2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Sophie Novak 2024-25 Track and Field Roster

Class Graduate Student/Senior

Hometown Lake Orion, MI

High School Lake Orion

Bio

HONORS AND AWARDS

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2025-26)

Finished 114th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (20:01.1)
Placed seventh at the Great Lakes Regional Cross Country Championship (20:06.76)
Placed 22nd at the ACC Championships (20:07.8)
Finished 71st at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational (20:53.8)
Placed 13th in the blue division of the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (16:23.9)
Placed fifth at the National Catholic Invitational (16:48.7)

AS A SENIOR (2024-25)

Recorded a PR and the second best time in program history in the 3000m at the ACC Indoor Championships (8:51.94)
Finished first with a PR and the second best time in program history in the mile at the Meyo Invitational (4:33.29)
Won the 800m with a PR and the eighth best time in program history at the Notre Dame Invitational (2:07.28)
Posted a PR in the 5k at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (16:57.0)
Earned All-ACC Academic honors

AS A JUNIOR (2023-24)

Finished seventh in the 3000m steeplechase with the second best time in program history at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships (9:40.54)
Won the 3000m steeplechase at the 2024 ACC Outdoor Championships (9:48.00)
Recorded the fifth best time in program history in the 1500m at the Wake Forest Invitational (4:14.13)
Finished sixth in the 3000m at the 2024 ACC Indoor Championships (9:09.20)
Won the 3000m with the third best time in program history at the Badger’s Windy City Invite (9:02.35)
Logged a second place finish with the eighth best time in program history in the mile at the 2024 Meyo Invitational (4:38.62)
Competed in the 6k at the 2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships (21:13.2)
Posted a PR in the 6k at the 2024 ACC Cross Country Championships (20:33.1)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022-23)

Placed 29th in the 3000M steeplechase at NCAA Regional (10:34.68)
Won a bronze medal at ACCs in the 3000M steeplechase with a new PR of 9:48.83
Notched a best time in the 1500M at the Jim Freeman Louisville Invitational, taking third overall (4:21.49)
Took 12th place in the mile at Indoor ACCs with a new PR of 4:44.05, also got 26th in the 3000M (9:34.47)
Notched a best time in the 3000M at the Meyo Invitational (9:24.63)
Won the mile at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (4:47.76)

AS A FRESHMAN (2021-22)

Finished eighth in the 3000M steeplechase at Outdoor ACCs (10:13.97)
Won the steeplechase at the Louisville Invitational (11:02.99)
Took second in the 3000M at the Meyo Invitational (9:38.83)
Took first in the mile race at the 2021 Blue & Gold Invitational (5:08.19), which was also her collegiate debut

PREP AND PERSONAL