COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 1500m: 4:28.91, Mile: 4:49.11, 3K: 9:25.85, 6K (XC): 20:48.8
CAREER RECORDS, NOTES, AND AWARDS
AWARDS:
1x Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Winner (’23 XC)
2025 Outdoor
Dolan Duals (9/5): Ran a 14:07.8 to clutch third place in the 4K. Harry Groves Shoe Invitational (9/12): Crossed the line at 20:37.3 to take third. Nuttycombe Invitational (10/17): Rounded out Penn State’s top seven finishers, finishing with a time of 21:31.7. Big Ten Championships (10/31): Secured a time of 21:04.6 in the women’s 6K. NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships (11/14): Finished 27th overall in the women’s 6K with a PR of 20:20.9. NCAA Cross Country Championships (11/22): Rounded out the top seven Nittany Lion finishers in the women’s 6K with a time of 20:49.4.
2024 Outdoor
Dolan Duals (9/6): Clutched second in the women’s 4K with a time of 13:54.8.
2024 Indoor
Season: did not compete
2024 Outdoor
Season: Did not compete.
2023 Cross Country
Season: As a true freshman, was a top-five scoring finisher for the Nittany Lion women in the Big Ten Championships, Mid-Atlantic Regionals, and NCAA Championships…Was a member of the Nittany Lions’ first NCAA Championship-qualifying team since 2019.
Lehigh Paul Short Run (9/30): In her first in-uniform competition, Zubey ran a 21:33.3 in the 6K race, placing 77th. Big Ten Championship (10/27): Went 22:40.9, finishing fifth on the Nittany Lions as the team placed fourth in the conference. Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships (11/10): Set a 6K PR with a 20:48.8, finishing fifth on the team as the group qualified for the NCAA Championships as it finished second in the region. NCAA Championships (11/18): Clocked a 22:01.7 for 228th in the national meet, crossing the line as Penn State’s fifth-overall finisher for the third meet in a row.
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: 1600m – 4:53.25, 3200m – 10:34.34, 5K (XC) – 17:47.70
Competed in track & field and cross country at Owen J. Roberts where she now owns the 1600m and 3200m school records…2021 PIAA Bronze Medalist in cross country…4x All-State in cross country…District champion in the 3200m and in cross country…Was a member of the National Honor Society and was president of the meteorology club.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jay and Patti Zubey…Has three siblings: sisters, Brynne and Courtney and brother, Sean…Father, Jay, ran cross country at IUP…Father, Jay, received an MBA from Penn State…Chose Penn State because it “was the perfect opportunity for me to grow athletically and academically.”