COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 800m - 2:08.44, 1000m 2:47.46, 1500m - 4:16.26, Mile - 4:35.84, 3000m - 9:09.35, 4k (XC) 14:06.8, 6K (XC) 20:07.6
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
RECORDS:
No. 6 all-time in indoor mile (4:35.84)
No. 6 all-time in indoor 3000m (9:09.35)
No. 7 all-time in outdoor 1500m (4:16.26)
AWARDS:
1x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ('26)
1X USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic All Region (XC '25)
2x USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (XC '25, T&F '25)
6x All-Big Ten Academic Team (Fall '23, Spring '24, Spring' 25 Fall '24, Spring '25, Fall '25, Spring '26)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Qualified for the NCAA Division I East First Round in the 1,500m after a standout outdoor season highlighted by a third-place finish at the Larry Ellis Invitational and a personal-best 4:16.84... Earned a spot at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in both the 1,500m and 5,000m...
Raleigh Relays (3/26-28): Competed in the 5,000 meters... Bison Outdoor Classic (4/11-13): Finished fifth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:08.44... Virginia Challenge (4/17-18): Ran 4:18.52 in the 1,500m.... Penn Relays (4/23-25): Posted a 4:17.79 in the 1,500m... Larry Ellis Invitational (5/1-2): Delivered a standout performance in the 1,500 meters, placing third with a personal-best 4:16.84... Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/15-17): Competed in the 1,500m with a preliminary time of 4:27.92. NCAA Division I East First Round (5/27-30): Closed the season in the 1,500m, running 4:21.61...
Indoor 2026
Season: Advanced to the Big Ten Indoor Championships in the mile after a strong indoor campaign that featured multiple top-five finishes and personal-best performances. Recorded season-best marks in the mile (4:35.84) and 3,000 meters (9:09.35).
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/17): Opened the season with a fourth-place finish in the 1,000m, running 2:47.87... Penn State National Open (1/30-31): Posted a third-place finish in the mile (4:37.60) and placed fourth in the 3,000m with a time of 9:09.35... PSU Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/7): Won the 800 meters with a time of 2:09.13... Husky Classic (2/13-14): Recorded a personal-best 4:35.84 in the mile to finish eighth... Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/26-28): Competed in the mile, placing 16th in the prelims with a time of 4:46.82...
Cross Country 2025
Season: Helped lead Penn State through a successful championship season, qualifying for the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships...finished 23rd at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships with a 6K time of 20:07.6....
Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/12): Opened the season with a ninth-place finish in the 6K, clocking 20:54.0... Paul Short Run (10/3): Finished with a time of 20:37.0... Nuttycombe Invitational (10/17): Ran 20:48.1 in the 6K... Big Ten Championships (10/31): Ran a time of 20:43.2... NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championships (11/14): Recorded a 23rd-place finish in 20:07.6... NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships (11/22): Competed at the national championships in 20:25.9...
Outdoor 2025
Season: Advanced to the NCAA Division I East First Round in the 1,500m for the second consecutive season... Recorded a third-place finish at the Larry Ellis Invitational and posted a season-best 4:16.26 in the event...
Raleigh Relays (3/27-29): Opened the outdoor season in the 1,500m, running 4:23.59... Virginia Challenge (4/18-19): Competed in both the 800m (2:10.89) and 1,500m (4:20.15)... Penn Relays (4/24-26): Ran 4:24.35 in the 1,500m... Larry Ellis Invitational (5/2-3): Finished third in the 1,500m with a season-best 4:16.26... Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/16-18): Competed in the 1,500m preliminary, recording a 4:24.91... NCAA Division I East First Round (5/28-31): Closed the season in the 1,500m, running 4:25.98.
Cross Country 2024
Season: Helped Penn State advance to the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.. recorded a top-20 finish at the Lehigh Paul Short Run and placed 34th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships...
Dolan Duals (9/6): Opened the season with a fourth-place finish in the 4K, running 14:06.8... Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/13): Recorded a 32nd-place finish in the 6K with a time of 21:12.1... Lehigh Paul Short Run (10/5): Finished 16th in the 6K with a time of 20:30.3... Princeton Fall Classic (10/18): Finished 35th in the 6K, clocking 20:25.9... Big Ten Championships (11/1): Competed in the 6K and placed 65th with a time of 20:29.4... NCAA Division I Mid-Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships (11/15): Recorded a 34th-place finish in the 6K with a time of 20:52.6... NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships (11/23): Closed the season at the national championships, finishing 241st in the 6K with a time of 21:47.6...
Outdoor 2024
Season: Continued to establish herself as a versatile middle-distance athlete, posting top finishes in the 800m and 1,500m... Won the 800 meters at the Jim Thorpe Invitational and placed sixth in the 1,500 meters at the Virginia Challenge...
Virginia Challenge (4/19-20): Finished sixth in the 1,500m with a time of 4:24.57... Jim Thorpe Invitational (5/3): Won the 800m with a time of 2:09.50...
Indoor 2024
Season: Competed in the middle-distance and distance events, earning a third-place finish in the distance medley relay at the Big Ten Indoor Championships... recorded multiple top-10 finishes throughout the season, including a personal-best 9:24.69 in the 3,000m...
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13): Began the season with a fifth-place finish in the 1,000 meters (2:47.46)... Simmons-Harvey (1/20): Recorded a fourth-place finish in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:30.07... Penn State National Open (1/26-27): Placed seventh in the 3,000 meters with a personal-best 9:24.69...Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/9-10): Ran 4:23.97 in the 1,500 meters and 4:42.28 in the mile. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/23-24): Helped the distance medley relay finish third in 11:15.02 and placed 13th in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:28.20...
Outdoor 2023
Season: Competed in the 800 and 1,500 meters, advancing to the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the 1,500 meters. Recorded multiple top-five finishes throughout the season.
Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (3/25): Opened the season with a fifth-place finish in the 1,500 meters (4:29.39). Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14-16): Competed in both the 800 and 1,500 meters. Virginia Challenge (4/20-22): Ran 4:28.65 in the 1,500 meters. Jim Thorpe Invitational (5/5): Finished second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:11.82. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/12-14): Competed in the 1,500-meter prelims, running 4:23.17.
Indoor 2023
Season: Did not compete.
Cross Country 2023
Season: Did not compete.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Ran cross country and track and field at Morgantown High School...Named 2019 Gatorade West Virginia Girls Runner of the Year after winning AAA individual and team state championship title in cross country...Won two additional cross country team state championships for three total in high school career...Won state track and field team championship in 2022.
PERSONAL
Parents are Judy and Dean Hatcher...Has siblings, Samantha and Ben...Sister Samantha competed in cross country/track & field at West Virginia from 2018-22...Enrolled in Division of Undergraduate Studies.