Christiana Rutkowski

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Middletown, N.J.
High School:
Middletown HS South

2017: Placed first overall in four races and was the top Seton Hall finisher in all nine meets during the season...Began the season winning the Monmouth Kick-Off (9/2) with a time of 14:27.7...Won the Wolfie Invitational (9/9) with a season-best 5K time of 17:44.7...Won the NYIT Invitational (9/16) clocking in at 18:15.50...Placed second at the UMES Cappy Anderson Invitational (9/23) with a time of 18:30.90...Won the UDel Blue & Gold Invitational (10/7) with a time of 22:47.50...Placed fifth at the Metropolitan Championship (10/13) clocking in with a time of 18:48.40...Ran a 21:47.40 to take the top spot among Pirates' runner at the BIG EAST Championships (10/28)...Ran a Seton Hall-best 21:54.40 at the NCAA Regional (11/10)...Finished 27th overall and first among Seton Hall runners at the ECAC Championshio (11/18) with a time of 18:31.10.

2016: Was the top Seton Hall runner on three occasions and competed in seven meets as a junior…Earned 11th place overall at the Monmouth Kickoff (9/3) with a 4K time of 15:21.51…Was the top SHU finisher, sixth overall with a season-best 5K time of 19:54.54 at the Asics Embry-Riddle Classic (9/17)…Placed 45th at the Metropolitan Championships (10/7) with a time of 20:51.00…Ran a season-best 6K time of 23:30.78 to earn seventh overall at the Leopard Invitational (10/15)…Posted a 24:04.50 6K time at the BIG EAST Championships (10/28)…Completed the 5K course in 20:39.00 at the ECAC Championships (11/19).

2015: Did not compete as a sophomore.

2014: Ran in seven meets as a freshman for the Pirates...Placed 41st with a 6K time of 22:27.8 at the BIG EAST Championships...Finished first at the Leopard XC Invitational (10/18) with a 6K time of 22:58.4...Ran to a sixth-place finish with a season-best 5K time of 18:48.4 at the NYC Metro XC Championships (10/10)...Posted a 19:08.5 5K time to place second at the Embry-Riddle Asics XC Classic (9/27)...Clocked in at 23:26.7 to place fourth at the Delaware Invitational (9/13) 6K...Finished fourth at the St. John's Hofstra Fall Festival (9/7) with a 3.11M time of 19:35.5...Started off the season by placing fourth at the Monmouth XC Kickoff (8/30) with a 4K time of 15:10.3.

High School/Personal: Ran varsity cross country and track for four years...Served as a captain for both squads as a senior...Was a First-Team All-Shore and Second Team All-Group III performer in 2012...Second Team All-County selection in three separate seasons...Finished in the top-10 at both the Shore Conference and Group III championship meets in 2012...Contributed to four consecutive cross country sectional championships...Part of a school record 4x800 team...Holds the school's third-best mark in the 5K...National Honor Society member.