Cross country 2013: Finished senior season at GSU...Was 12th of 56 (23 Division I) runners at JSU/Struts Invite...Was 42nd of 73 runners in final home meet at GSU Invitational at Nash Farm with time of 16:58.96 on the 85-degree day...Finished 22nd of 45 runners at the Coach “O” Classic with 5K time of 22:12.49...Finished 62nd in final Sun Belt championship meet in 22:14.6.
Cross TRACK 2013: Competed in the 800m and 1,500m events for the Panthers...Best effort in the 1,500m came at the Samford Invite where she finished 15th with a time of 5:17.72...Named to the AD’s honor roll during the spring semester.
Cross country 2012: Competed in seven meets during the season...Registered a season-best finish at the GSU Invite, finishing in 36th place...Finished 79th at the Sun Belt Championships as part of the title-winning team...Represented the women’s cross country team on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Outdoor Track and Field 2012: Competed in the 800m (2:39.59) and 1,500m (5:21.52) at the Southern Invitational...Placed fourth in the unseeded heat of the 1,500m at the Georgia Intercollegiate with a time of 5:19.41...At the UGA Relays, ran a 5:11.77 in the 1,500m...Competed in the Yellow Jacket Invite 1,500m by running 5:09.19...Ran in the 1,500m race at the Mississippi Open with a time of 5:06.10...Placed ninth in the 1,500m with a time of 5:07.47 at the War Eagle Invite...Competed in the 1,500m at the CAA Championships.
Indoor Track and Field 2012: Ran a 6:03.96 mile at the Clemson Winter Classic...Posted a mile time of 5:44.97 at the Birmingham Invitational...Came in 11th place in both the 800m (2:44.64) and the mile (5:45.37) at the Sewanee Invite.
Cross Country 2011: Finished the UGA Invite 68th overall with a time of 22:03.81...Placed 64th in the GSU Invite with a 6K time of 26:10...Finished 28th overall in a team victory at the Jaguar Invite, with a time of 27:09.4.
Outdoor Track and Field 2011: Saw action in four meets for GSU...Ran the 1,500m at the Gem of the Hills Invitational, finishing 10th out of 23 runners...Competed in the same event at the Yellow Jacket and War Eagle Invitationals...Participated in the 5,000m at the Mississippi Open and finished fifth with a time of 19:55.01...Succeeded in the classroom and was named to the Spring 2011 AD’s Honor Roll.
Indoor Track and Field 2011: Active in three meets for the Panthers...Ran the mile at the Clemson and Tiger Paw Invitationals and the 3,000m run at the Mountaineer Open.
Cross Country 2010: Competed in five meets during freshman campaign...Finished 12th out of 53 runners at the Struts JSU Opener 4K with a time of 15:04...Placed 13th out of 63 runners at the GSU Invitational 5K with a time of 21:42.50...Best 5K time came at the Blue Ridge Open (20:40.9)...Ran a 20:55.29 at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational 5K...Ran a 24.22 at the 6K CAA Championship...Earned a place on the A.D.’s Honor Roll for the fall.
Prep: Graduated from Dublin Scioto High School in the spring of 2010...Earned four letters in cross country, three in basketball and two in track and field...Career best times include 1,600-meter run (5:11), 800-meter run (2:21) and cross country 5K (18:58)...Was the district champ for the 1,600 in 2009 and 2010...State qualifier in the 4x800-meter relay in 2009...A part of the school-record 4x800 relay team (9:27) in 2010...Was a state qualifier for cross country in 2009 and track and field in 2010...A part of a team that won the district and finished second at the regional in 2009...Also won the district in 2006 and 2008...First team all-conference and all-district in 2006, 2008 and 2009...Owns the school record for 3-pointers in a game (6) and the school record for 3-point percentage in a season (43%) and a career (38%)...The 43% ranked third in the state...Was co-captain on both the cross country and basketball teams...Summa Cum Laude...Member of National Honors Society...On the honor roll all four years...Named an Academic All-Ohioan for basketball and track.
Personal: Kathryn Papesh was born on March 29, 1992 in Oklahoma City, Okla...Parents are Brian and Deb Papesh...Has an older sister, Ashley...Enjoys cooking, reading and playing basketball...Chose GSU for the running program and Atlanta...Majoring in journalism.
