Murray State University Athletics
2008 Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Karissa Magnuson
- Position:
- Player
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pickerington, Ohio
- High School:
- Pickerington North
2009-10 (Cross Country): Opened the season with a time of 16:08 in the 4k at the Belmont Opener...finished 23rd at the Commodore Invite, running a season best of 19:45...placed 15th at the Saluki Invitational, completing the course in 20:02...finished a season high 13th at the Tennessee Tech Invite with a time of 20:50...placed 23rd at the Evansville Invitation at 20:16...ran in 21:19 at the OVC Championships, placing 24th overall....competed at the NCAA Southeast Regionals with a time of 25:07 in the 6k
2008-09 (Cross Country): Began the season with a time of 15:51.31 in the 4k while finishing 16th at the Mid-American Opener...finished with a team best time of 20:00.36 in the 5k at the Missouri Cross Country Classic where she finished 11th...finished seventh at the Saluki Invitational in the 5k run...ran a season best 18:16.96 in the 5k at the Evansville Invitational as she finished 11th...finished 8th at the OVC Championships with a time of 19:09.4 in the 5k run...named OVC Freshman of the Year...OVC Medal of Honor winner...OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Track & Field: Second place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Joey Haines Invitational...placed fifth in the 3,000-meter at the Gladstein Invitational...finished sixth in the 1,500-meter at the Murray State Invitational...All-OVC Indoor Track...OVC Medal of Honor winner...OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Before MSU: Attended Pickerington High School North in Pickerington, Oh...under coach Jim Langedefer helped the Panthers become the 2005 OCC champions, and finished in 8th place in the 4x800m relay at state...in 2006, placed 3rd in the 4x800m relay at state, and also set personal records in the 800m dash (2:16), 1600m dash (5:10), and 3200m run (11:32)...helped the Panthers become the OCC champions once again in 2007.
Personal: Born Feb. 13, 1990...daughter of Todd and Cindy Magnuson...majoring in Animal health tech/pre-vet.
