2025 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
Brooke Verkinnes-Season-Career Results
Career Bests
6k – 24:53.9 (Oct. 18, 2025, Linfield George Oja Invitational)
5k – 21:06.4 (Sept. 5, 2025, Toni St. Pierre Invitational)
Academic Awards
Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee (2026)
Academic All-MIAC (2024, 2025)
2025: Competed in five races this season … Recorded a career-best time of 21:06.4 (5k) at the Toni St. Pierre Invitational, finishing 28th … Ran a personal-best 6k time of 24:53.9 at the Linfield George Oja Invitational, finishing 224th in the loaded field … Ended her season capturing 111th at the MIAC Championships, finishing the 6k with a time of 26:00.0 …
2024: Competed in five races this season … Ran a season-best time of 25:51.6 (6k) at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational, finishing 124th … Recorded a season-best 5k time of 21:32.7 at the Toni St. Pierre Invitational, finishing 57th … Ended her season capturing 99th at the MIAC Championships, finishing the 6k with a time of 26:14.5 …
2023: Competed in six races this season … Recorded a personal-best 6k time of 25:31.6 at the Connecticut College Invitational, finishing 71st … Ran a career-best time of 21:11.5 (5k) at the Toni St. Pierre Invitational, finishing 15th … Ended her season capturing 10th at the Fall Finale, finishing the 5k in a time of 21:14.0 …
2022: Competed in six races this season … Ran a personal-best 5k time of 21:47.4 at the CSB / SJU Triangular, finishing 26th … Recorded a career-best time of 26:05.3 (6k) at the Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational, finishing 207th … Ended her season capturing 152nd at the MIAC Conference Championships, finishing the 6k with a time of 28:54.7 …
High School: A 2022 graduate from Apollo High School … Ran track for six seasons and cross country for seven seasons … Her accomplishments and awards include earning All-State Academic awards (2021, 2022), receiving All-State Conference two times, qualifying for State in the 800m twice, breaking the 4x8 school record twice, and breaking the 5k school record … Also a part of the club rock climbing group … Proudest moment of her career so far was breaking the 5k record at her high school.
Personal: Majoring in global business leadership … Daughter of Lisa and Mike Verkinnes … Has two siblings: Jake and Cory … Enjoys doing art, biking, and long boarding in her free time … Likes being a collegiate athlete because she enjoys having a team where all the girls love what they are training for and having more freedom in her mileage …
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