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One Sentence Previews: 2022 NCAA Indoor Championships Women's 5000 Meters (D3)

  • Brett Haffner
  • Mar 10, 2022
  • 3 min read

Additional contributions by Garrett Zatlin


1. Kassie Parker (Loras)

Serving as the undisputed, most dominant figure in the 5000 meters for all Division Three, Parker’s raw talent will let her handle any kind of pace she wants, fast or slow.


2. Ari Marks (Wellesley)

We know that Marks can run well in the postseason and after seeing her consistently run super fast times and earn clutch wins this season, we're confident that she will capitalize on her first opportunity of the weekend and produce a major result.


3. Fiona Smith (Saint Benedict)

Smith has been especially dangerous this winter and her performances this weekend should be a direct correlation of the tactical and aerobic prowess that she has shown us over the last few months.


4. Kathleen McCarey (SUNY Geneseo)

McCarey’s incredible winter season has produced numerous wins and top times, but in her first national meet on the track, will she be able to maintain the same poise that we saw from her at NCAA XC Championships this past fall where she placed 14th?


5. Alex Ross (Johns Hopkins)

Ross has thrown down solid performance after solid performance this winter and her remarkable consistency should make her a fairly reliable All-American candidate despite this loaded field.


6. Anastasia Tucker (Hope)

Tucker’s consistency when it comes to the postseason has been second-to-none throughout her entire collegiate career and there's no reason to believe that we won't see something similar from the Hope College star this weekend.


7. Izzi Gengaro (MIT)

In her first track season as an Engineer, Gengaro’s performances on the oval have been similar to her results on the grass: potent and in contention for a high-placing All-American honor.


8. Meredith Bloss (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)

Her lone indoor race at Boston University was incredibly strong (along with some other solid outdoor performances) and she has made great strides in 2022, so it’ll be interesting to see how Bloss' handles the national meet after being away from the indoor oval for so long.


9. Stephanie Burnett (Lynchburg)

Burnett has been on a tear in the second-half of this indoor season, having won her last three races (which included two 5k efforts), and while the national meet could be a bit overwhelming in terms of talent, Burnett's recent momentum and poise should allow her to salvage a solid result.


10. Erin Magill (Brandeis)

Magill hasn't raced a ton this season, but when she has, she's been very successful, winning two individual races and running very fast times in the process, leaving us encouraged about her chances for success this weekend.


11. Emma Tapscott (Williams)

Tapscott’s progression throughout the season has been steady and constant, so while she may not be with the top pack, she probably won't have a poor race, either.


12. Rachel Krouse (UW-Stevens Point)

Krouse has been on a great winning streak over her last few races, both in fast and tactical settings, all of which is good news as she should be plenty prepared for various race scenarios.


13. Sophia Wolmer (Amherst)

Wolmer has quietly rounded into her usual top form, so if she can continue to build on her some of her more recent performances, then we could see this second-half seed earn an All-American honor.


14. Riley Mayer (Wartburg)

Mayer has raced a lot this indoor season, giving her valuable opportunities to tinker with a variety of distance events while gaining plenty of experience in numerous race scenarios this winter.


15. Frances Schaeffler (U. of Chicago)

As she has built momentum throughout this winter, Schaeffler appears to be primed to race fast at the right time, especially when you consider that she ran two personal bests in her last two races.


16. Sydney Fridel (Johns Hopkins)

Despite not being on Johns Hopkins’ national cross country squad, Fridel has made a huge jump up in fitness this winter and she will (likely) have some comfort knowing how her teammate Alex Ross is going to approach this race.


17. Angelina Petrichinko (Haverford)

Petrichinko has rounded into form at the right time with some respectable performances at the deep Centennial conference meet which may go underappreciated given the swarm of Johns Hopkins runners who were also in those distances fields.


18. Zarya de Souza (Washington U.)

Making some stellar jumps throughout the season, de Souza has the chance to cap off a good indoor season after clearly making an effort to peak, specifically for the 5000 meters, over her last two races.


19. Amy Sullivan (Westfield State)

This will be Sullivan’s sixth 5000 meter race of the season and while that is an impressive statistic, we're left wondering how she will respond to that kind of volume on a championship stage.


20. Cecelia Zielke (Case Western)

Zielke was very clutch at the Tufts National Qualifier, earning her place at the national meet where she'll have some familiarity with the fellow UAA competitors in this field.


Final Predictions:

  1. Kassie Parker (Loras)

  2. Ari Marks (Wellesley)

  3. Anastasia Tucker (Hope)

  4. Alex Ross (Johns Hopkins)

  5. Fiona Smith (Saint Benedict)

  6. Kathleen McCarey (SUNY Geneseo)

  7. Izzi Gengaro (MIT)

  8. Meredith Bloss (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)

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