Completed Event: Cross Country at Spider Alumni Open on August 30, 2025 , , 5th of 14
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Carol Strock
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mechanicsburg, Pa.
- High School:
- Cumberland Valley
- Major:
- Nursing
Personal Records:
PR: 17:42.3 in the cross country 5K (ECAC Championships, 11/21/15)
PR: 20:27 in the cross country 6K (Paul Short Run, 10/1/16)
PR: 2:14.45 in the indoor 800-meter run (Liberty Quad, 2/12/16)
PR: 2:53.16 in the indoor 1,000-meter run (Patriot Games, 1/30/16)
PR: 4:45.46 in the indoor 1 mile run (UCS Invitational, 2/18/17)
PR: 9:43.70 in the indoor 3,000-meter run (Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup, 2/4/17)
PR: 2:10.50 in the outdoor 800-meter run (JMU Invitational, 4/18/15)
PR: 4:22.33 in the outdoor 1,500-meter run (NCAA East Prelims, 5/26/16)
PR: 17:09.37 in the outdoor 5,000-meter run (CAA Championships, 5/6/17)
Career Highlights:
2017 as a Senior:
Cross Country
Cross Country
Cross Country
Indoor Track & Field
Outdoor Track & Field
Other
2014-15 as a Sophomore:
Cross Country
Indoor Track & Field
Outdoor Track & Field
Other
2013-14 as a Freshman:
Indoor Track & Field
Cross Country
PR: 17:42.3 in the cross country 5K (ECAC Championships, 11/21/15)
PR: 20:27 in the cross country 6K (Paul Short Run, 10/1/16)
PR: 2:14.45 in the indoor 800-meter run (Liberty Quad, 2/12/16)
PR: 2:53.16 in the indoor 1,000-meter run (Patriot Games, 1/30/16)
PR: 4:45.46 in the indoor 1 mile run (UCS Invitational, 2/18/17)
PR: 9:43.70 in the indoor 3,000-meter run (Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup, 2/4/17)
PR: 2:10.50 in the outdoor 800-meter run (JMU Invitational, 4/18/15)
PR: 4:22.33 in the outdoor 1,500-meter run (NCAA East Prelims, 5/26/16)
PR: 17:09.37 in the outdoor 5,000-meter run (CAA Championships, 5/6/17)
Career Highlights:
- Competed at the 2016 NCAA Preliminary meet, placing 18th in the 1,500-meter run
- 2016 CAA 1,500-meter run champion
- 2015 and 2016 ECAC cross country individual champion
- Member of the 2016 ECAC Women's Cross Country Championship Team
- 2017 ECAC Indoor one-mile champion
- 3rd on the All-Time JMU performance list in the cross country 6K race (20:27)
- 3rd on the All-Time JMU performance list in the indoor mile run (4:45.46)
- 4th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the outdoor 800-meter run (2:10.50)
- 4th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the indoor 4x800 relay (8:58.78)
- 5th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the outdoor 1,500-meter run (4:22.33)
- 7th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the indoor 3,000-meter run (9:43.70)
- 7th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the outdoor 4x1,500 relay (18:58.83)
- 8th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the indoor 4x800 relay (9:01.14)
- 8th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the indoor 1,000-meter run (2:53.16)
- 8th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the outdoor 4x800 relay (8:54.64)
- 10th on the All-Time JMU performance list in the JMU Invitational (19:09)
- Member of the 2017 CAA Women's Cross Country Championship Team
- Member of the 2017 ECAC Women's Cross Country Championship Team
2017 as a Senior:
Cross Country
- All-CAA
- Finished fifth out of 35 runners at the UVA Duals 4k with a time of 14:40 [9/2]
- Finished second out of 39 runners at the JMU Invitational 5.2k with a time of 19:09 [9/9]
- Finished 33rd out of 188 runners at the Roy Griak Invitational 6k with a time of 22:41.1 [9/23]
- Finished 37th out of 178 runners at the Penn State National Open 6k with a time of 21:19 [10/13]
- Finished fourth out of 85 runners at the CAA Women's Cross Country 6k Championship with a time of 21:37.07 [10/28]
- Finished 38th out of 257 runners at the NCAA Southeast Regional 6k with a time of 21:31.9 [11/10]
- Finished second out of 210 runners at the ECAC Championship 5k with a time of 17:53.0 [11/18]
- Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete (Fall ’17)
Cross Country
- All-Southeast Region
- All-CAA
- Two-time CAA Runner of the Week [9/13, 10/4]
- Won second consecutive ECAC individual championship with a 5K time of 18:03 [11/19]
- Individual champion at the JMU Invitational 5.2K with a time of 19:28.2 [9/10]
- Finished 14th out of 405 runners at the Paul Short Run 6K Gold Race with a personal-best time of 20:27 [10/1]
- Finished 72nd out of 285 runners at the Pre-Nationals 6K Blue Race with time of 21:12.0 [10/15]
- Finished 2nd out of 88 runners at the CAA Championship 6K with a time of 21:26.12 [10/29]
- Finished 18th out of 227 runners at the NCAA Southeast Regional 6K with a time of 20:59.0 [11/11]
- Part of the 4x800 relay team that qualified for the ECACs with a time of 9:19.03 at the Father Diamond Invitational [1/7]
- Part of the distance medley relay team that qualified for the ECACs with a time of 12:03.61 at the Father Diamond Invitational [1/7]
- Qualified for ECACs in the mile at the Kentucky Invitational with a time of 4:56.29 [1/14]
- Finished second out of 12 runners at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:43.70 [2/4]
- Won the one-mile run at the Liberty Elite Invitational with a facility record time of 4:51.66 [2/11]
- Finished seventh out of 52 runners at the UCS Invitational mile run with a time of 4:45.46 [2/18]
- Won the one-mile run at the ECAC Indoor Championships with a time of 4:48.27 [3/5]
- Part of the 4x800 relay team that finished fifth out of 20 at the ECAC Indoor Championships with a time of 8:58.78 [3/5]
- Finished seventh out of 96 runners at the Colonial Relays 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:26.81 [3/31]
- Won the William Walton Invitational 800-meter run with a time of 2:11.06 [4/15]
- Finished 30th out of 76 runners at the UVA Challenge 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:26.90 [4/22]
- Finished third out of 17 runners at the CAA Championships 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:29.76 [5/5-6]
- Finished third out of 28 runners at the CAA Championships 5,000-meter run with a time of 17:09.37 [5/6]
- Finished seventh out of 28 runners at the ECAC Championships 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:28.46 [5/14]
- Part of the 4x800 relay team that placed sixth out of 12 at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 9:04.71 [3/25]
- Part of the 4x1,500 relay team that placed second out of 10 at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 18:58.83 [3/25]
- Part of the distance medley relay team that placed fifth out of 28 at the Colonial Relays with a time of 11:46.63 [4/1]
- Part of the distance medley relay team that placed ninth out of 20 at the Penn Relays with a time of 11:42.62 [4/27]
- Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete (Spring ’17)
Cross Country
- All-CAA
- Placed 13th overall (10th scoring) out of 40 runners at the UVa Duals with a time of 15:23.64
- Finished fourth overall (fourth scoring) in the JMU Invitational out of 33 runners with a time of 19:24.60
- Placed 17th overall (17th scoring) out of 312 runners in the "Gold Race" portion of the Paul Short Run with a time of 21:00
- Took 116th overall (112th scoring) out of 311 runners in the Division I Pre-Nationals "Red Race" with a time of 21:13.3
- Set a personal record in the 6K with a time of 20:53.8 at the CAA Championships to finish fourth overall (fourth scoring)
- Finished 30th overall (29th scoring) at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 21:50.8
- Earned first overall at the ECAC Championships with a personal-best time of 17:42.3
Indoor Track & Field
- Placed third in the indoor one-mile run at the ECAC Indoor Championships and moved to fifth in program history for the event after running a PR 4:49.11
- Part of 4x800 meter relay team that placed first at the Father Diamond Invitational with a time of 9:19.69, qualifying for the ECAC Championships
- Finished second out of 20 in the 1,000-meter dash at the Patriot Games with a time of 2:53.16, qualifying her for the ECAC Championships
- Placed first in the 800-meter run at the Liberty Quad with a time of 2:14.45.
- Qualified for ECACs in the one-mile run at the Virginia Tech Challenge when she finished first thanks to a time of 4:54.45
Outdoor Track & Field
- Ran a personal-record 4:22.33 in the 1,500-meter run at the NCAA East Prelims to move on to the semifinals where she crossed the finish line with a time of 4:25.61, just missing out on a qualifying spot for the National Championships
- Took gold in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:22.49 at the CAA Championships, breaking the meet record in the process
- Placed 14th out of 78 runners in the 1500-meter run at the Virginia Challenge with a time of 4:22.82, setting a personal record and also qualifying herself for the ECAC outdoor championships
- Finished fourth out of 52 runners in the 800-meter run at the Mason Spring Invitational with a time of 2:14.79, qualifying her for the ECAC outdoor championships
- Member of the 4x800-meter relay team that finished seventh out of 27 teams at the Colonial Relays with a time of 9:12.77, qualifying them for the ECAC outdoor championships
- Placed third out of 56 runners in the 1,500-meter seeded race at the Colonial Relays with a time of 4:23.39, which qualified her for the ECAC outdoor championships
- Qualified for ECAC in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:30.08 at the Raleigh Relays
Other
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
- JMU Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete Award
- Dean's List (Fall 2015)
2014-15 as a Sophomore:
Cross Country
- JMU's No. 3 runner in four races and No. 2 runner in another during the season
- Finished 20th at ECAC Championships with personal-record time in 5K
- Placed 75th at NCAA Southeast Regional Championships with personal-record time in 6K
- Took 22nd at CAA Championships
- Crossed the line in 68th at the Pre National Invitational
- Turned in top-150 finish at Paul Short Run, taking 132nd place
- Produced 27th-place finish at JMU Invitational
Indoor Track & Field
- Won the 1000 at the Navy Winter Invitational
- Placed first in the 800 at the Liberty Open
Outdoor Track & Field
- Placed first in the 800-meter run at the JMU Invitational with a career-best time of 2:10.5
- Finished top-10 in the 1,500-meter run four times
- Qualified for the ECAC Championships in the 1,500-meter run
- Member of 4x800 meter relay team (Langton, Sheaffer, Strock, Westbrook) that placed sixth at The Colonial with a time of 9:09.84
Other
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award (Fall 2014, Spring 2015)
- President's List (Spring 2015)
2013-14 as a Freshman:
Indoor Track & Field
- Part of eighth-place 4x800 relay at ECAC Indoor Championships
- Runner-up in the 1,000 at Navy Winter Invitational
- Finished third in the 1,000 at both Virginia Tech Challenge and Patriot Games
- Eighth-place finish in the 800 at Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational
- Took 14th in the 800 at Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup
- Member of runner-up 4,000 distance medley relay at Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational
- Part of sixth-place 4x800 relay at ECAC Outdoor Championships
- Seventh-place finish in the 800 at CAA Championships
- Finished fourth in the 800 at JMU Invitational
- Placed 27th in the 800 at Mason Spring Invitational
- Member of fourth-place 4x800 relay at Raleigh Relays
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award (Spring 2014)
- JMU Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2014)
Cross Country
- 2012 All-State team
- 2012 All-Sentinel team
- 2012 All-Northeast team
- Four-year varsity runner
- Team captain as a senior and helped lead Eagles to the District III team title
- 2011 Mid-Penn champion in the 1,600-meter run
- Set school record in the 1,600-meter run with a seventh-place finish at the Pennsylvania State Championships
- District III silver medalist as a junior
- Honor roll
- Carol Marie Strock
- Majoring in Nursing
JMU Cross Country | UVA Invitational Hype
Thursday, October 26
Sentara Park | Duenkel Athletic Complex
Saturday, March 11
JMU Cross Country | CAA Tournament Hype
Monday, March 21
JMU Cross Country | Facility Tour
Monday, February 01
