Carrie Verdon

Height:
5-2
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Moraga, Calif.
High School:
Campolindo

PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
Mile: 5:07.12 (2014)
3,000-Meters: 9:18.11 (2014)
5,000-Meters: 16:16.77 (2016)
OUTDOOR
1,500-Meters: 4:25.46 (2013)
5,000-Meters: 15:59.83 (2014)
10,000-meters: 33:42.02 (2014)

MPSF SCORING
2014 5,000-Meters, 2nd (16:31.69)

PAC-12 SCORING
2013 5,000-Meters, 8th (16:49.83)
2016 10,000-Meters, 5th (33:56.19)

ACADEMIC HONORS
Academic All-MPSF (2016)

2017: Indoor: Verdon competed in two events during the indoor season. She ran the 3,000-meters at the Colorado Open, finishing sixth. She also competed in the 5,000-meters at the Husky Classic.
Outdoor: During her senior year for the Buffaloes, Verdon competed in the 10,000-meters. She set a new personal record at the Stanford Invite (3/31) with a time of 34:30.15. This time of 10,000-meters was the second-fastest time by a Buff women runner in the event during the 2016-17 outdoor season, second only behind junior Annie Kelly’s time of 34:23.12.

2016: Indoor: Verdon ran twice for the Buffs as junior. She ran a personal best in the 5,000 at the Husky Classic (2/13), finishing 18^th in 16:16.77. At the MPSF Championship, Verdon was 24^th overall in the 3,000, clocking in at 9:45.58.
Outdoor: Verdon raced five times, twice in the 5,000 and three in the 10,000-meter runs, for the Buffs during the spring. She started the year off with a 34:09.31 performance in the 10k at the Stanford Invite. Her next race was a 5k at the Stanford Twilight, where she would finish in 16:19.89. Verdon switched back to the 10k at the Pac-12 Championships, recorded a fifth place finish in a season best time of 33:56.19. She qualified for both events at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships.

2015: Indoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.
Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.

2014: Indoor: At the Husky Classic (2/15) Verdon raced the 3k and finished ninth in 9:18.11, which put her eighth on CU’s all-time performers list. Verdon’s final race was the 5k at the MPSF Championships. She placed second in 16:31.69.
Outdoor: Verdon ran several events, but mainly focused on the 5,000. She ran her first 5k at the Payton Jordan Invite (5/4), clocking in at 15:59.83, which was 13^th overall. Her next 5k was at the Pac-12 Championships, where Verdon narrowly missed scoring for the Buffs by placing ninth in 16:40.45. She went on to race the 5k at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships and placed fifth in 16:06.71, which qualified her for NCAAs. Verdon finished her season at nationals, placing 17^th (16:28.60).

2013: Indoor: Verdon only raced twice for the Buffs as she was training for the IAAF World Junior Cross Country Championships, but she did quite well in both races. Verdon placed fourth at the UW Invite (1/25) in the 5,000-meter run, finishing in 16:47.36. At the MPSF Championships, she was 17^th in the 3k with a time of 9:42.17.
Outdoor: Verdon competed in the 1,500 and 5,000-meter runs during her first outdoor season. She ran her season-best of 16:14.58 in the 5k at Mt. SAC Relays (4/19), which won the open ‘A’ section. One week later, Verdon recorded a season-best in the 1,500 of 4:25.46 at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invite, which placed her fourth in her section. She scored her first point for the team in the 5k at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing eighth in 16:49.83. At the NCAA West Preliminary Championships, Verdon placed 13^th (16:21.60), just missing by one spot to advance to nationals.

CROSS COUNTRY: (2016) Verdon ran at two meets to finish her career with the Buffs. She started strong, placing third overall while leading the Buffs at the Colorado State Invitational. Verdon returned to action at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 52nd overall.
(2015) Verdon returned to the CU line-up, after redshirting the 2014 season, at NCAA Pre-Nationals, finishing 92^nd. At Pac-12s, Verdon improved to 27^th overall. She placed 36^th at regionals and ended the season with a 146^th place finish at NCAAs.
(2014) Redshirt. Verdon placed third overall at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, but suffered a season ending injury in the same race.
(2013) Verdon had another outstanding season as a sophomore, helping to lead CU to a runner-up finish at Pac-12, win regionals and place seventh at NCAAs. Verdon led CU at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, placing second overall. She was the No. 2 runner for the Buffs in the next three races, placing 22^nd at NCAA Pre-Nationals, 10^th at Pac-12s and fourth at regionals. She finished the season at NCAA with a 132^nd-place finish (CU’s No. 5) after falling twice due to extremely muddy conditions. Verdon earned All-Pac-12 Second Team and all-region honors during the campaign.
(2012) Verdon made an immediate impact during her freshman campaign and was CU’s No. 2 scorer in four of five races. The only race she didn’t lead the Buffs in was at the Rocky Mountain Shootout where she was the team leader, crossing the finish third. Two weeks after that, she recorded a 37^th-place finish at pre-nats. Verdon continued to do well and took 16^th at the Pac-12 Championships. She followed up the performance with a seventh-place run at regionals; earning her first all-region honor in the process. Verdon finished the campaign at nationals by placing 136^th overall, but she wasn’t done yet. She earned a spot on the U.S. team to compete at the IAAF World Junior Cross Country Championships after placing third overall at the U.S. Championships. Verdon was the top American at worlds, finishing 20^th overall.

HIGH SCHOOL: Verdon was a two-time state champion in cross country as a junior and senior and helped her high school team to the state title in 2010, en route to one of her state titles. The Cougars also won the North Coast Section championships the same seasons. In 2010, Verdon placed fourth at FootLocker West Regionals to earn a spot at nationals where she finished 19^th overall. She was ninth at the state championships as a sophomore and in her freshman season she placed 11^th. Verdon was also successful on the track, placing third in the 3,200-meter at the state meet with a Campolindo High School record (10:22.5).

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 1,600-meters: 4:51; 3,200-meters: 10:22.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Verdon is majoring in integrative physiology.

PERSONAL: Carrie Sophie Verdon was born on March 8, 1994 in Torrance, Calif. She is the daughter of Wayne and Lisa Verdon of Moraga, Calif. and has one brother. She enjoys hiking and art and wants to pursue a career in physical therapy after graduation.