Kristin Groppe

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Class:
Junior
High School:
Lutheran High School West
Hometown:
North Ridgeville, Ohio

Years of Eligibility Remaining Including 2023: 2

2023: (Cross Country)

Competed in all six races in the 2023 season
Recorded a personal best 5K performance in the Tommy Evans Invitational at 19:04.9
Finished 48^th in the Mel Brodt Open with a time of 22:56.7
Notched a 23:00.7 finish at the Paul Short Run
Finished 34^th in the Falcon Invite at 22:37.2
Logged a finish time of 22:31.1 at the MAC Championships
Participated in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, posting a 22:44.8 finish time

2022: (Cross Country)

Competed in all six races in 2022
Opened the season at the Bobcat Invite, finishing 42nd with a time of 20:09.0
Placed 31st at the Mel Brodt Open, completing the 6K in 24:02.2
Ran her fastest 6K of the season at the Paul Short Run, crossing the finish line at 22:38.1 to finish 358th
Finished 58th at the Falcon Invite, posting a time of 23:26.2
Posted a 66th place finish at the MAC Championship, recording her second-fastest time of the season of 22:44.7
Competed in her first NCAA Great Lakes Regional, finishing 155th with a time of 23:14.2

2021: (Cross Country)

Competed in five races in the 2021 season
Opened her season at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite, placing 30^th with a time of 19:22.5 in her first collegiate 5K
Placed 86^th at the Spartan Invitational, earning a 6K time of 24:11.5
Earned a season best time of 23:09.2 at the Paul Short Run, placing 259^th
Placed 38^th at the Falcon Invitational
Finished 78^th at the MAC Championships, recording a time of 23:21.1

2020: (Cross Country)

Made her collegiate debut at the Falcon Invitational 6K, where she finished 37th overall with a time of 23:20.8
Finished 42nd overall at the MAC Championships with a season-best time of 22:28.7

HIGH SCHOOL:

2020 graduate of Lutheran High School West
Earned 10 letters
Also lettered in basketball
Cross country team captain
Morning Journal Runner of the Year in 2017
First Team All-Conference in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019
Chagrin Valley Conference champion in 2017 and 2018
Three-time conference champion in basketball
Member of National Honor Society and Epic Service Club
Lutheran West Ambassador

PERSONAL:

Daughter of Steve and Karen Groppe
Has one brother, Bryce, and one sister, Madison
Majoring in Management

PERSONAL BESTS
Cross Country
5K: 19:04.9, Tommy Evans Invitational (9/1/23)
6K: 22:28.7, MAC Championship (11/21/20)

CAREER FINISHES
2023 Results
Sept. 1 – Tommy Evans Invitational (Silver Creek Cross Country Course – Norton, OH) – 5K – 19:04.9 (34th)
Sept. 15 – Mel Brodt Open (Mel Brodt XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 22:56.7 (48th)
Sept. 30 – Paul Short Run (Goodman Campus Cross Country Course – Bethlehem, PA) – 6K – 23:00.7 (264th)
Oct. 13 – Falcon Invite (Mel Brodt XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 22:37.2 (34th)
Oct. 28 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Mel Brodt XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 22:31.1 (54th)
Nov. 10 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course – Madison, WI) – 6K – 22:44.8 (130th)

2022 Results
Sept. 2 – Bobcat Invite (Ohio University Golf Course – Athens, OH) – 5K – 20:09.0 – 42nd
Sept. 16 – Mel Brodt Collegiate Open (Bowling Green XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 24:02.2 – 31st
Sept. 30 – Paul Short Run (Lehigh Goodman Campus XC Course – Bethlehem, PA) – 6K – 22:38.1 – 358th
Oct. 14 – Falcon Invite (Bowling Green XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 23:26.2 – 58th
Oct. 29 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Ohio University Golf Course – Athens, OH) – 6K – 22:44.7 – 66th
Nov. 11 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course – Terre Haute, IN) – 6K – 23:14.2 – 155th

2021 Results
Sept. 3 – Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 5K – 19:22.5 – 30th
Sept. 17 – Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Golf Course – East Lansing, MI) – 6K – 24:11.5 – 86th
Oct. 1 – Paul Short Run (Lehigh Goodman Campus XC Course – Bethlehem, PA) – 6K – 23:09.2 – 259th
Oct. 16 – Falcon Invitational (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 24:40.98 – 38th
Oct. 30 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Eagle Crest Country Club – Ypsilanti, MI) – 6K – 23:21.1 – 78th

2020 Results
Nov. 7 – Falcon Invitational (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 23:20.8 – 37th
Nov. 21 – Mid-American Conference Championship (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 22:28.7 – 42nd