2017 Cross Country Roster

Katherine Dittmann

  • Position Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Snohomish, Wash.
  • Highschool Glacier Peak HS

Biography

WSU CAREER. SOPHOMORE (2016-17): Cross Country - Sundodger finish 35th overall/eighth on team...at Washington Invite 59th overall/sixth on team...at Nuttycombe Wisconsin Open 62nd overall/sixth on team...at Pac-12 Championships seventh on team/89th overall...at NCAA West Region was sixth on team, 159th overall…named to Pac-12 All-Academic cross country second team...Indoor - Best times in 3000m (10:27.20i) and 5000m (18:10.51i) at Husky Classic...Outdoor - Best time in 3000m (10:16.31) at UW vs. WSU Dual...best time in 5k (18:04.28) at San Francisco State Distance Carnival.
 
FRESHMAN (2015-16): Cross Country - Finished 27th at Clash of Inland NW 4k in time of 15:00.8...final scorer at Sundodger 6k and finished 42nd overall in time of 22:24.71...eighth Cougar and 86th overall finisher at Washington Invite 6k in time of 21:58.2...at Inland Empire Challenge finished sixth (18:08)...at Pac-12 Championships was sixth on team, 88th overall in time of 22:13.9...at NCAA West Regionals fifth on team, 99th overall in 6k time of 22:18.7…Indoor - Ran mile time of 5:17.16i at UW Preview (1/16/16, Seattle)…at Husky Classic ran PR time in 5000m of 17:20.87i (2/13/16, Seattle)…at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships finished 24th in 5k (17:41.45i) and 35th in 3k with PR time of 9:58.57i (2/27/16, Seattle)…Outdoor - At Mt. SAC Relays ran Freshman School Record time of 36:33.54 (4/14/16, Norwalk).
 
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. Earned eight varsity letters at Glacier Peak HS…four in cross country and four in track for coach Dan Parker…four-time All-WESCO honoree - three first team selections…state 3A cross country championship finishes include 42nd, 54th, 15th and 24th…team finishes included being state champions sophomore and junior year, runners-up freshman year, and third place senior year…girls XC team three-time WIAA XC Outstanding and one-time Distinguished Scholastic Award…won school awards for Rookie of the Year, and two Coaches Awards…junior year won USATF state of Washington and Pacific Northwest Region Cross Country individual 17-18-years titles…on the track, senior year took fifth place in 3200m at state 3A championships after runner-up finish at district meet and at league meet where ran a PR time of 10:59.93…team earned four WIAA T&F Distinguished Scholastic Awards and one Outstanding award…senior year accorded Ken Hoerath Award for outstanding achievement…tabbed for T&F Coaches Award.
 
PERSONAL. Born September 1996, in Everett, Wash…father Norman is an engineer…mother Susan is a nurse who played field hockey at Rutgers…plays the violin...active in Girl Scouts…Food Bank volunteer…Chinese and German Clubs member…3.9 GPA…2014 National Merit Commended Scholar…2014 AP Scholar…undecided on area of study at WSU.
 
DITTMANN’S WSU BESTS
1500m - 4:48.25 (2106)
Mile - 5:17.16i (2016)
3000m - 9:58.57i (2016) / 10:09.47 (2016)
5000m - 17:20.87i (2016)
10.000m - 36:33.54 (2016) FSR
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Redshirt

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  • 2016Sophomore

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  • 2017Junior

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