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2024 Women's Cross Country Roster

Carli Whitt
Carli Whitt
Carli Whitt
Ethan Lee

Lauren Beatty

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Junior
  • High School James Wood High School
  • Hometown Winchester, Va.
  • Instagram @run4xc

Biography

Honors: 2024 Second Team All-Conference...2023 First Team All-Conference...2022 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year...First Team All-Conference Carolinas (2022)...2x Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Month (September-October 2022)...Conference Carolinas Runner of the Week (10/3/22).

2024 (Junior): A Second Team All-Conference selection that helped the Valkyries to a Runner-Up finish at the Conference Carolinas Championship...Beatty won a pair of races this season at the Young Harris Open and the Sand Shark Invitational...At the Young Harris Open she set a new PR time in the 4K with a mark of 15:07.2...At the Sand Shark Invitational she set a new 5k Personal record and program best with a time of 18:08.5...Finished the Converse Kick-Off with a 30th place finish (23:19.6), Finished 13th at the Conference Carolinas Championships (23:16.2), and finished 34th at the NCAA Division II Southeast Regionals (23:03.6). 

2023 (Sophomore): 5k Times- 18:29 (USC Upstate Eye Opener), 18:43 (Live in Lou Classic), 18:50 (Royals Challenge)...6k Times- 22:51 (Converse Kick-Off), 22:21(Conference Carolinas Championship), 23:12 (NCAA Southeast Regional Championships)...Ranked 2nd in Converse history in the 5k race.

2022 (Freshman): 5k Times - 18:31.4 (Royals XC Challenge), 18:51.3 (Louisville Classic), 19:00.3 (D2 Festival Year Showcase), 19:29.0 (USC Upstate Eye Opener)...6k Times - 22:55.4 (Converse Kick-Off), 23:08.9 (Conference Carolinas)...Ranked 2nd in Converse history in the 5k and 6k races.

Prep: Graduated with academic honors from James Wood High School...Member of the National Honors Society and Mountain Vista Governor's School...Received 3 letters in cross country and indoor/outdoor track and field, 10 varsity letters and 1 captain star...Holds the James Wood school record for the indoor 4x800-meter relay, indoor 1600-meter run (5:12), indoor 3200-meter run (11:26) and her cross country PR is 18:11...4x All-Area First Team Member, 2021 All-State Cross Country Member and 2x All-State Track and Field Member (2021 and 2022).

Personal: Daughter of Greg and Serena Beatty...Has one brother, Patrick (15).

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2023Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2024Junior

    5'6"