Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... NCAA All-West Region in 2018 and 2019. ... All-GNAC in 2019. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2017, 2018, and 2019. ... USTFCCCA All-Academic in 2018 and 2019.

Senior (2019): Ran in and scored in all six meets. ... Raced to her best-ever finish at the GNAC Championships, placing 2nd behind Alaska Anchorage's Emmanuelah Chelimo on a snow-covered course in Billings. Finished the 6 kilometers in 21 minutes, 39.25 seconds. The 2nd place was her highest-ever finish in any college meet... Ran 8th overall (and No. 2 for the Falcons) at the NCAA West Regionals in Monmouth with a time of 20:59.4 -- the first sub-21 of her career. It also was her second straight top-10 Regional finish. ... Placed No. 2 for SPU and 51st overall at the NCAA Championships in Sacramento, stopping the watch in 21:10.2.

Junior (2018): Ran and scored in all seven meets. ... Led the way for the Falcons with a 10th-place finish at the NCAA West Regionals, helping the team secure 4th place and ultimately earn a trip to nationals. Finished the 6K regional course at Amend Park in Billings, Mont., in 21:34.11.... Ran No. 2 for the team (12th overall) at GNAC in 22:06.80 for 6K at Western Oregon's Ash Creek Preserve. ... Placed 3rd for the team (120th overall) at nationals on a rainy, muddy day in Pittsburgh, clocking 24:32.6 for 6K at Schenley Park. ... Placed No. 2 for SPU in the first three regular-season meets, including 3rd overall at the CWU Invite, 21st at the Charles Bowles Invite, and 11th at the Inland Empire Championships. Her time of 17:49.0 at the Bowles made her one of three Falcons that day to break 18 minutes after only one other Falcon in the entire history of the program had gone sub-18 on the 5K layout at Bush's Pasture Park in Salem, Ore.

Sophomore (2017): Ran five meets, scoring in four of them. ... Placed No. 4 for SPU and 24th overall at GNAC Championships on Oct. 21, breaking 23 minutes at Lake Padden Park for the first time (22:59.36). ... Finished No. 6 for the team and 88th overall at NCAA West Regionals. ... Was the third Falcon across the finish line and 28th overall at Sundodger on Sept. 16, beating 23 minutes for the first time in college with a 22:35.83. ... Also scored at the Charles Bowles Invitational (No. 5 SPU, 26th overall) and at the Western Washington Classic (No. 4 SPU, 35th overall).

Freshman (2016): Ran in all five meets. Scored at Humboldt State Invitational (No. 5 for SPU, 22nd overall) and at Saint Martin's Invitational (No. 4 for SPU, 6th overall). ... Ran No. 7 for Falcons (40th overall) in GNAC Championships at Lake Padden. ... Ran No. 6 for Falcons (155th overall) at NCAA West Regionals in Billings, Mont.

Hazen High School: Ran twice at the Class 3A (medium-large school) Washington state meet. After placing 120th as a junior in 21:26.28, made a huge climb as a senior in 2015, moving all the way up to 44th and dropping more than a 90 seconds off of her time, finishing the 5 kilometers in 19:50.3. ... Took 3rd in both the Seamount League and West Central District meet as a senior. ... On the track, went to 3A state in the 800 as a sophomore (15th in 2:24.96), junior (11th in 2:20.65) and senior (6th in 2:16.74). ... Also was 6th in the state 1600 as a senior with her first-ever sub-5 (4:57.76). ... Ran the second leg on the 3rd-place state 4x400 relay as a senior. ... Set an 800-meter PR of 2:14.83 as a senior in 2016.

Personal: Kate Nicole Lilly. ... Mathematics major..

Fun facts: Has run on and off since 2nd grade, then consistently since 8th grade. ... Prior to that, also did soccer, basketball, and skateboarding. ... Favorite sport to watch is soccer. ... Dumbest movie she has ever seen is "The Babadook." ... Book she just couldn't put down was "Calvin & Hobbes." ... Favorite junk food is a chocolate milkshake. ... Favorite healthy food is dried mangos. ... Favorite TV program is "Doc Martin." ... Favorite sports team is the Seattle Sounders. ... Favorite athlete is runner Allie Ostrander. ... Easiest subject in school is math. ... Toughest subject is history. ... If she could be any action hero, would be Louie CK "because I'm a middle-aged comedian on the inside." ... Her friends call her Katilda. ... While in middle school, she wore hats every day, "even to basketball practice." 


PRs ON 2019 SCHEDULE COURSES
(All 6 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
WWU Classic @ Sudden Valley 22:38.0 (2018)
NCAA West Regionals @ Amend Park: 21:34.11 (2018) (same course as 2019 GNAC)
GNAC @ Ash Creek Preserve 22:06.80 (2018) (same course as 2019 West Regionals)
NCAA West Regionals @ Ash Creek Preserve: 23:00.2 (2017)


PRs ON OTHER COURSES
(All 6 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
Humboldt State Invite @ Patrick's Point State Park: 22:11.49 (2016)
Sundodger @ Lincoln Park: 22:35.83 (2017)
CWU Invite (5K) at Rotary Park 18:43.0 (2018)
Charles Bowles Invite (5K) @ Bush's Pasture: 17:49.0 (2018)
Inland Empire Championships (5K) @ Lewis-Clark State 18:00.0 (2018)Saint Martin's Invite (5K) @ Saint Martin's University: 19:00.60 (2016)
WWU Classic @ Lake Padden: 23:01.7 (2017)
GNAC @ Lake Padden (same course as WWU Classic): 22:59.36 (2017)
NCAA D2 Championships @ Schenley Park 24:32.6 (2018)


CAREER RESULTS