COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 1500m - 4:30.06, Mile - 4:55.46, 3000m - 9:20.84, 5000m - 16:11.25, 10,000m - 33:22.19, 6k - 20:10.7
CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Earned all-region honors in cross country three times...Turned in All-Big Ten performances twice in cross country...Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims four times.
Records: Owns No. 2 spot on Penn State’s all-time list for 10,000m (33:22.19).
ON A NATIONAL STAGE
Track & Field
NCAA East Prelims (5/26-29/21): Competed in the 5000m run.
NCAA East Prelims(5/23-25/19): Participated in 10,000m race.
NCAA East Prelims (5/24-26/18): Competed in her second NCAA East Prelims in 10,000m.
NCAA East Prelims (5/25-27/17): Qualified for her first 10,000m event.
Cross Country
NCAA Championships (11/15/19): Ran to an 80th place finish to contribute to Nittany Lions top-20 finish (No. 18).
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional: Earned All-Region honors with personal-best 20:10.7 for second place finish to help Nittany Lions to a regional title.
NCAA Championship (11/17/18): Posted a 21:34.3 time as part of Nittany Lions top-20.
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/9/18): Finished 18th (21:39.1) to help Penn State advance to NCAA Finals.
NCAA Championship (11/18/17): Was second Nittany Lion finisher, and 106th overall, with a time of 20:45.33.
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/10/17): Earned all-region honors with a sixth-place finish, running 20:15.8.
NCAA Championships (11/19/16): Placed 177th running 21:15.2.
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/11/16): Earned first all-region honor of her career with a 20:53 time for 12th place finish
AT BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/14-16/21): Placed third in the 10,000m with a time of 33:37.55.
Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/28-29/20): Contributed points for Nittany Lions in both 3000m and 5000m...Set a personal-best in the 5000m (16:20.31).
Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/10-12/19): Recorded second-best time in Penn State history in the 10,000m (33:22.19) for fifth.
Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/22-23/19): Finished 13th in the 5000m.
Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/11-13/18): Took fifth in 10,000-meter run (34:45.11) and finished just outside the top-10 (11th - 17:03.33).
Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/23-24/18): Competed in 5,000m event.
Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/12-14/17): Finished fifth in the 10,000-meters running a then-personal best 34:05.28.
Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/24-25/17): Ran in 5,000m event.
Cross Country
Big Ten Championships (11/3/19): Claimed second-team All-Big Ten honors with 11th-place finish.
Big Ten Championships (10/28/18): Shaved more than five seconds off her previous Big Ten postseason appearance with a season-best time of 20:45.2 for 23rd
Big Ten Championships (10/29/17): Had firs top-20 finish (20th-20:50.3)
Big Ten Championships (10/30/16): Placed 27th (21:57.4) as a true freshman.
TRACK & FIELD
2021 Outdoor
Big Ten Relays (4/23): Won the 5000m with a career-best time of 16:11.25.
2020 Outdoor
Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Indoor
Season: Scored points in 3000m and 5000m at Big Ten Indoor ...Set personal-best marks in 3000m and 5000m events.
Dr. Sander Invitational (1/23-25): Ran to third-place finish with a personal best 9:20.84 in 3000m.
2019 Outdoor
Season: Set a pair of personal-bests in the 10,000m and 1,500m events…Recorded the second-best time in Penn State history in the 10,000m race at the Big Ten Championships. Scored points for the Nittany Lions with her fifth-place finish...Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims in the 10,000m.
Bison Outdoor Classic (4/13-14): Posted a personal-best in 1500m (4:30.06).
2019 Indoor
Season: Competed in 5000m race at Big Ten Championships.
Penn State National Open (1/25-26): Recorded season-best performance in 3000m race.
2018 Outdoor
Season: Qualified for NCAA East Prelims in 10,000-meter run... Scored points for Penn State at Big Ten Championships with fifth-place finish in 10,000m race.
Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14-15): Ran 16:35.55 in 5000m to finish third. Penn Relays (4/26-28): Finished second in 5,000m at the Penn Relays (16:23.15).
2018 Indoor
Season: Ran personal-best in mile (4:55.46).
Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/2-3): Ran a personal-best time of 4:55.46 in mile.
2017 Outdoor
Season: Competed in 10,000m at NCAA East Preliminary…Recorded then-personal best in 1,500m (4:33.87) and 5,000m (16:28.57).
Stanford Invitational (3/31-4/1): Ran 16:28.57 in the 5000m race to finish third.
2017 Indoor
Season: Recorded then-personal bests of 4:58.82 in mile and a personal-best 9:39.90 in 3,000m.
Penn State National (1/27-28): Clocked a then-personal-best time of 9:39.90 in 3000m.
CROSS COUNTRY
2019
Season: Earned all-region honors with second-place finish at Mid-Atlantic Regional...Won two races and placed in the top-15 five times...Earned All-Big Ten honors with 11th-place finish at Big Ten Championships.
Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/11): Won first race of season in 20:42.3. Penn State National Open (10/18): Completed sweep of home meets with a first-place finish (20:13.0).
2018
Season: Ran in all seven team meets…Helped lead Penn State to its fourth consecutive top-20 finish at NCAA Championship.
Penn State National Open (10/12): Ran 21:00.6 to finish sixth.
2017
Season: Earned all-region honors at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional with sixth-place finish at Mid-Atlantic Regional (20:15.8)...Recorded three top-five finishes....Was second Nittany Lion, and 106th overall, finisher at NCAA Championships (20:45.33).
Penn State National (10/13): Finished third, running 20:23.
2016
Season: Earned all-region honors with 12th-place finish at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional...Helped Nittany Lions win NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional title.
Dolan Duals (9/2): Opened year with fifth-place finish (14:15.50). Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/10): Placed 11th (21:29). Penn State National Open (10/14): Placed 21st (20:49.40) in final home meet of season.
BEFORE PENN STATE
Awarded 12 varsity letters and served as team captain in cross country and track at Monroe-Woodbury High School…Named MVP four times in track and three times in cross country…Won OCIAA D1 Championship…Won OCIAA County Championship…Finished Section 9 Champions…Placed fifth at NYSPHSAA Class A Championship…Finished third at NYS Federation Championship…Won OCIAA League championship…Won OCIAA D1 Championship…Finished Section 9 Champions…Qualified for New York State Meet…Holds 4xmile School and Section Record (20:56.98)…Awarded Davidson Award…Won XC OCIAA Championship…Named Times Herald Record Athlete of the Year (2014 & 2015)…Awarded first team All County…Awarded second team All State…Awarded first team All Northeast…Garnered honorable mention All-America honors…Won OCIAA Championship as a member of the 4x800 team...Captured Class A championship in the 4x800…Placed fifth at NYSPHAA…Placed seventh at the NYS Meet…Placed third in the DMR at the Penn Relays (running 11:51.65)…Finished Section 9 Champion in the 800m and 3000m…Placed 37th at Footlocker Cross Country Nationals…Competed at New Balance Indoor Nationals in the 4x80 (2014), 2 mile (2015 & 2016) and DMR (2016)…Competed at New Balance Outdoor Nationals in 4xmile (2013, 2015 & 2016), SMR (2015 8th place), 2 mile (2016 11th place) and EE DMR (2015 5th place).
PERSONAL
Full name is Kathryn Anne Munks...Daughter of Susan and Joseph Munks...Pursuing a master’s degree in organizational leadership...Born June 30th, 1998, in Chester, New York.
Junior2018
Sophomore2017