Katie Moraczewski

Class:
Senior
High School:
White Bear Lake HS
Hometown:
White Bear Lake, Minn.

2013 ? Senior Season: Named to Midwest All-Region team and Academic All-Big Ten team ? raced in seven meets, including the NCAA championship and regional meets ? ran a season-best 20:50 as the Gophers' third runner at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational and came in 67th overall ? finished as the fifth Gopher at the NCAA Championships in 135th overall (21:33.5) for the highest NCAA finish of her career ? finished 22nd overall as the Gophers' fifth runner at the Midwest Regional (21:06.2) and earned all-region honors ? came in 15th overall as the Gophers' second runner at the Griak Invitational in 21:20.3 ? took sixth overall and sixth on the team in 22:29.0 at the Oz Memorial 6K ? finished fourth overall and fourth on the team at the SDSU Classic with a 5K time of 17:35.29 ? finished 39th overall (22:03.2) at the Big Ten Championship as Minnesota's ninth runner ? earned fourth varsity letter.

2012 ? Junior Season: The Gophers' fourth runner (163rd overall) at the NCAA Championships with a time of 21:13.2 ? the team's No. 5 runner (30th) at the NCAA Midwest Regional (21:37.25) ? finished 27th (third on the team) at the Big Ten Championships (21:01.0) ? season-best time was 20:45 at the Wisconsin adidas Invite (84th, third on team) ? finished 26th (fourth on team) at the Roy Griak Invitational (22:03.4) ? competed at seven meets overall ? Academic All-Big Ten.

2011 ? Sophomore Season: Raced in seven meets ? represented Minnesota at the NCAA Championships, running 21:48 and finishing fifth on the team ? raced the Gophers' fourth-best time and 35th overall at the Midwest Regional in 22:08.10 ? clocked her season-best time of 21:17 at the Big Ten Championships, finishing fifth on the team ? ran fourth among the Gophers in the Wisconsin adidas 6K in 21:31 ? placed sixth on the team and seventh overall at the SDSU Invite, finishing in 17:48.6 ? earned Minnesota's eighth-best time at the Roy Griak Invitational, running 22:16.70 ? clocked 22:26.10 at the Oz Memorial to finish third on the team and third overall ? Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2010 ? Redshirt Freshman Season: Minnesota's fifth finisher at the NCAA Championships ? ran her best time of 21:17.80 at the NCAA Midwest Regional ? competed at the Big Ten Championships ? recipient of the team's Tough as Nails Award ? Academic All-Big Ten ? letterwinner.

2009 ? Freshman Season: Redshirted the season.

High School: A 2009 graduate of White Bear Lake High School ? high school coach was Patti Percival ? four-time all-state honoree in cross country ? placed fourth as a junior (2007) and fifth as a senior (2008) in Minnesota Class AA Cross Country Championshps ? 2008 Suburban East Conference champion ? three-time all-state performer in track, twice in 1600 meters and once in 3200 meters ? earned six letters in cross country, and five in track and Nordic skiing.

Personal: Born January 28, 1991 ? given name is Katelyn ? major is graphic design and strategic communications in advertising ? daughter of Matt and Laura Moraczewski, both of whom competed at St. Thomas ? has an older brother, Andy.