All-Decade MVP: Katie Holbrook
Look at the Top 20 listings and you'll see her name at the top for both the 6K and the 5K, as she ran an impressive 19:21 5K during her freshman season and capped off the double with a 24:13 6K in 2016.
Katie ran for three years and was constantly at the head of the pack for MBU, closing out her senior season with six Top-10 finishes in seven events during the 2016 season. She finished in the top five at NCCAA Nationals for three years in a row, earning subsequent All-American honors at the season finale.
Katie Holbrook Honors | Year | ||
NCCAA DII All-American* | 2016 | ||
AD3I 1st-Team All-Independent | 2016 | ||
NCCAA DII All-American* | 2015 | ||
AD3I 2nd-Team All-Independent | 2015 | ||
NCCAA DII All-American* | 2014 | ||
AD3I Rookie Runner of the Year | 2014 | ||
AD3I 1st-Team All-Independent | 2014 | ||
Katie Holbrook PR's and Highlights | |||
PR | Time | Pace | Program |
5,000 M (2014) | 19:21 | 5:49 | 1st |
6,000 M (2016) | 24:13 | 6:00 | 1st |
Event/Distance | Time | Place | Year |
Oshkosh Open/6K | 24:16 | 1st | 2016 |
NCCAA Nationals/5K | 19:53 | 2nd | 2015 |
NCCAA Nationals/5K | 19:57 | 2nd | 2014 |
NCCAA Nationals/5K | 19:43 | 3rd | 2016 |
*Note: The top five runners at NCCAA Nationals are automatically named NCCAA All-American
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Holbrook was a team captain during her senior season and led the way in terms of pace and leadership. As a runner, Holbrook views meeting personal challenges as important, as well as the more obvious, external ones.
"I love running because it's me against me," Holbrook said. "While I may have tried to get a certain placement, the real goal has always been to be better than myself.
"It's hard to explain exactly when I love it. I love it for challenging my body, forcing me out of my comfort zone, and giving me time to reflect, pray, and think, and for giving me the satisfactory feeling of accomplishment when I'm done."
If Holbrook had to do college all over again, running at MBU would definitely be on the docket.
"I would definitely choose Maranatha Cross Country all over again," she said. "Coach Ruth [Swanson] was a huge part of my success, along with my amazing teammates who I also call my friends. I loved having the opportunity to minister as we traveled - Maranatha brought the Lord into everything we did."
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