Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Three-year letterwinner, four years with the program. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2016 and 2017.

Senior (2017): Ran in five meets. ... Placed No. 9 for team (48th overall) at GNAC Championships. ... Best invitational placing was 63rd at the Western Washington Classic. ... Posted a Sundodger PR of 23:31.87, breaking 24 minutes for the first time on the Lincoln Park course.
Junior (2016): Ran in all five meets, scoring at both GNAC and the NCAA West Regionals -- the first time she had eve scored for the Falcons in any race. Ran No. 4 for the team and 30th overall at GNAC in Bellingham on Oct. 22 with a personal-best time of 23:17.40 on the Lake Padden course. That was a drop of 44 seconds from her previous PR of 24:01.8 in the Western Washington Classic just two weeks earlier on Oct. 8.  ... Scored at No. 5 for the team and 117th overall at Regionals in Billings, Mont., on Nov. 5. ... Was No. 7 for SPU at season-opening Humboldt State Invitational on Sept. 10. ... Ran No. 8 at Saint Martin's Invite and at WWU Classic.

Sophomore (2015): Did not race because of an injury.

Freshman (2014): Ran in four meets, placing No. 8 for SPU in two of them and No. 10 in the other two. ... Highest overall finish was 53rd at the Emerald City Open. ... Best time for 6 kilometers was 24:12 at Western Washington Cross Country Classic.

Central Kitsap High School: Ran in the Class 4A (large school) Washington state meet three straight years. ... Had her best finish of 48th and best time of 19:22.29 for 5 kilometers as a senior in 2013. ... In her first trip to state, coming as a sophomore in 2011, placed 82nd in 20:03.4, then broke the 20-minute mark and jumped 11 places as a junior, clocking 19:51.6 for 71st. ... Set at PR time of 19:20 for a 5K course in a four-team regular-season meet in October 2013.

Personal: Sophie Kristina Carroll. ... Born Feb. 3, 1996. ... Nursing major.

Fun facts: Started running in 9th grade, switching from rec soccer and falling in love with cross country. ... If not for running, would spend more time water skiing. ... Favorite sport to watch is basketball. ... Dumbest movie she has ever seen is "Dumb and Dumber." ... Book she just couldn't put down was "The Help." ... Favorite junk food is anything chocolate, especially brownies. ... Favorite healthy food is sweet potatoes. ... Favorite TV program is "Scandal." ... Favorite sports team is the Seattle Seahawks. ... Easiest subject in school is science. ... Toughest subject is math. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be her Great Grandpa Karcher "because I never got to meet him, and my family says I would have loved him." ... If she could be any action hero, would be Dash from the Incredibles "because he's so fast and can run on water." ... Her friends call her Soph. ... In 10 years, wants to be working as a labor and delivery nurse, and still be running.


PRs ON 2017 SCHEDULE COURSES
(All 6 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
Magnuson Park (3 miles): 19:44.48 (2017).
Sundodger @ Lincoln Park: 23:31.87 (2017).
Charles Bowles Invite (5K) @ Bush's Pasture: 19:44.0 (2017).
WWU Classic @ Lake Padden: 23:51.7 (2017).
GNAC @ Lake Padden (same course as WWU Classic): 23:17.40 (2016).
NCAA West Regionals @ Ash Creek: Did not run.


PRs ON OTHER COURSES
(All 6 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
Stanford Invite @ Stanford Golf Course: 24:49.0 (2014).
Emerald City Open @ Lower Woodland Park: 25:15.0 (2014).
Humboldt State Invite @ Patrick's Point State Park: 22:20.45 (2016).
Saint Martin's Invite (5K) @ Saint Martin's University: 19:13.30 (2016).
NCAA West Regionals @ Amend Park: 23:47.76 (2016).