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Shippensburg University Athletics

2014 Women's Cross Country Roster

Patty Reis

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Parkesburg, Pa.
  • Highschool Lancaster Catholic

Biography

XC PRs
4K: 14:52
5K: 18:45
6K: 22:28
 
2013 (Junior): Reis returned from redshirt to her status as one of SU’s integral scoring runners, competing in two of three postseason races. She was SU’s No. 2 runner at the NCAA Championships and the team’s No. 5 runner at the PSAC Championships. At Lock Haven, she won the Go Fast River Run with a 6K time of 22:28. Additionally, Reis was a Top 5 finisher in the Dickinson Short Invitational and SU’s No. 3 runner in the Paul Short Invitational ‘Brown’ race. In track, Reis placed eighth in the steeplechase at the PSAC Outdoor Championships. She was also a PSAC indoor qualifier in the mile and 3K. Academically, she was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country squad.
 
2012 (Junior): Redshirt season.
 
2011 (Sophomore): After battling through an injury early in her second season, Reis returned in fine fashion for the most important races of the season. She earned All-PSAC honors with a 16th-place finish for the second consecutive season at the conference championships, this time achieving a 47-second PR for the 6K…Two weeks later, Reis earned her first career All-Region citation after a 15th-place finish in 23:05 as the team’s No. 4 runner. At the NCAA championships, Reis was again the team’s No. 4 runner and finished among the Top 100 competitors. 
 
2010 (Freshman): Competing in cross country for the first time ever, Reis not only thrived with the squad but became one of the team’s scoring runners by the end of the season. Reis was named the PSAC Women’s Cross Country Rookie of the Year and made her national championships debut with a 62nd-place finish in a 6K PR of 22:49.3. She was the fourth-fastest freshman at the Division II National Championships. In November, Reis was the fastest freshman at the PSAC Championships – earning all-conference honors with a 16th-place time of 23:18. She later finished 17th at the Atlantic Region Championships with a time of 23:17. Her collegiate debut was a seventh-place finish running the 4K at the Piper Alumni Open. Reis was also SU’s No. 1 runner at the Gettysburg Invitational, finishing fifth in 23:17. During the track and field season, Reis competed in the steeplechase and finished fourth at the PSAC outdoor meet with a time of 11:22.51.
 
Lancaster Catholic High School: Reis earned a varsity letter in track with the Crusaders under head coach Brooke Magni. She medaled in her district track meet. Reis also competed in soccer.
 
Personal: Patricia Marie Reis is the daughter of Bob and Phyllis Reis. Her major is biology and she has a concentration in health professions. Reis is also seeking a minor in exercise science. She has three sisters: Cindy, Debby and Cathy, who are all runners.