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2016 Women's Cross Country Roster

Tess Wei

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Friends Central
  • Hometown Philadelphia, Pa.

Biography

Awards:
• Women's XC Centennial Conference Schoalr-Athlete of the Year (2015)
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area (2015)
• NCAA Division III All-Mideast Region Team (2015)
• All-Centennial Conference Second Team (2015)
• Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll (2014)


Miscellaneous:
Was a member of the women's soccer program in the fall of 2013, making 14 appearances off the bench ... Attempted nine shots, including five on target.

2014:
Competed in three meets as a sophomore ... Established career-best times in three different distances ... Recorded a time of 21:08.42 in the 5,000-meter run at the Bryn Mawr Invitational  (8/29/14), finishing sixth on the team and 12th overall ... Ran the 3-mile course in 18:50.70 at the Main Line Invitational (9/25/14), placing ninth among Swarthmore runners and 39th overall ... Helped the Garnet to a fourth-place finish at the Centennial Championships (11/1/14) with a time of 24:00.4 in the 6k to place seventh among Garnet runners and 39th overall.

2013:
Played soccer at Swarthmore as a freshman.

High School:
Four-year letter winner in soccer at Friends’ Central … Two-time high school team captain … Three-time all-league player and League MVP … Named to the Pennsylvania All-State Team senior year … All South-East PA region player … Honored with Mainline Player of the Year for all divisions in 2012 … Voted the Bryn Mawr Rotary Club Mainline Player of the Year in 2012 for work on and off the field … Played for PDA in New Jersey … Member of the ODP Region 1 2011 Championship team ... Recipient of the 2013 Benjamin V. Ogden Memorial Award in honor of scholastic and athletic achievements … Won FCS awards for Service and Photography … Served in Student Council all four years … Served as Co-President of the Asian Student Association and Vice President of the French Club … Was a member of Gay Straight Alliance all four years … Volunteered for numerous charitable organizations and causes, including MANNA, Toys for Tots and the Red Cross.

Personal Bests at Swarthmore:
3-Mile: 18:50.70, at Main Line Invitational (9/25/14)
5,000m: 21:08.42, at Bryn Mawr Invitational (8/29/14)
6,000m: 24:00.4, at Centennial Conference Championships (11/1/14)

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Sophomore

    5'4"
  • 2015Junior

    5'4"
  • 2016Senior

    5'4"