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2020 Women's Cross Country

Grace Henson

  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Cumberland
  • Hometown Cumberland, R.I.

Biography

AWARDS:

  • USTFCCCA All-Region (2019)
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic (2019)
  • Northeast-10 All-Conference Third-Team (2019)
  • Named NE10 Rookie of the Week three times in 2018 (9/5, 9/18 and 10/23)

2019:

  • Had the second-best time among SNHU runners at the NCAA Division II National Championship with a 6K of 22:43.7
  • Came in 16th at both the Northeast-10 Championships and the NCAA Division II East Regional
  • Set a personal best at the Paul Short Run at Lehigh with a 22:09.8 for 6K
  • Finished second to teammate Ashley Corcoran at the opening Shacklette Inv. on September 7

2018:

  • Started career with solid fourth-place run at the Shacklette Invitational in 19.55.5
  • Turned in her best 5k mark of the season at UMass-Dartmouth on 9/15 with 19:08.7
  • Finished 2nd on the team and 21st overall at the Northeast-10 Championships in Hopkinton, N.H. at 22:53.

BEFORE SNHU/PERSONAL:

  • Special Ed and Elementary Ed Major
  • 2018 graduate of Cumberland High School
  • Member of the Clippers' cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field programs
  • All-Division in cross country sophomore, junior and senior years
  • All-Class sophomore and senior years in cross country and All-State senior year cross country
  • All-Division and All-Class all four years in indoor and outdoor track in events like the 4x8, 1500, 800, 600, and 3000
  • Received the James Hall Memorial Reward and Most Outstanding Athlete Awards for cross country and track
  • Leadership award for cross country and track
  • Daughter of Bill and Nancy Henson
  • Has one brother William
  • Favorite musician is Post Malone

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

  • 2019Sophomore

  • 2020Junior