Lauren Pappas

Position:
XC/Mid-Distance
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Glenbard West
Hometown:
Glen Ellyn, Ill.

Personal Bests (As of March 2020):

Indoor-
Mile: 5:24.27
3000: 10:43.47
5000: 18:40.71

Cross Country-
5k: 19:28.2
6k: 24:16.1

TFRRS Profile

2019-2020:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Indoor (Fr.): Competed in five meets during her freshman year ... Placed 10th in the 3000 (11:19.87) at the John Tierney Classic (Jan. 18) ... Took fourth in the 3000m (10:43.47) at the Black & Gold Premier (Feb. 1) ... Placed 18th with a PR time of 18:40.71 in the 5000m at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 14) ... Took second in the 3000m at the Panther Tune-Up (Feb. 22) with a time of 10:44.14.
Cross Country (Fr.): Competed in three cross country meets in her freshman season ... Placed 28th with a time of 19:48.7(5k) in the gold race at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 28) ... Placed 23rd with a time of 24:16.0 (6k) at the Bradley Pink Classic women's white race ... Set a 5k PR at the Bulldog Invite (Oct. 25) with a time of 19:28.2.

Prior to Marquette: Lettered four times each in cross country and three times in track and field teams at Glenbard West High School under coaches Kelly and Paul Hass ... Pappas was the Inaugural Recipient of the Sue Pariseau XC/TF Scholarship after her senior year ... Earned all-conference honors in the 3200m in 2019 ... A two-time state qualifier in cross country, she helped Glenbard West to its seventh consecutive conference championship in cross country as a junior (2017) ... Led her track and field team to conference titles in both indoor and outdoor track and field her senior year ... Pappas was the president and founder of the Glenbard West Medical Club in addition to being a member of her school's National Honor Society ... She was an honor roll student for each of her four years of high school ... Notched personal-bests in the 800m (2:30), 1600m (5:25), 3200m (11:28) and 3-mile (18:40).

Personal: Born on Sept. 25, 2000 to Amanda and Alki Pappas in Scottsdale, Arizona … Has one older brother, Yanni … Undecided on her major at MU.