HONORS AND AWARDS
MVC President's Council Academic Excellence Award: 2017
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
MVC Honor Roll: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (8): Fall '13, Spring '14, Fall '14, Spring '15, Fall '15, Spring '16, Fall '16, Spring '17
2016-17 SEASON
Cross Country: Ran four times as a senior • Finished a season-best 24th at the Bradley Intercollegiate, running the three-mile course in a PR time of 18:26.5.
Indoor: Posted season-best times of 2:26.46 in the 800m run at Illinois and 5:20.06 in the mile at Eastern Illinois.
Outdoor: Ran the 800m and 1,500m events during the outdoor campaign • Registered season-best times of 2:25.97 in the 800m at Illinois and 4:52.10 in the 1,500m at Valparaiso.
2015-16 SEASON
Cross Country: Finished 75th at the Bradley Classic, posting a career-best 6K time of 21:55.0 two weeks removed from a career-best 5K time at the Notre Dame Invitational • Was 17th at the Illini Open to close out the cross country season.
Indoor: Saw her only competition of the indoor season at the season-opening Illini Classic.
Outdoor: Ran in the 1,500m during the outdoor season
2014-15 SEASON
Cross Country: Competed in five meets during the cross country campaign, posting career-best times in the 4K and 3-mile.
Indoor: Focused on the mile during the indoor track season • Clocked career-best times in the mile and 3,000m indoors.
Outdoor: Ran a career-best 1,500m time during the outdoor season and competed in the event at the MVC Outdoor Championship.
2013-14 SEASON
Cross Country: Took eighth at the Illini Open to lead the Braves.
Indoor: Had a season-best 800m time of 2:19.20 at the MVC Indoor Championship • Also ran the 600m during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Ended the year with a season-best effort in the 1,500m at the MVC Outdoor Championship and also ran in the 800m at the conference meet.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-year state qualifier in cross country, capping her prep career with all-state honors as a senior with a 16th-place state finish • Helped the Cougars to a conference and district championship as a senior • Earned first-team all-metro honors in track each of her final three seasons • Was an academic all-conference pick her senior year • District champ in the 800m as a junior.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Duane and Veronica Wampole, Katie was born in Phoenix, Ariz. • Two younger sisters, Kristen and Kourtney • Majoring in English.
CAREER BESTS
Cross Country
3K: 11:35.6 || Hawkeye Early Bird Invite / Iowa City, Iowa || Sept. 2, 2016
4K: 16:01 || WIU Early Bird / Macomb, Ill. || Aug. 29, 2014
3 Miles: 17:36.7 || Bradley Intercollegiate / Peoria, Ill. || Sept. 11, 2015
5K: 18:28.6 || Notre Dame Invitational / South Bend, Ind. || Oct. 2, 2015
6K: 21:55.0 || Bradley Classic / Peoria, Ill. || Oct. 16, 2015
Indoor Track
600m: 1:42.60 || Indiana Relays / Bloomington, Ind. || Jan. 31, 2014
800m: 2:19.20 || MVC Championship / Cedar Falls, Iowa || Mar. 1, 2014
Mile: 5:14.98 || Meyo Invitational / South Bend, Ind. || Feb. 7, 2015
3,000m: 11:21.94 || Illini Classic / Champaign, Ill. || Jan. 17, 2015
Outdoor Track
800m: 2:20.44 || Long Beach State Invitational / Long Beach, Calif. || Apr. 19, 2014
1,500m: 4:41.05 || Tom Botts Invitational / Columbia, Mo. || May 1, 2015 