COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 1500m: 4:28.91, Mile: 4:45.31, 3K: 9:25.85, 5K - 16:25.71, 10K - 35:48.60, 4K - 13:54.8, - 6K (XC): 20:20.9
CAREER RECORDS, NOTES, AND AWARDS
AWARDS:
1x Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Winner (’23 XC)
2x Big Ten All-Academic Team (Fall '25, Spring '26)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Recorded personal-best times in the 1500m (4:29.95), 5K (16:28.54), and 10K(35:48.60)...competed at the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships in both the 5000 and 10,000 meters to close out the season.
Raleigh Relays (3/26-28): Opened the outdoor season in the 5000m, recording a time of 16:49.29...Bison Outdoor Classic (4/11-13): Posted a personal-best 4:29.95 in the 1500m, and competed in the 5000m...Penn Relays (4/23-25): Ran a personal-best 16:28.54 in the 5000m...Larry Ellis Invitational (5/1-2): Competed in the 1500m, finishing in 4:32.99...Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5/15-17): Finished 18th in the 10K with a personal-best time of 35:48.60 and placed 24th in the 5K with a time of 17:39.70.
Indoor 2026
Season: Recorded personal-best times in the mile (4:45.31), 3000m (9:31.43), and 5000m (16:25.71)...earned an individual victory in the mile at the Penn State Tune-Up...scored for Penn State at the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 5000m, placing 19th.
BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/6): Opened the season in the 5000m, clocking 16:54.38...Nittany Lion Challenge (1/17): Finished second in the mile with a personal-best time of 4:45.31...Penn State National Open (1/30-31): Recorded a personal-best 9:31.43 in the 3000 meters, placing 15th...BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/13-14): Ran a then-personal-best 16:27.10 in the 5000 meters...Penn State Tune-Up (2/20): Won the mile with a time of 4:49.15...Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/26-28): Finished 19th in the 5000 meters with a personal-best time of 16:25.71 and placed 27th in the 3000 meters (9:34.02).
Cross Country 2025
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 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.”