2018 Cross Country Roster

DENTON: TX - SEPTEMBER 6: Mean Green men and women's Cross Country head shots and team photos at Apogee Stadium in Denton September 6, 2018 in Denton, Texas. (Photo by Rick Yeatts)

Susannah Lynch

  • Height
    5-1
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Wellington, New Zealand

Biography

2017
-Broke the school record in the 6k at the NCAA South Central Regional with a time of 20:03.6 
-Finished ninth at the NCAA South Central Regional to earn All-Region honors
-Placed third at the C-USA Championships to earn first team All-C-USA with a time of 17:01.4
-Picked up two first-place finishes at the Ken Garland Invitational (18:15.7) and the Texas A&M Invitational (20:23.1)
-Started the season with a fourth-place finish at the Baylor Twilight Invitational at 13:37.3 
-Finished top-10 in all five cross country races


2016-17
Track

-In indoors, earned a first-place finish in the mile run at the Aggie Team Invitational with a time of 4:55.73
-Came in second in the mile run prelims at the C-USA Indoor Championships and placed fourth in the finals with a season-best time of 4:49.73
-Ran a season-best time of 9:43.91 in 3000-meter run at the C-USA Indoor Championships, placing fifth
-Picked up a first-place finish in the 3000-meter run at the Herm Wilson Invitational with a time of 10:06.98
-In the outdoor season, finished fifth in the 1500-meter run prelims at the C-USA Outdoor Championships (4:37.49) and came in sixth in the finals with a time of 4:38.76
-Broke the school record in the 5000-meter run at the Bryan Clay Invitational at 16:56.46, placing 22nd
-Came in 27th in the 5000-meter run at the C-USA Outdoor Championships at 19:31.69

Cross Country
-Placed fourth at the C-USA Championships with a time of 17:19.0, the third-fastest 5-K time in school history
-Earned first team all-conference honors after placing fourth
-Came in 23rd at the NCAA South Central Regional with a time of 21:20.8, the fourth-fastest time in school history
-Named all-region after coming in 23rd at the NCAA South Central Regional
-Earned her first collegiate title at the Ken Garland Invitational with a time of 18:01.3
-Placed 10th at the Baylor Twilight Invitational with a time of 14:24.8
-Finished 23rd at the Chile Pepper Festival with a time of 17:32.8

2015-16
Track

-Placed fifth with a career-best time of 2:13.46 in the 800-meter run at the C-USA indoor championships, after posting a time of 2:13.48 in the preliminaries
-Also finished fourth with a time of 2:16.53 in the 800-meter run at the Herm Wilson Invite
-Ran a career-best time of 2:15.99 in the preliminaries of the 800-meter run at the C-USA outdoor championships
-Also placed 12th with a time of 2:23.80 in the 800-meter run at the Bobcat Classic
-Ran a career-best time of 4:38.84 in the 1500-meter run at the Bobcat Classic
-Placed 21st with a career-best time of 18:04.77 in the 5000-meter run at the C-USA outdoor championships
-Was part of a sprint medley relay team that placed ninth with a time of 4:04.19 at the Texas Relays

High School
-A multi-sport athlete that participated in surfing, triathlon, running and duathlon
-Has earned nine first place finishes in cross country, duathlon, triathlon
-Took 3rd place at the NZSS Triathlon Championships (2008, 2009, 2010)
-She finished 25th at the World XC Junior Champs Malta 2012 (2nd New Zealand finisher)

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2017Junior

    5'1"
  • 2018Senior

    5'1"