2021 Cross Country Roster
Conner, Karleigh

Karleigh Conner
- Position:
- Cross Country
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Kings
- Hometown:
- Maineville, Ohio
Bio
Karleigh Conner TFRRS Career Results
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Academic All-MAC (Cross Country: 2019, 2020, 2021 … Indoor: 2021, 2022 … Outdoor: 2022)
2022 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in seven meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … ran a career-best time of 2:10.39 in the prelims of the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 13) … placed eighth in the same meet with a 2:15.22 time in the finals … took fourth in the 800-meter run at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (March 26) with a time of 2:18.19 … finished second in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:13.06 at the We Fly Challenge (April 16) … part of first-place finishing 4x400-meter relay team at the Jack Shaw Invite (April 30) after crossing the line in 4:22.02.
2022 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in five meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … placed 12th in the 800-meter run at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26) with a time of 2:16.75, in improvement of almost three seconds after running 2:19.52 at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 22) … part of distance-medley relay team that placed fourth at the Jim Green Invitational (Jan. 15) in a time of 12:46.53 … took part in 4x400-meter relay that crossed the line in 4:14.11 and placed ninth at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 22).
2021 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … improved 6k time by nearly 1:36 from 24:32.0 at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 15) to 22:56.6 at the MAC Championships (Oct. 30) … improved 5k time by over 1:11 from 20:40.2 at the Butler Twilight Meet (Sept. 3) to 19:29.1 at the Joe Piane Invitational (Oct. 1).
2021 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in three meets … part of 4x800-meter relay team that placed second with a time of 9:29.19 at the Blizzard Buster (March 20) … ran the 800-meter race in times of 2:20.20 at the Raleigh Relays (March 26) and 2:24.81 at the Black & Gold Invitational (April 17).
2021 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in four meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … took eighth in the 800-meter run at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27) with a time of 2:14.70, an improvement of six seconds from a fifth-place finish and a time of 2:20.43 in the Sid Sink Invite (Jan. 21) … placed fourth in the mile at the Sid Sink Invite (Jan. 21) after crossing the line in 5:15.47 … took third in the 800-meter run at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 18) with a time of 2:16.02.
2020 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in three meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … ran a season-best 6k time of 22:43.1 at the MAC Championships (Nov. 21) … placed 22nd at the Cardinal Classic (Oct. 30) in a time of 24:18 … improved time by 20 seconds and ran 23:58.3 at the Fal-con Invitational (Nov. 7).
2020 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: The 2020 outdoor season was canceled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Redshirted.
2019 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in four meets ... Academic All-Mid-American Conference ... opened the season with a career-best 5K time of 18:44.9 to place 10th at the Butler Open (Aug. 30) ... followed with a career-fast 6K time of 22:43.8 at the MSU Spartan Invitational (Sept. 13).
2019 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in seven meets ... placed fourth in the 800m at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 11) with a time of 2:11.17 ... ran a career-fast 800m of 2:10.88 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (April 6) which is the fourth-best individual time in the event in program history ... followed with a career-fast 1500m of 4:33.18 to place second in the event at the Ball State Challenge (April 13) ... won the 1500m at the season-opening Stan Lyons Invitational (March 16) in 4:41.37.
2019 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in six meets ... placed 11th in the 800m at the MAC Indoor Championships with a time of 2:14.75 ... also a member of the 11th-place distance medley relay at the league championships which clocked in at 12:22.43 ... turned in a career-fast 800m effort of 2:13.83 to place 20th at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2) ... won the mile at the Tom Hathaway Distance Classic (Jan. 26) with a career-fast time of 5:01.32.
2018 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets ... placed 74th at the MAC Championships with a season-fast 6K time of 23:12.0 ... helped guide the Cardinals to an event win at the Jenna Strong Invitational, placing 12th among scored runners and fifth on the team with a season-fast 5K time of 18:45.8.
HIGH SCHOOL: Finished her high school career with a career-fast and fifth-place time of 2:10.98 in the 800m at the OHSAA Division I State Championships, while running anchor for the third-place 4x800m relay which crossed the line in 9:01.92 … was also the conference, district and regional champion in the 800m as a senior … ran anchor for the second-place 4x800m relay (9:09.74) at the OATCCC Indoor Championships as a senior, while placing 20th in the 800m (2:27.14) … ran the second leg for the third-place 4x800m relay (9:01.43) at the OHSAA State Meet as a junior … placed 10th in the 800m (2:23:75) at the OHSAA Regionals as a junior, while also running a leg for the sixth-place 4x400m relay (4:00.72) at the meet … helped guide her 4x400m relay to a ninth-place time of 3:56.64 at the OHSAA State Meet her sophomore season … placed 16th in the 800m at the OATCCC Indoor State Meet her sophomore season, while helping guide the 4x800m relay to a fifth-place finish and the 4x400m relay to a 12th-place showing ... Placed 60th at the OHSAA Division 1 Cross Country Regional as a senior … turned in a career-fast 5K time of 19:40.51 at the Eastern Cincinnati Conference Championship as a senior.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Academic All-MAC (Cross Country: 2019, 2020, 2021 … Indoor: 2021, 2022 … Outdoor: 2022)
2022 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in seven meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … ran a career-best time of 2:10.39 in the prelims of the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 13) … placed eighth in the same meet with a 2:15.22 time in the finals … took fourth in the 800-meter run at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (March 26) with a time of 2:18.19 … finished second in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:13.06 at the We Fly Challenge (April 16) … part of first-place finishing 4x400-meter relay team at the Jack Shaw Invite (April 30) after crossing the line in 4:22.02.
2022 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in five meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … placed 12th in the 800-meter run at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26) with a time of 2:16.75, in improvement of almost three seconds after running 2:19.52 at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 22) … part of distance-medley relay team that placed fourth at the Jim Green Invitational (Jan. 15) in a time of 12:46.53 … took part in 4x400-meter relay that crossed the line in 4:14.11 and placed ninth at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 22).
2021 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … improved 6k time by nearly 1:36 from 24:32.0 at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 15) to 22:56.6 at the MAC Championships (Oct. 30) … improved 5k time by over 1:11 from 20:40.2 at the Butler Twilight Meet (Sept. 3) to 19:29.1 at the Joe Piane Invitational (Oct. 1).
2021 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in three meets … part of 4x800-meter relay team that placed second with a time of 9:29.19 at the Blizzard Buster (March 20) … ran the 800-meter race in times of 2:20.20 at the Raleigh Relays (March 26) and 2:24.81 at the Black & Gold Invitational (April 17).
2021 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in four meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … took eighth in the 800-meter run at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27) with a time of 2:14.70, an improvement of six seconds from a fifth-place finish and a time of 2:20.43 in the Sid Sink Invite (Jan. 21) … placed fourth in the mile at the Sid Sink Invite (Jan. 21) after crossing the line in 5:15.47 … took third in the 800-meter run at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 18) with a time of 2:16.02.
2020 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in three meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … ran a season-best 6k time of 22:43.1 at the MAC Championships (Nov. 21) … placed 22nd at the Cardinal Classic (Oct. 30) in a time of 24:18 … improved time by 20 seconds and ran 23:58.3 at the Fal-con Invitational (Nov. 7).
2020 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: The 2020 outdoor season was canceled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Redshirted.
2019 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in four meets ... Academic All-Mid-American Conference ... opened the season with a career-best 5K time of 18:44.9 to place 10th at the Butler Open (Aug. 30) ... followed with a career-fast 6K time of 22:43.8 at the MSU Spartan Invitational (Sept. 13).
2019 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in seven meets ... placed fourth in the 800m at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 11) with a time of 2:11.17 ... ran a career-fast 800m of 2:10.88 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (April 6) which is the fourth-best individual time in the event in program history ... followed with a career-fast 1500m of 4:33.18 to place second in the event at the Ball State Challenge (April 13) ... won the 1500m at the season-opening Stan Lyons Invitational (March 16) in 4:41.37.
2019 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in six meets ... placed 11th in the 800m at the MAC Indoor Championships with a time of 2:14.75 ... also a member of the 11th-place distance medley relay at the league championships which clocked in at 12:22.43 ... turned in a career-fast 800m effort of 2:13.83 to place 20th at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2) ... won the mile at the Tom Hathaway Distance Classic (Jan. 26) with a career-fast time of 5:01.32.
2018 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets ... placed 74th at the MAC Championships with a season-fast 6K time of 23:12.0 ... helped guide the Cardinals to an event win at the Jenna Strong Invitational, placing 12th among scored runners and fifth on the team with a season-fast 5K time of 18:45.8.
HIGH SCHOOL: Finished her high school career with a career-fast and fifth-place time of 2:10.98 in the 800m at the OHSAA Division I State Championships, while running anchor for the third-place 4x800m relay which crossed the line in 9:01.92 … was also the conference, district and regional champion in the 800m as a senior … ran anchor for the second-place 4x800m relay (9:09.74) at the OATCCC Indoor Championships as a senior, while placing 20th in the 800m (2:27.14) … ran the second leg for the third-place 4x800m relay (9:01.43) at the OHSAA State Meet as a junior … placed 10th in the 800m (2:23:75) at the OHSAA Regionals as a junior, while also running a leg for the sixth-place 4x400m relay (4:00.72) at the meet … helped guide her 4x400m relay to a ninth-place time of 3:56.64 at the OHSAA State Meet her sophomore season … placed 16th in the 800m at the OATCCC Indoor State Meet her sophomore season, while helping guide the 4x800m relay to a fifth-place finish and the 4x400m relay to a 12th-place showing ... Placed 60th at the OHSAA Division 1 Cross Country Regional as a senior … turned in a career-fast 5K time of 19:40.51 at the Eastern Cincinnati Conference Championship as a senior.
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