Lauren Penkala

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Height 5-1
Class Senior
Hometown Naperville, Ill.
Prev School Neuqua Valley HS

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2018 ALL-SOUTHEAST REGION
2018 ALL-PBC
2017 ALL-SOUTHEAST REGION
2017 ALL-PBC

Career results

2018-19 (SENIOR):
Cross Country
Ran in all seven races...Posted a career-best 5K time of 17:38.3 at the Mountain Dew Invitational (Sept. 22) and finished in third place...Earned all-region honors after finishing the 6K course at 22:28.3, and in fourth place, at the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional (Nov. 17)...Finished in third place at the ERAU Classic (Sept. 15) with a time of 19:47.90...Placed 13th at the Royals Challenge (Oct. 12)...Finished in third place at the PBC Championship (Nov. 3)...Earned PBC Runner of the Week (Oct. 16)...Had two of the top three 5K times in the PBC...An Academic All-Peach Belt Conference honoree...PBC Presidential Honor Roll Gold Scholar...A D2 ADA award recipient.

Indoor
Participated in five meets...Finished in first place in the mile run (5:11.57) at the JDL January College Kick-Off (Jan. 13) and the 5000m (17:32.40) at the Emory Invitational (Jan. 20)...Posted a career-best time of 10:22.61 in the 3000m at the JDL College Meets Madness (Jan. 27).

2017-18 (JUNIOR):
Cross Country
Competed in all six races...Finished in fourth place with a 5K time of 18:01.9 at the PBC Championship...Her time in that race was the fourth-fastest time ever recorded by a Flagler runner at the 5K distance...Earned all-region honors after finishing in 17th place with a 6K time of 23:12.68...An Academic All-Peach Belt Conference honoree...A PBC Presidential Honor Roll Silver Scholar...A D2 ADA award recipient.

Indoor
Competed in five meets...Finished in eighth place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:23.83 at the Emory Crossplex Invitational (Jan. 21)...Ran a season-best time of 5:07.68 in the mile run at the same meet.

2016-17 (SOPHOMORE):
Cross Country
Participated in four races...Ran a career-best time of 23:39.7 at the 6K Southeast Regional Championship...A member of the PBC All-Sportsmanship Team...A PBC Presidential Honor Roll Silver Scholar...A D2 ADA award recipient.

Indoor
Competed in five meets...Finished in fourth place in the mile run (5:23.84) at the Kent Taylor Invitational (Feb. 19)...Posted a time of 5:17.11 in the mile and placed sixth at the Vince Brown Invitational (Feb. 4).

2015-16 (FRESHMAN):
Cross Country
Ran in all six meets...Recorded a season-best 5K time of 20:04.10 at the FSU Invitational (Oct. 2)...Finished in 21st place at the PBC Championship (Oct. 24) with a 6K time of 24:07.6.

Indoor
Competed in five meets...Finished in seventh place in the 800m with a time of 2:26.88 at the UNC Open (Jan. 16).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Ill...Lettered all four years in cross country, three in track and one in soccer...A four-time state qualifier...Earned all-conference and academic all-conference honors...Team captain for three seasons...Ran a personal-best time of 17:57 in the 3-mile run...Top times in track were: 1.05 (400m), 2:23 (800m), and 5:12 (1600m).

PERSONAL: Daughter of Len and Leslie Penkala...Has a sister...A strategic communications major...Likes to play the piano in her spare time...Mia Hamm is her favorite athlete...Listens to the music of Taylor Swift...Her favorite food is steak.