COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 1500m - 4:44.94, Mile – 4:48.57, 3K – 9:07.10, 5K – 15:49.68, 10K – 32:57.53, 4K (XC) – 14:09.6, 6K (XC): 19:55.2
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
AWARDS:
1x All-Big Ten (‘25 First Team)
1x CSC Academic All-District ('26)
2x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (’24, '26)
6x Academic All-Big Ten (Fall ’23, Spring ’24, Fall '24, Spring '25, Fall '25, Spring '26)
1x USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
RECORDS:
No. 3 all-time in the 10k (32.57.53)
No. 3 all-time in the 5K (15:49.68)
No 4. all-time in the 3000m (9:07.10)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Posted a personal-best 32:57.53 in the 10,000 meters at the Raleigh Relays to place third all-time in Penn State program history, and competed in the 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters during the outdoor campaign.
Raleigh Relays (Mar. 26-28): Opened the outdoor season with a personal-best 32:57.53 in the 10,000 meters to finish 12th...Bison Outdoor Classic (Apr. 11-13): Competed in the 1,500 meters, running 4:44.94, and also raced in the 5,000 meters.
Indoor 2026
Season: Scored for Penn State with a ninth-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the Big Ten Indoor Championships while posting personal-best times of 15:49.68 in the 5,000 meters, 9:07.10 in the 3,000 meters and 4:48.57 in the mile.
BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (Dec. 6): Opened the indoor season with a personal-best 15:49.68 in the 5,000 meters...Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 17): Finished third in the mile with a personal-best 4:48.57...Penn State National Open (Jan. 30-31): Placed second in the 3,000 meters with a personal-best 9:07.10...BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 13-14): Ran 16:06.46 in the 5,000 meters...Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 26-28): Finished ninth in the 5,000 meters in 16:07.86 to score team points and placed 11th in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:18.01.
Cross Country 2025
Season: Competed in every race for the Nittany Lions, earning All-Big Ten Second Team honors with an eighth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships and qualifying for the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Dolan Duals (Sept. 5): Opened the season with a fourth-place finish in the 4K, running 14:09.6...Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (Sept. 12): Placed sixth in the 6K with a time of 20:46.3...Paul Short Run (Oct. 3): Set PR in the 6K, clocking 20:17.0, placing her as Penn State’s third all-time....Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct. 17): Recorded a time of 20:32.4 in the 6K...Big Ten Championships (Oct. 31): Big Ten Championships (10/31): Finished eighth at 20:11.7 and set a PR, while earning her first All-Big Ten First Team nod...NCAA Cross Country Championships (11/22): Set a PR of 19:55.2 in the women’s 6K...
Outdoor 2024
Season: Achieved 5K and 10K PRs…Ran in five meets for the Nittany Lions.
Raleigh Relays (3/28-30): Clocked a 35:26.98 PR in the 10K for 45th overall. Bison Outdoor Classic (4/12-14): Ran a 16:54.63 PR in the 5K to finish tenth. Big Ten Championships (5/10-12): At her first Big Ten Outdoor Championship meet, Costich ran a 36:04.38 in the 10K.
Indoor 2024
Season: Set PRs in the mile and 3K…Competed in her first Big Ten track & field championship meet.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13): Set her mile benchmark, going 4:58.26 for ninth. Penn State National Open (1/26-27): Posted a 9:44.71 PR in the 3K to claim third…Finished second in the 5K with a 16:58.80. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/23-24): Ran a 17:14.31 in the 5K, placing 22nd in the conference.
2023 Cross Country
Season: Ran an incredible race at the Big Ten Championships, finishing as Penn State’s fifth finisher and helping her team to a fourth-place final standing in the conference.
Dolan Duals (9/1): Clocked a 15:03.6 over 4K in her first cross country race as a Nittany Lion. Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/8): Ran a 22:19.3 6K PR, finishing 27th overall in her first home meet in the Blue & White. Big Ten Cross Country Championships (10/27): Performed brilliantly, picking up her teammates to finish as Penn State’s fifth scoring finisher and helping the Nittany Lion women secure fourth in the Big Ten.
2023 Outdoor
Season: Entered the season as a mid-year freshman, competing in the 3,000, 5,000, and 10,000-meter runs for the first time in her collegiate career.
Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14-16): Ran a 16:57.85 in the 5K, finishing 11th overall. Virginia Challenge (4/20-22): Clocked a 35:41.68 over 10,000 meters in her first race at the distance. Jim Thorpe Invitational (5/5): Finished first in the 3,000-meter run in a personal-best 9:53.60.
BEFORE PENN STATE
Ran cross country and track & field at Clarence High School…Was a cross country state qualifier during her time at Clarence…Named a Buffalo Scholar-Athlete.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Theodore and Robin Costich…Has two brothers: Max and Sam, and one sister: Ella…Studying finance…Cousin Cara Costich runs track and cross country at Cornell, cousins Maggie and Molly Costich play soccer at the University of Chicago…Chose Penn State because “It is a great place with a great community and great education.”