2026 Cross Country Roster
Biography
Katelyn Van Marel Season-Career Results
Career Bests
6k – 28:06.6 (Oct. 19, 2024, Interregional Invitational)
5k – 22:56.7 (Sept. 6, 2024, Toni St. Pierre Invitational)
Academic Awards
Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee (2026)
Academic All-MIAC (2025)
2025: Competed in three races … Ran a season-best 6k time of 28:18.7 at the Linfield George Oja Invitational, finishing 318th in the loaded field … Ended her season capturing 160th at the MIAC Championships, finishing the 6k with a time of 29:43.0 …
2024: Competed in five races this season … Recorded a career-best 5k time of 22:56.7 at the Toni St. Pierre Invitational, finishing 77th … Ran a personal-best time of 28:06.6 (6k) at the Interregional Invitational, finishing 186th … Ended her season capturing 142nd at the MIAC Championships, finishing the 6k in 29:34.7 …
High School: A 2023 graduate of Hutchinson High School … Participated in dance for five years … Also participated in Studio Dance … Her achievements in dance include competing on the all-conference dance team and earning Academic Achievement Awards in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 … Proudest moment of her track and field career is how she has stayed consistent, worked hard, and put in her best effort. She is proud to see her effort pay off, making her faster and healthier …
Personal: Majoring in nursing … Daughter of Heidi and Jason Van Marel … Has two siblings named William and Benjamin … Likes running, dancing, and spending time with her friends in her free time … Likes being a collegiate student-athlete because it allows her to be around people who share similar morals, ideals, and motivations. She appreciates having support from teammates during practice and in life. She also loves the structure that practice brings to her day and how it leaves her feeling happier and fulfilled …
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