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2017 Women's Cross Country Roster

Simon Lee
Simon Lee
Simon Lee
Simon Lee
Simon Lee
Simon Lee

Vera Pertsovskaya

  • Class Junior
  • Height 5-6
  • Hometown Staten Island, NY
  • Highschool Stuyvesant

Biography

Personal Bests
5k - 19:21 (9/17/16)
6k - 23:20 (9/29/17)

Honors and Awards: CUNYAC All-Star (2015), CUNYAC All-Star, CUNYAC Runner of the Week (9/13, 9/20, 10/5, 10/18), CUNYAC Scholar Athlete of the Month (October) (2016)...CUNYAC All-Star, CUNYAC Pre-Season Runner of the Year (2017)...MLK Service Award, CUNYAC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention (2017-18).

2017: Ran in each of the Hawk's six races...set a 6k personal best with a time of 23:20 at the Paul Short invitational where she placed 22nd...earned five top-25 finishes including two third place showings...at the CUNYAC Championship, placed third and earned All-Star status.

2016: Was the Hawk's top runner in five out of the six races she ran...improved her 5k best at Bard College with a showing of 19:21 for third place...at the CUNYAC Championship, was the Hawk's second runner and third place finisher overall with a time of 26:22 for 6k which earned her All-Star honors...led the team at the NCAA Regional with a 131st place finish in a time of 23:38.

2015: Competed in six races for the Hawks, finishing in the top 20 on three different occasions...placed 16th and recorded a personal best in the 5k a the Mount St. Mary Meet (10/3)...recorded a personal best in the 6k at the CCNY Invite (10/11) with a time of 25:49...posted a fifth-place finish at the CUNYAC Championships to help lead the team to a conference title...was named a CUNYAC All-Star.

Personal: Current member of Thomas Hunter Honors Program and JFEW Scholars Program...Daughter of Lyudmila and Vserolod Pertsovskaya...double majoring in Biochemistry and German and minoring in math.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2016Junior

    5'6"
  • 2017Junior

    5'6"