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Cara Woolnough
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Brisbane, Australia
- High School:
- All Hallow's School
- Major:
- Biomedical Engineering
Bio
Personal Bests:
5K (XC): 16:51.58
6K (XC): 20:30.50
800 (Indoor): 2:12.19
1000 (Indoor): 2:56.20
Mile (Indoor): 4:48.13 (aa)
3000 (Indoor): 9:13.57
5000 (Indoor): 15:52.25
800 (Outdoor): 2:12.74
1500 (Outdoor): 4:21.29
5000 (Outdoor): 15:40.52
Cara Woolnough's TFRRS Profile (for top performances and meet results)
Academic Honors:
2022 NCAA Elite 90 Award
2022 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2022 CoSIDA Academic All-American (First Team)
2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District (First Team)
2022Â Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2021 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020 MPSF All-Academic
2019 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2019 CoSIDA Track/XC Academic All-District (2nd Team)
2019 USTFCCA Track All-Academic
2019 Pac-12 Track All-Academic (1st Team)
2019 MPSF All-Academic
2018 Pac-12 Cross Country All-Academic (1st Team)
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Athletic Honors:
2022 USTFCCCA All-American Second-Team (5000m)
2021 Cross Country All-Region (Mountain)
2021 Pac-12 First-Team (XC)
School Records:
1st all-time with 4x1600m relay team outdoors (19:11.37)
1st all-time in 5000m outdoors (15:40.52)
3rd all-time in 5000m indoors (15.52.25)
4th all-time in 3000m indoors (9:13.57)
7th all-time in Mile indoors (4:48.13 aa)
7th all-time in 1500 outdoors (4:21.29)
2022 Outdoor Track:
• Opened her senior season with a victory in the 1500m at the Trojan Invitational with a PR time of 4:21.29 and moved her into seventh all-time at Utah
• Took eighth at the Stanford Invitational with a mark of 15:44.52 in the 5000m race
• Broke the school record in the 5000m race at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a PR of 15:40.52
• Ran a leg on the 4x1600m relay team at Drake Relays that broke the school record with a time of 19:11.37 for second
• Was a scorer for Utah after taking fourth at the Pac-12 Championships in the 5000m race (15:55.47)
• Finished third in the 5000m at the NCAA West Regionals with a time of 15:50.80
• Earned USTFCCCA All-America Second-Team honors after finishing 12th at the NCAA Championships in the 5000m race
2021-22 Indoor Track:
• Opened her indoor season with a victory in the 5000m (16:13.41) at the UW Invitational – which was fourth-best in program history at the time
• Bested her then-PR in the 5K race at the Husky Classic with a time of 16:02.84
• Moved up to third in the all-time record books at Utah with a time of 15:52.25 in the 5000m to take second-overall at the Pac-12 InvitationalÂ
• Climbed to fourth all-time in the 3000m at Utah with a time of 9:13.57 at the Pac-12 Invitational
2021 Cross Country:
• Came in 19th and nearly picked up a 6K PR in her first race since 2019 with a time of 20:31.7 to help Utah secure the Dellinger Invitational crown
• Was the fifth scorer for Utah as it took second against a stacked field at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals meet with a mark of 20:39.3 for 48th overall
• Helped guide Utah to its best finish at the Pac-12 Championships (second) with a time of 20:55.0 for seventh-place, her best mark at the conference meet
• Was the second Ute to finish at the NCAA Regionals with a time of 20:51.6 for 23rd overall while Utah came in fifth as a team
2021 Outdoor Track:
• Opted out of season due to COVID-19
2020-21 Indoor Track:
• Opted out of season due to COVID-19
2020 Cross Country:
• Opted out of season due to COVID-19
2020 Outdoor Track:Â
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019-20 Indoor Track:
• Ran in three meets
• Opened season at the UW Invitational and set a PR in the 3k at the Husky Classic with a time of 9:41.17
• Placed 16th in the 3k at the MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championships (9:41.35)
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2019 Cross Country:Â
• Saw action in five meets this season
• Placed 27th at the Joe Piane Invite, while recording a new 5K PR (16:51.58)
• Finished 27th and set a new 6K PR (20:30.50) in the Pac-12 Championships
• Captured 30th at the NCAA Mountain Regional
• Was one of seven runners to compete for Utah at the NCAA Championships.
2019 Outdoor Track:
• Competed in seven meets
• Set new personal best time in the 1500m with time of 4:24.89 at the Portland Twilight
• Took second in the 1500m (4:37.05) at Weber State Spring Classic
• Season-best time of 2:12.74 in the 800m at USC Trojan Invite
• Was 13th with time of 4:25.86 in the 1500m at Pac-12 Championships
• Notched a 38th-place finish in the 1500m (4:28.60) at the NCAA West Prelims
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2018-19 Indoor Track:
• Competed in five meets
• Took fifth-place and tallied new personal best time of 2:56.20 in the 1000m at the Ed Jacoby Invite
• New personal best time in the 800m (2:12.19) at the Boise State Challenge
• Came in 17th and new personal best time in the mile (4:53.15) at the MPSF Indoor Championships
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2018 Cross Country:
• Competed in five events on the seasonÂ
• Placed 32nd and recorded a new personal best 5K time of 17:53.80 at the Battle in Beantown
• Took 44th at the Pac-12 Championships while recording a new personal best 6k time of 21:14.00
• Earned fifth at the CSI Invitational
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2018 Outdoor Track:
• Redshirted
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2017-18 Indoor Track:
• Redshirted
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2017 Cross Country:
• Redshirted
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High School:
• Placed 19th at the 2016 ISF World Schools Cross Country Championships, held in Budapest, Hungary
• Finished 10th in the 1500m at the 2014 Australian Junior Championships
• Was 5th in the 1500m at the 2014 Queensland Championships
• Personal bests of 2:12 in the 800m and 4:31 in the 1500m
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Personal:
• Parents are Virginia and Chris WoolnoughÂ
• Has one brother, Joshua, and one sister, Lia
• Graduated in the spring of 2022 with a 4.0 GPA in biomedical engineering
5K (XC): 16:51.58
6K (XC): 20:30.50
800 (Indoor): 2:12.19
1000 (Indoor): 2:56.20
Mile (Indoor): 4:48.13 (aa)
3000 (Indoor): 9:13.57
5000 (Indoor): 15:52.25
800 (Outdoor): 2:12.74
1500 (Outdoor): 4:21.29
5000 (Outdoor): 15:40.52
Cara Woolnough's TFRRS Profile (for top performances and meet results)
Academic Honors:
2022 NCAA Elite 90 Award
2022 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2022 CoSIDA Academic All-American (First Team)
2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District (First Team)
2022Â Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2021 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020 MPSF All-Academic
2019 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2019 CoSIDA Track/XC Academic All-District (2nd Team)
2019 USTFCCA Track All-Academic
2019 Pac-12 Track All-Academic (1st Team)
2019 MPSF All-Academic
2018 Pac-12 Cross Country All-Academic (1st Team)
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Athletic Honors:
2022 USTFCCCA All-American Second-Team (5000m)
2021 Cross Country All-Region (Mountain)
2021 Pac-12 First-Team (XC)
School Records:
1st all-time with 4x1600m relay team outdoors (19:11.37)
1st all-time in 5000m outdoors (15:40.52)
3rd all-time in 5000m indoors (15.52.25)
4th all-time in 3000m indoors (9:13.57)
7th all-time in Mile indoors (4:48.13 aa)
7th all-time in 1500 outdoors (4:21.29)
2022 Outdoor Track:
• Opened her senior season with a victory in the 1500m at the Trojan Invitational with a PR time of 4:21.29 and moved her into seventh all-time at Utah
• Took eighth at the Stanford Invitational with a mark of 15:44.52 in the 5000m race
• Broke the school record in the 5000m race at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a PR of 15:40.52
• Ran a leg on the 4x1600m relay team at Drake Relays that broke the school record with a time of 19:11.37 for second
• Was a scorer for Utah after taking fourth at the Pac-12 Championships in the 5000m race (15:55.47)
• Finished third in the 5000m at the NCAA West Regionals with a time of 15:50.80
• Earned USTFCCCA All-America Second-Team honors after finishing 12th at the NCAA Championships in the 5000m race
2021-22 Indoor Track:
• Opened her indoor season with a victory in the 5000m (16:13.41) at the UW Invitational – which was fourth-best in program history at the time
• Bested her then-PR in the 5K race at the Husky Classic with a time of 16:02.84
• Moved up to third in the all-time record books at Utah with a time of 15:52.25 in the 5000m to take second-overall at the Pac-12 InvitationalÂ
• Climbed to fourth all-time in the 3000m at Utah with a time of 9:13.57 at the Pac-12 Invitational
2021 Cross Country:
• Came in 19th and nearly picked up a 6K PR in her first race since 2019 with a time of 20:31.7 to help Utah secure the Dellinger Invitational crown
• Was the fifth scorer for Utah as it took second against a stacked field at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals meet with a mark of 20:39.3 for 48th overall
• Helped guide Utah to its best finish at the Pac-12 Championships (second) with a time of 20:55.0 for seventh-place, her best mark at the conference meet
• Was the second Ute to finish at the NCAA Regionals with a time of 20:51.6 for 23rd overall while Utah came in fifth as a team
2021 Outdoor Track:
• Opted out of season due to COVID-19
2020-21 Indoor Track:
• Opted out of season due to COVID-19
2020 Cross Country:
• Opted out of season due to COVID-19
2020 Outdoor Track:Â
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019-20 Indoor Track:
• Ran in three meets
• Opened season at the UW Invitational and set a PR in the 3k at the Husky Classic with a time of 9:41.17
• Placed 16th in the 3k at the MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championships (9:41.35)
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2019 Cross Country:Â
• Saw action in five meets this season
• Placed 27th at the Joe Piane Invite, while recording a new 5K PR (16:51.58)
• Finished 27th and set a new 6K PR (20:30.50) in the Pac-12 Championships
• Captured 30th at the NCAA Mountain Regional
• Was one of seven runners to compete for Utah at the NCAA Championships.
2019 Outdoor Track:
• Competed in seven meets
• Set new personal best time in the 1500m with time of 4:24.89 at the Portland Twilight
• Took second in the 1500m (4:37.05) at Weber State Spring Classic
• Season-best time of 2:12.74 in the 800m at USC Trojan Invite
• Was 13th with time of 4:25.86 in the 1500m at Pac-12 Championships
• Notched a 38th-place finish in the 1500m (4:28.60) at the NCAA West Prelims
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2018-19 Indoor Track:
• Competed in five meets
• Took fifth-place and tallied new personal best time of 2:56.20 in the 1000m at the Ed Jacoby Invite
• New personal best time in the 800m (2:12.19) at the Boise State Challenge
• Came in 17th and new personal best time in the mile (4:53.15) at the MPSF Indoor Championships
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2018 Cross Country:
• Competed in five events on the seasonÂ
• Placed 32nd and recorded a new personal best 5K time of 17:53.80 at the Battle in Beantown
• Took 44th at the Pac-12 Championships while recording a new personal best 6k time of 21:14.00
• Earned fifth at the CSI Invitational
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2018 Outdoor Track:
• Redshirted
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2017-18 Indoor Track:
• Redshirted
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2017 Cross Country:
• Redshirted
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High School:
• Placed 19th at the 2016 ISF World Schools Cross Country Championships, held in Budapest, Hungary
• Finished 10th in the 1500m at the 2014 Australian Junior Championships
• Was 5th in the 1500m at the 2014 Queensland Championships
• Personal bests of 2:12 in the 800m and 4:31 in the 1500m
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Personal:
• Parents are Virginia and Chris WoolnoughÂ
• Has one brother, Joshua, and one sister, Lia
• Graduated in the spring of 2022 with a 4.0 GPA in biomedical engineering
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