2025 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
Honors & Accolades
- 2024 America East All-Conference team
- #AEWXC Performer of the Week (9/4/24)
- #AEWXC Performer of the Week (9/15/25)
2025
- Won her first career race at the Mount St. Mary's 5K Dual Meet with a time of 18:29.59.
- Was the runner-up at the Cantello 6K Invitational (Navy) with a time of 22:47.6
- UMBC's top finisher at the Paul Short Invitational with a time of 21:17.9
2024
- Earned America East All-Conference honors after placing seventh in 17:44.3 at the America East Championships
- Was 38th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals with a time of 21:03.3.
- Finished fifth overall with a time of 23:08.10 at the Navy Invitational.
2023
- UMBC's top finisher in four of UMBC's five meets.
- Turned in her top 6k time of the season (21:48.6) at the Mid-Atlantic Regional.
- Finished 29th overall at the 5k America East Championships with a time of 19:07.65.
- The Retrievers' top finisher at the Navy Invitational with a 6k result of 24:01.29.
- UMBC's top harrier at the 6k Paul Short Invitational with a time of 23:26.5.
- Crossed the line 24th overall and was UMBC's second finisher in 20:42.63 at the 5k Mount St. Mary's Invitational.
BACKGROUND
- Earned three Olympic All-Conference honors in cross country (2019, 2021-22) and one in the 800 meters
- The medalist at the 2020 NJSIAA Cross Country Sectionals; finished second in 2022, but lowered her time by over 90 seconds after recovering from ACL surgery
- Part of 4 x 800 relay squad which broke the school record and competed at prestigious meets like the Penn Relays Â
- Earned Eastsideâs Female Athlete of the Year honor in 2022
- Also played youth soccer until 2021
- Maintained a 4.0 grade-point average each year at Cherry Hill East and was selected to the Senior Hall of Fame in recognition of achievement, leadership and betterment of the school
- Considering a major in biological sciences and has a career interest in physical therapy
- Lists favorite professional teams as âany Philadelphia sports teamâ and Bayern Munich
- Lists favorite musical artist as Pearl Jamâs Eddie Vedder and is learning to play the bass guitar
- Has a twin brother, Peter Tepper III and a sister Emma
- Daughter of Dawn and Peter Tepper, Jr., both competed in cross country and track and field at DeSales University
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