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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2019 Women's Cross Country

Tom Weishaar

Christina Rancan

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool West Windsor Plainsboro South
  • Hometown Princeton Junction, N.J.

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS
800m: 2:12.69
1,000m: 2:59.65
1,500m: 4:32.67
Mile: 4:51.70
3,000m: 9:57.91

CAREER ACCOLADES
2020 Ivy League Indoor Heps Team Champion
2019 Ivy League Outdoor Heps Team Champion
2019 Ivy League Indoor Heps Team Champion
2018 Ivy League Outdoor Heps Team Champion
2018 Ivy League Indoor Heps Team Champion
Eighth all-time at Penn in the indoor mile (4:51.70)

OUTDOOR 2020

  • All 2020 Ivy League sports were canceled on Wednesday, March 11 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.
INDOOR 2020
  • Ran four times during the indoor season, competing in the 800m and mile races.
  • Finished a season-best second in the 800m at the Villanova Invitational (Feb. 1), finishing in 2:17.98.
  • Ran a season-best mile of 5:03.09 to place 15th at the Penn 8-Team Select (Jan. 18).
CROSS COUNTRY 2019
  • Competed in five races during cross country season, scoring in two of them.
  • Led Penn at the Princeton Invitational (Oct. 19) with a 52nd-place finish, crossing the line in 22:42.4.
  • Finished a season-best 24th at the Main Line Invitational (Sept. 20) to score for Penn.
  • Raced at the Paul Short Run (Oct. 5) and placed 75th at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (Nov. 1).
OUTDOOR 2019
  • Ran five times during the outdoor season, exclusively running middle distance races and relays.
  • Finished fifth at the Rider Invitational (April 13), running the 800m in 2:16.28.
  • Also scored a top-10 finish at the Larry Ellis Invitational (April 20), crossing the line in 4:45.76 in the 1,500m.
  • Joined Penn's 4x800m for a fifth-place finish at the Raleigh Relays (March 30).
INDOOR 2019
  • Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY 2018
  • Did not compete.
OUTDOOR 2018
  • Ran at seven meets throughout the 2018 outdoor season, competing in the 800m, 1,500m and several relay events.
  • Competed in the 1,500m at the 2018 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 6).
  • Placed third in the 800m at the Penn Challenge (March 24).
  • Part of the fourth-place 4x800m relay team at the Raleigh Relays (March 31).
INDOOR 2018
  • Competed in five meets during the 2018 indoor season, making appearances in the 1,000m, mile, 3,000m and several relay events.
  • Finished third in the 1,000m at the Navy Invitational (Jan. 13).
  • Set a new personal best and program top-10 mark in the mile at the Valentine Invitational (Feb. 10) with a time of 4:51.70.
  • Ran in both the mile and DMR at the 2018 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 25). 
  • Totaled four top-10 placements on the year. 
CROSS COUNTRY 2017
  • Appeared in five meets on the year, scoring in one.
  • Opened the year with a fourth-place overall finish at the Blue/Gold Classic (Sept. 2), placing third among Penn runners.
  • Finished 16th at the Main Line Invitational (Sept. 15).
  • Placed 83rd at the 2017 Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (Oct. 27).
OUTDOOR 2017
  • Competed in six meets during the 2017 outdoor season, making appearances in the 800m, 1,500m, 3,000m and 2,000m steeplechase.
  • Took part in both the 2017 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 25) and the ECAC Championships (May 12) in the 1,500m.
  • Placed fourth in the 2,000m steeplechase at the Penn Challenge (March 25).
  • Ran a season-best in the 1,500m at the Larry Ellis Invitational (April 22).
INDOOR 2017
  • Competed in five meets during the 2017 indoor season, focused on the 800m, mile, 3,000m and DMR.
  • Placed third in the DMR at the 2017 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 26) with a time of 11:26.74, and also competed in the mile at Ivy Heps, notching the eighth-best time in program history in prelims.
  • Recorded two top-five finishes on the season.
CROSS COUNTRY 2016
  • Competed in six cross country meets in her first season.
  • Placed 13th in her collegiate debut at the Big 5 Invitational (Sept. 9).
  • Recorded a season-best 12th-place finish at the Main Line Invitational (Sept. 16).
  • Placed 56th overall at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships (Nov. 11).
  • Finished 221st overall at the NCAA National Championships (Nov. 19).

High School: Ranked No. 3 in the nation in the indoor 1,600m ... Ranked No. 1 in New Jersey for the 1,600m ... Two-time New Jersey state champion in the indoor 1,600m.

Personal: Daughter of Helen and Peter Rancan ... Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

  • 2017Sophomore

  • 2018Junior

  • 2019Senior