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2023 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Joanna Poland

  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Avondale College
  • Hometown Blockhouse Bay, New Zealand

Biography

Category Meet / Statistic
Best Overall Finish (4k): 43rd / Elon Opener
Best Overall Finish (5k): 11th / Big South Championship
Best Overall Finish (6k): 29th / VertCross Invitational
Best Time (4k): 15:01.2 / Elon Opener
Best Time (5k): 18:01.48 / Covered Bridge Open
Best Time (6k): 22:36.6 / UVA Pre-Nationals Meet
Most Career Top-10 Finishes: 0
Most Career Top-25 Finishes: 2
statistics updated through start of 2023 season

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
  • Big South Freshman Runner of the Week (September 7, 2022)

SOPHOMORE (2023)
  • Competed in five out of six meets.
  • Raced her best 4K time at the Elon Opener (15:01.2).
  • Ran her best 6K time at UVA Pre-Nationals (22:36.6).

FRESHMAN (2022)
  • Ran in five of the six meets over the curse of the season. 
  • Made an impression in her collegiate debut, which came at the Covered Bridge Open (Sept. 2), finishing 13th overall in a time of 18:01.48. 
  • Capped off the Virginia Tech Alumni Invite (Sept. 16) by finishing 36th in a time of 23:20.3. 
  • Began October by competing in the Live in the Lou Classic (Oct. 1), where she was 133rd overall with a mark of 18:18.5.
  • Closed out the VertCross Invitational (Oct. 14) with a 29th-place performance in the 6k race that came in a time of 23:53.6.
  • Took part in her final race of the season on October 29th, wrapping up the Big South Championship with her best finish (11th) of the campaign after a time of 18:08.5.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

  • 2024Sophomore