Katie Engel

	Class: Freshman
	Hometown: Honeoye Falls, N.Y.
	High School: Honeoye Falls-Lima HS

	Height: 5-7
	Event: Distance
	Experience: HS

04/13/2013

Enalen, Ullery Highlight Season-Ending Track Performances

Enalen and the 4x400 relay teams set school records at Pomona-Pitzer.

04/12/2013

Track Teams End Season on Saturday at Pomona-Pitzer Invitational

Three school records have been set this year.

04/06/2013

Track Teams Compete at Cal State L.A. Invitational

Jonathan Rahaeuser, Syrii Daniel and Katie Engel highlighted the teams' efforts.

03/31/2013

Track Teams Run at San Francisco State Distance Carnival

Hayley Lytle set the school record in the women's 10,000 meters by nearly 14 seconds.

03/23/2013

Track Teams in Action at UCI Spring Break Invitational

The Waves will run again next weekend at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival.

04/25/2013

Track at UC Irvine Invitational (3/23/2013

Stephen Wandzura's photos of the Waves in action at UC Irvine.

PEPPERDINE TRACK 2013: Ran at all eight meets as a freshman ... Posted team's top time of the year in four different events: the mile (5:30.76 at Westmont on 2/16), the 3,000 meters (10:45.25 at Cal State L.A. on 4/6), the two-mile (11:43.33 at San Francisco State on 3/29) and the 5,000 meters (18:19.55 at Pomona-Pitzer on 4/13) ... On Pepperdine's all-time top five lists, she moved into the #3 spot in both the mile and two-mile.

PEPPERDINE XC 2012: Emerged as one of the program's top runners as a freshman ... Led the Waves to the finish line in her first three races ... Finished second the next three ... Had a 5k best of 18:43.79 at the Northridge Collegiate Invitational, where she finished 12th overall ... Was 14th overall at the Mark Covert Classic ... Had a 6k best of 22:18.9 at the UC Riverside Invitational ... Was one of three women to run at the NCAA West Regional.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Honeoye Falls (N.Y.)-Lima High School in 2012 ... Ran both cross country and track (400, 800 and 1,500 meters) ... Earned all-state honorable mention as a senior and all-section as a senior, junior and sophomore ... Team won cross country sectional championships in 2009 and 2011 ... A member of the National Honors Society.

PERSONAL: Born in Chicago, Ill. ... Daughter of Heather and David Engel ... Has two siblings, Natalie and Jack ... Chose Pepperdine because it "provides me with an opportunity to challenge myself academically, athletically and spiritually."

FAVORITES: Enjoys reading and listening to music ... Favorites include Kara Goucher (pro athlete), A Wrinkle in Time (book), Despicable Me (movie), The Middle (TV show), Mat Kearney (musical artist), Birthday Bash ice cream (food) and baseball (sport other than running) ... Favorite thing about running is "the sense of camaraderie."