Karen Hause

Sport: Cross Country/Track

Class: Senior

Hometown: Bloomsburg

High School: Central Columbia

Major: Elementary Education/Early Childhood Education

2006 (Cross Country): Took 39th place at the PSAC Championships... Placed 22nd at the Slippery Rock Invitational.

2006 (Track): (Indoor) Won the 5000-meter event at the East Challenge Meet in 19:13.79... Took fifth in the 5000 meters at the DeShriver Invitational at East Stroudsburg in a time of 19:27.48... Took fifth place in the 5000 meters at the Orange and Maroon Classic with a time of 19:31.

2005 (Track): (Outdoor) Top Huskies finisher in the 5000 at Lehigh, placing sixth in a time of 19:06.64...Ran a career-best 38:30.16 in the 10,000 meters at Bucknell...Qualified for the PSAC Championships in the 10000 meters, finishing in 39:34 at the Raleigh Relays...Ran a PSAC qualifying time of 18:52 in the 5000 meters at Virginia Commonwealth. (Indoor)Turned in a dominating performance at Kutztown, winning the 5000-meter race in a time of 19:14.22...Third place finisher in the 3000 meters at the DeShriver Invitational; time of 10:53.01 is a PSAC qualifyer...Finished 10th in the 3000 at Bucknell in a time of 11:10.60...Ran a PSAC qualifying time of 19:10.72 in the 5000 meters at Susquehanna.

2004: Finished 24th at the NCAA Regional meet in a time of 24th leading the Huskies to a fourth place finish overall...Came in 30th place at the PSAC Championships finishing in a time of 24:51 to help lead the Huskies to a sixth place finish overall...Finished 144th at the Penn State National Race in a time of 23:23...Helped the Huskies to a first-place finish at the Husky Invitational, coming in fourth overall with a time of 24:22.70...Finished 12th overall in the Gulden Invitational at Bucknell University in a time of 23:51...Placed sixth at the Bison Open at Bucknell in a time of 19:23...Helped Huskies win the open division at the Penn State Spiked Shoe by finishing 43rd in 23:37...Took third at the Slippery Rock Quad Meet in 23:03.

2003: Finished 12th overall at the Bloomsburg Invitational...Was 8th for Bloomsburg and 70th overall at the Penn State Invitational...Placed 63rd at Lock Haven...Finished in the top 30 at the Gulden Invitational at Bucknell, taking 29th in a time of 24:32...Placed 51st for the Huskies at the DeSales Invitational in a time of 21:16...Took eighth overall at Mansfield in a time of 19:58...Ran well at the PSAC Championships, taking 64th overall in 25:39...Was Huskies sixth overall finisher at the NCAA Regionals, running the course in 24:16 and placing 69 overall.

2005 Cross Country Finishes

(Place) Time

Bison Open

Lock Haven Inv.

Spiked Shoe

SRU Invitational

Penn State National Invitational

(26) 19:49

(31) 23:43

(67) 23:52

(19) 24:30

(185) 23:56

2004 Cross Country Finishes

(Place) Time

Bison Open

Spiked Shoe

SRU Quad

Gulden Inv.

Husky Inv.

Penn St..

ESU Inv.

PSAC Champ.

NCAA Reg.

(6) 19:23

(43)

(3) 23:03

(21) 23:51

(4) 24:22

(144) 23:23

(30) 24:51

(24) 22:46

2003 Cross Country Finishes

(Place) Time

BU Inv.

Penn St.

Lock Haven Inv.

Bucknell Inv.

DeSales Inv.

Mansfield Inv..

PSAC Champ.

NCAA Reg.

(12) 25:30

(70) 24:27

(63) 25:27

(29) 24:32

(51) 21:16

(8) 19:58

(64) 25:39

(69) 24:16