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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

Lara Cota

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Summit
  • Hometown Summit, N.J.

Biography

ALL-TIME MARKS AND CAREER RECORDS

OUTDOOR 2025
  • Competed in six meets during the season
  • Recorded a personal-best 1500m time of 4:24.06 at the Princeton Elite Invitational (May 17)
  • Finished eighth in the 4x800m at 8:40.84 at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (May 10-11)
  • Ran 4:25.56 in the 1500m at the Raleigh Relays (Mar 27-29)
INDOOR 2025
  • Competed in seven meets during the season
  • Placed seventh in the DMR with a time of 12:07.03 at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (Mar. 1-2)
  • Placed first and ran a personal-best in the mile at 4:54.45 at the Philadelphia Metro (Feb. 21)
  • Ran a personal-best in the 1000m with a time of 2:57.86 at Penn State National Open (Jan. 31-Feb. 1)
OUTDOOR 2024
  • Competed in five meets during the season
  • Set a career best in the 1500m with 4:33.74 at the Paul Donahue Invitational at Widener University (Apr. 19-20)
  • Placed second in the 1500m with 4:44.75 at the Penn Invitational (Apr. 6)
INDOOR 2024
  • Competed in three meets during the season
  • Set a career best in the 1000m with 2:58.07 at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational (Jan. 19-20)


OUTDOOR 2023
  • Competed in seven meets during the season
  • Finished 15th in the 1500m with 4:56.67 at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (May 6-7)
  • Recorded a career best in the 800m with 2:17.47 at the Wilder Invite (Apr. 21-22)
  • Ran a season-best in the 1500m with 4:36.44 at the Larry Ellis Invitational (Apr. 14-15)

INDOOR 2023
  • Competed in two meets during the season
  • Ran a season-best 800m time of 2:22.09 at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational (Jan. 20-21) 
OUTDOOR 2023
  • Competed in eight meets during the outdoor season
  • Set a career high in the 800 with 2:17.47 at the Widener Invite (Apr. 21-22)
  • Set a career high in the 1500 with 4:36.44 at the Larry Ellis Invitational (Apr. 14-15)
INDOOR 2023
  • Competed in two meets during the indoor season, both having career bests
  • Set a career best in the 800m with 2:22.09 at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational (Jan. 20-21), placing 11th
  • Set a career best in the mile with 5:10.06 at the Penn Select 10 (Jan. 14), placing 17th

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

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  • 2023-24Sophomore

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  • 2024-25Junior

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  • 2025-26Senior

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