Hannah Capek

Position:
Cross Country/Distance
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Monument, Colo.
High School:
Palmer Ridge

2016-17

2017 Indoor Season
Finished 30th in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA East Regional on May 25 in 35:14.69 ... finished 25th in the 5,000 meters at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 13 in a personal-best 17:03.57 ... finished 12th in the 10,000 meters at the SEC Championships on May 11 in 35:59.40 ... finished seventh in the 5,000 meters at the SEC Relays on April 28 in 17:58.81 ... finished 39th in her first collegiate outdoor 5,000 meter race at the Mount SAC Relays on April 13 in a time of 17:20.19 ... made her outdoor collegiate debut at the Stanford Invitational on March 31 and finished 22nd in the 10,000 meters in 34:50.72, the eighth-fastest time in school history.

2017 Indoor Season
Finished 21st in the 5,000 meters at the 2017 SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 25 in a personal-best 17:09.08 ... finished second in the 5,000 meters at the Tiger Paw Invitational on Feb. 10 in a personal-best time of 17:13.19 ... finished 17th in the mile in a personal-best 5:08.33 at the Bob Pollock Invitational on Jan. 27 ... finished fourth in the 3,000 meters in 10:00.11 and 12th in the mile in 5:13.18 at the Auburn Invitational .... made her collegiate track & field debut at the Commodore Invitational on Jan. 14 ... finished 11th in the 3,000 meters in a time of 9:55.67.

2016 Cross Country
Finished 30th at the NCAA South Regional, and was Alabama’s No. 2 runner, in a time of 21:01.5 ... finished 34th at the SEC Championships, and was Alabama’s No. 3 runner, in a time of 21:28.0 ... made an impressive collegiate debut at the Crimson Classic, finishing 11th in a time of 21:08.9 over the 6k course and was Alabama’s No. 2 runner.

Prep and Personal
Coached by Kelly Christensen at Palmer Ridge High School ... earned all-state honors in track & field as a senior in 2016... two-time all-conference selection and team MVP in both cross country and track and field as a junior and senior ... school record-holder at 3,200 meters ... also captain of her high school basketball team ... member of National Honor Society ... daughter of Charlie and Ellie Capek ... born Nov. 15, 1997 in Colorado Springs, Colo.