University of St. Thomas Athletics
2023 Women's Cross Country Roster
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Kmecak, Elsie
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Elsie Kmecak
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Catholic Central
- Hometown:
- Burlington, Wis.
Bio
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Awards & Achievements
2023-24 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
2024
Competed in five meets... set personal record 21:58.4 in the 6K to finish 18th at the Summit League Championships... ran a personal best 17:57.4 in the 5K Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, finishing 28th... finished 16th in the 6K to open the season at the Phoenix Open.
2023
Started season at Augustana Twilight finishing 44th in the 5k in 19:00.04… placed 157th in the 6k at the Roy Griak Invitational in 24:41.8… placed 71st in the Gold 5k at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite in 18:50.9, a personal record… placed 180th in the Red Race 6k at The Pink Classic in 23:34.40… finished season 42nd in the 6k at the Summit League Championships in 23:07.80, a personal record.
High School
A letter winner in cross country and track & field at Catholic Central High School under head coach Rick Koceja... won the 2021 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 state title with a time of 19:47.7... a four-time state qualifier, two-time individual Metro Classic Conference champion, and two-time individual section champion... earned academic all-state honors in 2020 and 2021.
Personal
Daughter of Steve and Ellen Kmecak... has one sibling: Joey... mother was part of soccer program at St. Mary's College (IN)... father competed in swimming & diving at Vanderbilt... a mechanical engineering major.
Press Conference: Tommie Football Postgame v Lindenwood 08/28/25
Friday, August 29
Tommie Football Intro Video 2025
Thursday, August 28
Beyond The Buzzer: Schoenecker Arena Setup
Wednesday, July 23
Beyond The Buzzer: Sports Medicine
Wednesday, July 23
