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2019-20 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Mary Kate Barton

Mary Kate Barton

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Huntingdon Valley, Pa.
  • High School:
    Lower Moreland
  • Major:
    National Security Studies/Forensic Psychology

Summary

Biography


2019-20 Season:
Outdoor:
Season canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak.
Indoor: Placed sixth in the 3,000 meters (10:44.78) at the Northeast-10 Championships…Broke the school’s indoor record in the 3,000 meters (10:28.15) at the New England Championships, which ranked as the No. 7 time in the NE10 during the season…Set a PR in the mile (5:19.97) at the John Thomas Terrier Classic…Took runner-up out of 15 runners in the 3,000m (10:45.62) at the Lyons Invitational.
 
2018-19 Season:
Outdoor:
Competed in the 3,000m steeplechase at the New England Championships…Placed seventh overall in the 3,000m steeplechase at the NE10 Championships, setting a PR of 11:50.53…Came in first and set a personal-record in the 800 meters (2:27.80) at the Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational, where she also took third in the 1500m (5:03.38) and was a member of the winning 4x800m relay team…Set personal-best of 4:59.76 in the 1500m at the Yale Springtime Invitational.
Indoor: Placed third and set a personal-best in the 1000 meters (3:11.63) at the Yale Season Opener…Placed fourth out of 33 in the mile (5:20.17) at the Giegengack Invitational…Competed in the mile run at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships.

2018
Named to the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll...Set a new 5K personal record and finished 11th out of 215 at the James Earley Invitational (19:12.1)…Placed 16th out of 124 at the 5K Bruce Kirsh Cross Country Cup (19:24.1)…Placed 32nd overall with a new 6K PR of 23:22.9 at the Northeast 10 Conference Championships…Competed at the NCAA DII East Region Championships and finished the 3.73-mile race in 24:22.3.

2017
Northeast-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll...Dean's List...Participated in all six races for the Chargers…Ran her personal best in the 6K with a time of 24:10.0 at the Northeast-10 Cross Country Championships (10/22)…Was one of four Chargers to finish in the top 10 at the Ted Owen Invitational, finishing eighth, with a season-best 5K time of 21:42.7.

2016
Northeast-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll...Dean's List...Competed in five meets…Finished with a personal-best 5K time of 20:58.8 at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational…Placed 39th at the Trinity Invitational.

High School
Named First Team All-League for cross country twice and Second Team All-league twice at Lower Moreland High School…First Team All-League in track all four years…Holds the school record in the Distance Medley Relay.
 
Personal
Daughter of Ann Marie and Kieran Barton…Has a younger brother, Eddie, and a younger sister, Maeve.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2018-19Junior

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Distance
    5'6"