Girls Cross Country - Connecticut

Kate Wiser

Distance Runner

POMPERAUG HS

SOUTHBURY, CONNECTICUT

SENIOR

Height: 5-FOOT

Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 17:25.9

East Coast Championships

12:16:47

Northeast High School Club Championships

1st

South West Conference championship

“Four years ago, a petite freshman showed up for practice with the goal of making the team’s top seven. Now, Kate has proven to be one of the best distance runners in the country. She trained hard and then put that training into play. Her only roadblock her senior year has been the pandemic.”

Mark Goodwin

Head Coach - Pomperaug coach

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot senior raced to first place at the East Coast Championships this past fall with a time of 17:25.9. Wiser also captured the Northeast High School Club Championships in 16:46.8 and won her fourth consecutive South West Conference championship.

Academic Achievement

Wiser has maintained a 3.97 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in cross country and track and field on scholarship at the University of Notre Dame this fall.

Exemplary Character

Wiser helps provide care for her grandmother and has volunteered locally on behalf of Habitat for Humanity.