2025 Women's Cross Country Roster
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Echebarger's TFRRS Profile
THIS YEAR: Senior Grace Echelbarger provides veteran leadership to women's program spending her first three seasons in Azusa...Has placed in the top-40 at the PacWest Championships all three years.
2024: Raced in 5 meets during the 2024 campaign, recording a 6K season best of 22:49.9 to finish 37th at the PacWest Championships in Irvine ... Competed in the NCAA DII West Regional in , Billings, Montana where she clocked a 23:30.9.
2023: Competed in 4 meets during her 2023 sophomore season, recording a 6K best of 23:04.5 to finish 35th at the PacWest Championships in Fresno ... Competed in the NCAA DII West Regional in Monmouth, Oregon where she clocked a 23:59.9 in less than ideal weather conditions.
2022: As a 2022 freshman, raced four times... Placed 39th at the PacWest Championships with a 23:42.4 ... Season-best 6K was a 22:36.4 at the Highlander Classic at UC Riverside where she finished 101st out of 276 runners ... Made her APU debut at Cal State Fullerton's Mark Covert Classic at Carbon Canyon Regional Park where she ran a 19:55.9 5K to finish 41st out of 167 runners.
ON THE TRACK: Has appeared in 7 track & field meets for the Cougars, running primarily the 800 and 1500, though she has logged legs on the Cougars' distance medley relay and 4x400 relay ... Has record bests of 2:21.94 (800), 4:55.57 (1500) and 11:10.93 (3000), all during her 2023 freshman season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ran 3 seasons of track & field and cross country at state power King's High in Seattle, Wash. ... As a 2022 senior, helped lead the Knights to the state 1A track & field championship by finishing fifth in the 800 (2:23.60) and anchoring the 4x400 relay (4:15.28) to a second-place finish in the title meet held at Eastern Washington University ... Helped lead King's to 3 straight conference titles, (her 2020 sophomore season was canceled because of COVID) ... As a 2022 senior, led the Knights' to the Emerald Sound Conference championship by finishing second in the 400 (1:06.01), third in the 800 (2:22.93) and fourth in the 1600 (5:26.16) before running the second leg on the Knights' winning 4x400 relay (4:25.65) ... In all, had a hand in 29 of King's 189 points ... Had personal bests of 1:04.62 (400), 2:21.28 (800) and 5:23.46 (1600) ... In cross country, qualified for 3 Washington 1A state championship meets, having a best showing of 41st with a 5K time of 21:16.4 at Sun Willows Golf Course during her senior season.
PERSONAL: Birth date is May 7 ... Majoring in Kinesiology ... Is a 2-time PacWest All-Academic honoree ... Enjoys photography and works for Azusa Pacific's sports information office.
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