800, 1600, 3200 and cross country 5K • Named captain of the cross country and track teams for two seasons.
Personal Bests: Cross Country 5K - 19:37 | 1600 - 5:19 | 800 - 2:19
Personal: Born Katie Leigh Ranck Oct. 15, 2002, in Orlando, Florida • The daughter of Marc and Lisa • Has two sisters, Alana and Lindsay.
Major: Plans to major in political science.
