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2013-14 Women's Cross Country Roster

Janie Turek

Janie Turek

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Mount Sinai
  • Hometown:
    Mt. Sinai, N.Y.

Summary

Biography

2015 Outdoors: Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team…Finished second in the 800 meters (2:19.28) at the Sam Howell Invitational on April 3…Took third in the 800 with a time of 2:19.57 at the Rider Invitational on April 11…Placed sixth in the 800 (2:15.10) at the MAAC Outdoor Championships on May 2. 

2014-15 Indoors: Selected to the MAAC All-Academic Team…Ran the 500 meters at the Manhattan College Opener on Dec. 5, placing sixth in 1:20.80…Took fifth in the 1000 meters (3:01.13) at the Monmouth Winter Invitational on Feb. 14…Finished ninth in the 800 meters (2:16.35) at the MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 21.

2014 Outdoors: Chosen to the MAAC All-Academic Team…Took second in the 800 meters (2:18.55) at the Army Six-Way Meet on April 12…Placed fifth in both the 800 (2:17.05) and 4x400 meter relay at the MAAC Outdoor Championships on May 3.

2013-14 Indoors: Earned a place on the MAAC All-Academic Team…Grabbed third place in the 800 meters (2:20.71) at the NYU Saturday Night Shootout on Jan. 18…Finished sixth in the 800 (2:18.11) at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships on Jan. 30…Anchored the 4x400 meter relay team to fifth place and also took seventh in the 800 (2:17.54) at the MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 21.

2013 Cross Country: Placed 23rd at the St. John’s/Hofstra Fall Festival on Sept. 7, running 4000 meters in 16:32.36…Finished 26th at the LIU Post Invitational on Sept. 14, completing the 5000-meter course in 19:55.99…Notched a time of 26:21.52 for 6000 meters at the MAAC Championships on Nov. 1.

2013 Outdoors: Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team…Secured 10th place in the 800 meters (2:22.85) at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships on April 13…Posted a season-best time of 2:22.43 in the 800 at the Lions Invitational on April 26…Won a bronze medal in the 4x800 meter relay and ran the anchor leg on the 4x400 meter relay while also placing 10th in the 800 (2:23.43) at the MAAC Outdoor Championships on May 4.

2012-13 Indoors: Selected to the MAAC All-Academic Team…Took sixth place in the 800 meters at the NYRR College Night at the Armory on Jan. 12, posting a time of 2:27.05…Had a season-best clocking of 1:21.51 in the 500 meters at the NYU Team Challenge on Jan. 19…Won the 800 (2:23.76) at the Draddy Invitational on Feb. 9…Earned a bronze medal in the distance medley relay and added eighth-place points in the 800 (2:20.31) at the MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 15.

2012 Cross Country: Completed the 4000-meter course in 17:42.22 at the Stony Brook Season Opener on Sept. 1…Had a season-best clocking of 21:29.78 for 5000 meters at the Metropolitan Championships on Oct. 5…Registered a time of 24:54.80 over 6000 meters at the MAAC Championships on Oct. 27.

2012 Outdoors: Took second in the 400 meter hurdles (1:09.84) at the FDU Knight Invitational on March 31…Placed third in the 400 hurdles (1:06.85) at the Roadrunner Invitational on April 7…Grabbed fourth place in the 400 hurdles (1:04.87) at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships on April 13…Finished fifth in the 400 hurdles (1:04.30) while also running the third leg on both Manhattan’s conference champion 4x400 meter relay squad and silver medal-winning 4x800 meter relay team at the MAAC Outdoor Championships on May 5.

2011-12 Indoors: Finished second in the mile (5:41.41) at the Manhattan College Opener on Dec. 1…Won 1000 meters (3:10.64) at Brother Jasper Invitational on Dec. 9…Notched a season-best time of 2:24.19 in the 800 meters at the Albany Great Dane Classic on Jan. 20…Registered a 1:20.78 clocking in the 500 meters at the Giegengack Invitational on Feb. 3…Took eighth place in the 400 meters (1:00.57) and ran the 400 leg on the distance medley relay at the MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 17.

2011 Cross Country: Opened the season with a 19th-place finish at the Army Open (Sept. 2), completing 5000 meters in 20:47…Had a season-best clocking of 25:07 over 6000 meters at the Paul Short Run (Sept. 30)…Placed 75th at the Metropolitan Championships (Oct. 7), posting a season-best time of 20:44 for 5000 meters…Recorded a 6000-meter time of 25:41.80 at the MAAC Championships (Oct. 28).

Before Manhattan: Ran four years of cross country, indoor track and outdoor track at Mount Sinai High School…Competed in every event from 200 to 3000 meters, as well as the 400 meter hurdles and 2000 meter steeplechase…Earned All-America status in the steeplechase as a sophomore.

Personal: Daughter of Steven and Ellen…Has four brothers, Matthew, Donie, James and Joseph, and one sister, Leanne…Cousin, Michael Sweeney, plays lacrosse at Yale…Majoring in radiation therapy…Has participated in competitive Irish step dancing for 15 years…Born on February 21, 1993.

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