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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2018 Women's Cross Country

Bill Shearn
Tom Weishaar

Karli Visconto

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Nazareth Academy
  • Hometown Philadelphia, Pa.

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS
800m: 2:12.88
1,000m: 3:00.07
1,500m: 4:36.18
Mile: 5:05.43
3,000m: 9:51.27
3,000m Steeplechase: 10:42.31

CAREER ACCOLADES
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
2017 XC Team Captain
Fourth all-time at Penn in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:42.31)

OUTDOOR 2019
  • Competed in five events during the outdoor season.
  • Scored an eighth-place finish at the Rider Invitational (April 13), running the 1,5000m in 4:51.48.
  • Also picked up top-10 finishes at the Penn Challenge (March 23) in the 3,000m and in the Sam Howell Invitational (April 6) in the 1,500m.
INDOOR 2019
  • Ran three times throughout the indoor season.
  • Finished sixth in the DMR at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational (Jan. 12).
  • Scored a top-10 finish at the Fastrack National Invite (Feb. 8), running the mile in 5:13.54.
CROSS COUNTRY 2018
  • Ran five times, scoring once.
  • Season-best finish came at the Paul Short Run Open race, placing 12th and helping Penn finish third of 34 teams.
  • Boasted two top-50 finishes to open the season, finishing 47th at the Bison Open and 22nd at the Main Line Invitational.
OUTDOOR 2018
  • Ran in four meets throughout the 2018 outdoor season, competing in both the 3,000m and 5,000m.
  • Placed seventh in the 3,000m at the Penn Challenge (March 24).
  • Appeared in the 5,000m at the Penn Relays (April 26-28).
INDOOR 2018
  • Competed in three meets on the year, in both the mile and 3,000m.
  • Totaled two top-10 placements, an eighth-place finish in the 3,000m at the Villanova Invitational (Feb. 3) and 10th place in the mile at the Princeton Invitational (Feb. 17).
CROSS COUNTRY 2017
  • Competed in all six possible outings on the year, scoring three times including both postseason races.
  • Placed 39th overall at the Princeton Invitational (Oct. 14), second among Penn runners.
  • Finished 33rd overall at the 2017 Ivy League Heptagonal Championships and third among the Quakers.
  • Served as the third Penn runner at the 2017 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals (Nov. 10), placing 47th overall.
  • Ran in the open race at the Paul Short Run (Sept. 29).
OUTDOOR 2017
  • Competed in eight meets during the 2017 outdoor season, making appearances in the 1,500m, 3,000m, 5,000m and 2,000m/3,000m steeplechase.
  • Placed ninth in the 3,000m steeplechase at the 2017 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 7).
  • Shot into the record books at third in program history in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 10:42.31 at the Larry Ellis Invitational (April 22).
  • Totaled four top-10 placements on the year.
INDOOR 2017
  • Competed in six meets during the 2017 indoor season, focusing on the mile, 1,000m, 3,000m and several relay events.
  • Finished eighth in the 3,000m at the 2017 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 26) with a time of 9:51.81.
  • Recorded four top-10 placements on the year. 
  • Took third in the 4,000m DMR at the Lehigh Angry Birds Challenge (Jan. 14).
CROSS COUNTRY 2016
  • Competed in six meets in her sophomore season of cross country.
  • Placed 26th overall at the Paul Short Run-Open Race (Oct. 1).
  • Ran to a 61st-place finish at the Ivy League Championships (Oct. 29).
  • Finished 233rd at the NCAA National Championships (Nov. 11).
OUTDOOR 2016
  • Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season.
  • Placed third in the 1,500m at the Philadelphia College Classic (March 19).
  • Placed fourth in the 1,500m and 4x400m relay at the Chester Quarry Classic (April 16).
  • Competed in the 1,500m at the 2016 Ivy League Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
INDOOR 2016
  • Competed in four indoor meets during the season.
  • Member of the third-place 4x400m relay team at the Wesley Brown Invite (Jan. 30).
  • Placed fifth in the 1,000m at the Princeton Invitational (Feb. 21).
CROSS COUNTRY 2016
  • Competed in four cross country races.
  • Made collegiate debut with a 28th-place finish at the Big 5 Invitational (Sept. 11).
  • Scored at the Paul Short Run (Oct. 2).
  • Placed 16th at the Leopard Invitational (Oct. 17).
Personal: Daughter of Terry and Lou Visconto ... Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business as a finance major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior

  • 2018Senior