2016 Women's Cross Country Roster
Henderson, Maura
Maura Henderson
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Major:
- Elementary Education (BA in English)
- Hometown:
- Narberth, Pa.
- High School:
- Harriton
Bio
2019 CROSS COUNTRY: Academic Honor Roll... Finished 47th overall and was the seventh Lehigh runner at the Harry Lang Invitational (18:51.90)... Finished 20th overall and was the 12th Brown and White finisher at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet (23:29.70)... Came in 154th at the Penn State National Open (24:17.40)... 12th Lehigh finisher and 83rd overall at the Patriot League Championships (24:27.5).
2018 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished ninth on the team and 41st overall at the Patriot League Championship Meet (23:13.6)… Finished 10th on the team and 258 overall at the Penn State Open (23:30)… Finished sixth on the team and 125th overall at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (18:55)… Finished third overall and third on the team at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual (23:12.58)… Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 60th overall to lead the Lehigh pack in 21:30.8 at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, hosted by Lehigh…Led the Lehigh pack with an eighth place finish at the Patriot League Championships, earning Second Team All-Patriot League honors (21:36.7)…Finished 123rd overall at the Penn State National Open (22:33.8)…Named the Patriot League’s Runner of the Week after being the first Patriot League runner to cross the finish line in the Gold Race at the Paul Short Run (52nd overall/20:51.5)…Led the Mountain Hawks’ pack with a 35th place overall finish at the 5K Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (18:00.5)…Took home first place at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet, leading the team to a perfect score win (21:35.05)...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2016 CROSS COUNTRY:Â Earned All-Region accolades with her team-leading 14th place overall finish at the Mid-Atlantic Regional (20:58.5)...Earned First Team All-Patriot League honors by leading the Mountain Hawks with a fifth place overall finish at the Patriot League Championships (21:38.6), helping the team to a runner-up finish...Finished first on the team in 36th place overall at the Penn State Nationals (21:06.5)...Led all Patriot League runners with her 28th place time of 20:39.5 in the Paul Short Run's Gold Race, en route to being named the league's Runner of the Week...Took home first place out of 156 runners in her second career race at the 5K Ted Owen Invitational (17:43.5) and was named the Patriot League's Runner of the Week for the week ending 9/25...Had a runner-up performance in her collegiate debut at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (22:42.6).
WHY LEHIGH? "Lehigh offers a five-year education program which I found very appealing and is at a competitive level athletically, so with a combination of academics and athletics Lehigh is the perfect fit. There is also a corgi that lives right off campus so I have a constant opportunity to see a world of wonders."
BEFORE LEHIGH: Earned 14 varsity letters at Harriton High School in lacrosse, field hockey, basketball, cross country, indoor track and outdoor track…Earned a personal-record of 18:49 in the 5k, 4:58 in the 1600, 2:12 in the 800 and 10:55 for 2 mile … Ran a PA#1 in the 4X800 with a time of 9:18.30.
Â
GETTING TO KNOW MAURA
Nickname:Â Maur, Mars
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The people I’ve met here
Major & Why: Psychology Major, HMS minor, and interest in education program… I love kids!
Favorite Place on Campus:Â This secret study room in Taylor
Favorite Food:Â Dinosaur Oatmeal
Favorite Color:Â Yellow
Favorite Musical Artist:Â Taylor Swift
Favorite Movie:Â Inside Out
Favorite TV Show:Â Flash
Favorite Website:Â Google
Favorite Pro Team: U.S. women’s soccer team
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport:Â Jane Henderson
Hobbies:Â Running, reading, writing, and hiking
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On:Â Sports Illustrated (NOT swimsuit edition)
Place I'd Like To Visit:Â Australia
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Teleportation
Dream Job:Â Third Grade teacher and a high school/college coach
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Probably cry
2018 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished ninth on the team and 41st overall at the Patriot League Championship Meet (23:13.6)… Finished 10th on the team and 258 overall at the Penn State Open (23:30)… Finished sixth on the team and 125th overall at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (18:55)… Finished third overall and third on the team at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual (23:12.58)… Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 60th overall to lead the Lehigh pack in 21:30.8 at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, hosted by Lehigh…Led the Lehigh pack with an eighth place finish at the Patriot League Championships, earning Second Team All-Patriot League honors (21:36.7)…Finished 123rd overall at the Penn State National Open (22:33.8)…Named the Patriot League’s Runner of the Week after being the first Patriot League runner to cross the finish line in the Gold Race at the Paul Short Run (52nd overall/20:51.5)…Led the Mountain Hawks’ pack with a 35th place overall finish at the 5K Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (18:00.5)…Took home first place at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet, leading the team to a perfect score win (21:35.05)...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2016 CROSS COUNTRY:Â Earned All-Region accolades with her team-leading 14th place overall finish at the Mid-Atlantic Regional (20:58.5)...Earned First Team All-Patriot League honors by leading the Mountain Hawks with a fifth place overall finish at the Patriot League Championships (21:38.6), helping the team to a runner-up finish...Finished first on the team in 36th place overall at the Penn State Nationals (21:06.5)...Led all Patriot League runners with her 28th place time of 20:39.5 in the Paul Short Run's Gold Race, en route to being named the league's Runner of the Week...Took home first place out of 156 runners in her second career race at the 5K Ted Owen Invitational (17:43.5) and was named the Patriot League's Runner of the Week for the week ending 9/25...Had a runner-up performance in her collegiate debut at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (22:42.6).
WHY LEHIGH? "Lehigh offers a five-year education program which I found very appealing and is at a competitive level athletically, so with a combination of academics and athletics Lehigh is the perfect fit. There is also a corgi that lives right off campus so I have a constant opportunity to see a world of wonders."
BEFORE LEHIGH: Earned 14 varsity letters at Harriton High School in lacrosse, field hockey, basketball, cross country, indoor track and outdoor track…Earned a personal-record of 18:49 in the 5k, 4:58 in the 1600, 2:12 in the 800 and 10:55 for 2 mile … Ran a PA#1 in the 4X800 with a time of 9:18.30.
Â
GETTING TO KNOW MAURA
Nickname:Â Maur, Mars
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The people I’ve met here
Major & Why: Psychology Major, HMS minor, and interest in education program… I love kids!
Favorite Place on Campus:Â This secret study room in Taylor
Favorite Food:Â Dinosaur Oatmeal
Favorite Color:Â Yellow
Favorite Musical Artist:Â Taylor Swift
Favorite Movie:Â Inside Out
Favorite TV Show:Â Flash
Favorite Website:Â Google
Favorite Pro Team: U.S. women’s soccer team
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport:Â Jane Henderson
Hobbies:Â Running, reading, writing, and hiking
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On:Â Sports Illustrated (NOT swimsuit edition)
Place I'd Like To Visit:Â Australia
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Teleportation
Dream Job:Â Third Grade teacher and a high school/college coach
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Probably cry
2025 Lehigh Women's Cross Country Season Preview
Thursday, August 28
Lehigh Sports Central: Women's Cross Country
Wednesday, October 09
2024 Season Preview: Women's Cross Country
Thursday, August 29
Lehigh Sports Central: Women's Cross Country
Wednesday, September 27
