2022 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Osika, Katie

Katie Osika
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- High School:
- Waterford Mott
- Hometown:
- Waterford, Mich.
Bio
Collegiate Bests
• 5K – 16:38.3
• 6K - 20:02.8
2023:
Competed in 6 races for the Spartans on the year ... Named B1G’s Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year, along with a All-B1G Ten First Team Honoree ... Ended the season at the NCAA Championships finishing 30th with a PR of 20:02.8 (11/18, 6K) ... Landed at the podium, finishing 3rd at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a time of 20:16.1 (11/10, 6K) ... Won the Spartan Invitational, placing 1st place with a time of 20:54.2 (9/15, 6K) ... Competed at the B1G Championships to place 4th with a time of 21:05.1 (10/27, 6K) ... She led the Spartans to a B1G Championship, as the team placed 1st .
2022:
Finished 33rd overall at the NCAA Championships with a time of 20:11.0 and earned her first career All-American honors, the lone Spartan All-American (11/19, 6K) ... 2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic athlete ... Improved her career-best 6K time (20:04.4) by two tenths of a second at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/11, 6K), landing on the podium in third place ... Placed second overall at the Big Ten Championships, clocking in at 20.04.6, earning first team all-Big Ten and leading the way in the Spartans conference title (10/28, 6K) ... First of three podium finishes of the season came at the MSU Spartan Invite where she placed second (9/16, 6K).
2021:
Placed 34th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a season-best time of 20:42.9 (11/12, 6K) ... Crossed the line in 34th at the competitive Griak invitational at 22:07.7 (9/24, 6K) ... 146th at the NCAA Championships with a time of 20:46.8 (11/20, 6K).
2020-21:
At her lone meet of the COVID-shortened season, she posted a 16th place finish at the Big Ten Championships in 21:03.3 that helped Michigan State to repeat as conference champions.
2019:
Placed 15th at the Spartan Invitational with a time of 22:04.8 (9/13, 6K) … Posted a time of 22:00.1 at the Buckeye Preview Meet (9/28, 6K) … Posted a career-best time of 21:27.9 at the Nuttycombe Invitational to place ninth (10/18, 6K) … Placed fifth at the EMU Fall Classic with a time of 17:35.0 (10/25, 5K).
2018:
Did not compete.
• 5K – 16:38.3
• 6K - 20:02.8
2023:
Competed in 6 races for the Spartans on the year ... Named B1G’s Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year, along with a All-B1G Ten First Team Honoree ... Ended the season at the NCAA Championships finishing 30th with a PR of 20:02.8 (11/18, 6K) ... Landed at the podium, finishing 3rd at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a time of 20:16.1 (11/10, 6K) ... Won the Spartan Invitational, placing 1st place with a time of 20:54.2 (9/15, 6K) ... Competed at the B1G Championships to place 4th with a time of 21:05.1 (10/27, 6K) ... She led the Spartans to a B1G Championship, as the team placed 1st .
2022:
Finished 33rd overall at the NCAA Championships with a time of 20:11.0 and earned her first career All-American honors, the lone Spartan All-American (11/19, 6K) ... 2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic athlete ... Improved her career-best 6K time (20:04.4) by two tenths of a second at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/11, 6K), landing on the podium in third place ... Placed second overall at the Big Ten Championships, clocking in at 20.04.6, earning first team all-Big Ten and leading the way in the Spartans conference title (10/28, 6K) ... First of three podium finishes of the season came at the MSU Spartan Invite where she placed second (9/16, 6K).
2021:
Placed 34th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a season-best time of 20:42.9 (11/12, 6K) ... Crossed the line in 34th at the competitive Griak invitational at 22:07.7 (9/24, 6K) ... 146th at the NCAA Championships with a time of 20:46.8 (11/20, 6K).
2020-21:
At her lone meet of the COVID-shortened season, she posted a 16th place finish at the Big Ten Championships in 21:03.3 that helped Michigan State to repeat as conference champions.
2019:
Placed 15th at the Spartan Invitational with a time of 22:04.8 (9/13, 6K) … Posted a time of 22:00.1 at the Buckeye Preview Meet (9/28, 6K) … Posted a career-best time of 21:27.9 at the Nuttycombe Invitational to place ninth (10/18, 6K) … Placed fifth at the EMU Fall Classic with a time of 17:35.0 (10/25, 5K).
2018:
Did not compete.
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