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2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

Katie Giles

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-1
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Glencoe HS
  • Hometown Gadsden, Ala.

Biography

2025: Cross Country — Posted a season-best finish of 24th at the Azalea City Classic with a time of 21:42.6 (3-mile). Competed in four meets during the season, including the Alabama Crimson Classic (26:06.3, 5.868k), Southern Showcase (22:07.0, 5k), and Battle for NOLA (17:42.9, 4k).

2024: Cross Country — Recorded a season-best finish of 21st at the Azalea City Classic (21:02.3, 5k). Competed in multiple meets, including the Georgia Tech Invitational (26:11.8, 6k) and Crimson Classic (24:26.0, 5.926k). Outdoor — Posted a fourth-place finish in the 3000 meters at the Golden Eagle Invitational with a time of 12:15.14 and another fourth-place finish in the 5000 meters at the Doc Anderson Invitational (21:13.14). Added a 10th-place finish in the 3000 meters at the South Alabama Invitational (11:34.80). Indoor — Competed in the 3000 meters, recording a season-best time of 11:58.19 at the Jaguar Invitational.

2023: Cross Country — Competed in three meets, highlighted by an 11th-place finish at the Azalea City Classic (22:21.3, 5k).

High School: Lettered six seasons in both cross country and track & field at Glencoe High School in Glencoe, Ala. … Det the cross country 5k record at Glencoe in the 5k during the 2020 season, while also setting the program marks in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m … Won the cross country state title as a sophomore … Best prep times – 5k (18:57), 800m (2:24), 1600m (5:23) and 3200m (11:55) … Also lettered five seasons in soccer and two seasons in basketball.

Personal: Full name is Katie Michelle Giles ... Born in Birmingham, Ala. ... Daughter of Charlton and Donna Giles … Has an older sister, Anna Beth … Father played four seasons in tennis at Jacksonville State, while sister lettered three seasons in tennis at Birmingham Southern … Majoring in biomedical sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    Distance
    5'1"
  • 2024Sophomore

    Distance
    5'1"
  • 2025Junior

    Distance
    5'1"