COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 1500M - 4:50.32, 5000m - 17:40.12, 14:29.2, 6K (XC) - 21.24.6
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
AWARDS:
1x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ('25, '26)
3x Academic All-Big Ten (Fall '24, Spring '25, Fall '25)
Cross Country 2025
Season: Competed in four meets during the 2025 cross country season...recorded a season-best 6K time of 22:14.4 at the Paul Short Run.
Dolan Duals (9/5): Did not compete...Paul Short Run (College) (10/3): Finished 35th in the 6K with a time of 22:14.4.
Outdoor 2025
Season: Competed in the distance events, recording a personal-best 5,000m time of 17:40.12.
Bison Outdoor Classic (4/12-14): Ran 4:50.32 in the 1,500m run...Larry Ellis Invitational (5/2-3): Recorded a personal-best 5,000m time of 17:40.12, finishing seventh.
Cross Country 2024
Season: Competed in five meets during the 2024 cross country season...posted a season-best 6K time of 21:24.6 at the Lehigh Paul Short Run...recorded a top-10 finish at the Dolan Duals with a time of 14:29.2 to place eigth...
Dolan Duals (9/6): Placed eighth in the 4K with a time of 14:29.2...Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/13): Finished 81st in the 6K with a time of 21:56.6...Lehigh Paul Short Run (10/5): Recorded a season-best 6K time of 21:24.6, finishing 99th...Princeton Fall Classic (10/18): Ran 21:33.5 in the 6K, placing 124th...Big Ten Championships (11/1): Competed in the 6K, finishing 154th with a time of 21:52.2.
2024 Outdoor
Season: Did not compete.
2024 Indoor
Season: Did not compete.
2023 Cross Country
Season: Did not compete.
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: 1600m – 4:59.68, 3200m – 10:39.54, 5K (XC) – 17:55.80
Attended high school at Downingtown STEM Academy…Finished sixth in the 3200m at the 2023 PIAA State Championships…Eighth place at 2022 PIAA Cross Country Championship…Two-time Ches-Mont league cross country champion (’22, ’21)…Graduated with honors and was a member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Todd and Christine Tarpley…Has two sisters, Maggie and Anna…Chose Penn State because “it combined great academic opportunities with the ability to run for an excellent program.”