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  Katie Rentz

Katie Rentz

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.

High School:
Mt. Carmel

Height:
5-5

Event:
Distance

Coach Criste on Rentz:
"Katie is coming off a terrific cross country season. We are ecstatic about her potential this season. She has a chance to really establish herself as one of the league's top performers."

2007-08: Saw action in the mile, 800- and 1,500-meter run as a freshman ... delivered top-15 performances in three events at the Patriot League Championships, highlighted by her ninth-place finish in the 1,500 at the spring meet ... produced four of the team's top-five fastest 1,500 times during the spring ... took third in the event at the outdoor Star Meet against Army ... ran a season-best 1,500-time of 4:46.11 at the Colonial Relays ... posted a season-best clocking of 5:12.26 in the mile against Loyola ... fourth-fastest and top freshman miler on the year ... totaled five top-five finishes on the year ... saw action in six meets during the fall cross country campaign ... scored in first-three races ... totaled three top-20 efforts.

High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of Mt. Carmel High School in San Diego, Calif. ... earned four letters in track, three in cross country and three in soccer ... captained her cross country and track teams ... three-time all-county cross country runner ... four-time all-county runner on the track team ... selected team MVP of both the cross country and track teams ... named 2006 cross country scholar-athlete of the year ... member of the National Honor Society ... full name is Katherine Anne Rentz ... daughter of Thomas and Anne Rentz ... father, Thomas, and uncle, John, are Class of 1978 graduates from the U.S. Naval Academy ... grandfather, Frank, also graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy ... born March 24, 1989, in Canberra, Australia ... majoring in oceanography ... named to both Commandant's and Superintendent's Lists following each semester of her freshman year.

Rentz's Career-Best Marks
Event 		Mark  		Meet 				Date
800m (I)	2:25.63		at Patriot League Champ.	Feb. 24, 2008
Mile (I) 	5:12.26		Loyola (Md.)			Feb. 14, 2008
1,500m (O)	4:46.11		at Colonial Relays		Apr. 5, 2008
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