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2019 Women's Cross Country Roster

Meg Gorleski

Meg Gorleski

  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Highschool:
    Holy Cross Academy
  • Hometown:
    Burlington, N.J.
  • Major:
    Biomedical Engineering

Summary

Biography

2019
MAC Academic Honor Roll...Competed in five meets as a sophomore...Placed sixth in the 3M at the Haverford Open with a career best time of 22:13.6 (8/31)...Set a personal best in the 6K at the Lehigh Paul Short Run, crossing the finish line in 25:22.9 (10/5)...Also set a personal best in the 5K at the LVC Dutchmen XC Invite with a time of 21:50.7 (9/7).

2018
MAC Academic Honor Roll...Competed in five meets as a freshman...Recorded her best time in the Three Mile at the Haverford Open, completing the race in 23:05.2 (9/1)...Her best 5K time came at the LVC Dutchmen Invitational where she ran the race in 22:36.2 (9/8)...Had her best 6K performance at the Paul Short Open, finishing the race in 28:04.9 (9/29)

High School
Scholastic League All-Star performer as a junior and senior at Holy Cross Academy...Helped lead team to division championships in her final two years...Set a personal 5k best of 21:23...Also competed in track & field and placed basketball and tennis...Valedictorian of her class...Honor roll with distinction...Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Daughter of Susan and Jeffrey Gorleski...Listed Joel Embiid as her favorite athlete...Enjoys reading, listening to music, spending time with friends, and her dogs...Aspires to become a biomedical engineer.

Why Did You Choose Widener?
"I chose Widener because as soon as I stepped on campus, it felt like home. The students were all extremely friendly and I loved that I could continue my athletic career as well as my academic career."

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