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2025 Women's Track & Field Roster

© Annabel Banks
© Annabel Banks
Jon White, d3photography.com
Jon White, d3photography.com
Jon White, d3photography.com
Jon White, d3photography.com
Nick LoVerde, d3photography.com
Ryan Coleman, d3photography.com
Matt Milless, d3photography.com
Matt Milless, d3photography.com

Evelyn Battleson-Gunkel

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Montclair, N.J.
  • High School Montclair
  • Major Economics

Biography

Awards:

* 4-time 1st-Team All-American
* UAA President's Council Scholar-Athlete in 2023-24
* USTFCCCA All-Academic Award in 2025

Career Bests:

EVENT TIME DATE MEET
800 (Indoor) 2:18.41 2/18/2023 Margaret Bradley Invitational (UChicago)
Mile (Indoor) 4:54.18 2/22/2025 Margaret Bradley Invitational (UChicago)
3000 (Indoor) 9:28.94 3/15/2025 NCAA DIII Championships (Rochester)
5000 (Indoor) 16:27.68 2/9/2024 Grand Valley State Big Meet
1500 (Outdoor) 4:23.80 5/27/2023 NCAA DIII Championships (St. John Fisher)
5000 (Outdoor) 16:25.94 4/13/2024 UW-Platteville Invitational
10000 (Outdoor) 34:25.29 3/29/2024 WashU Distance Carnival

All-American Awards:

* 4 Total
* 2024 (I) - 3000 - 9:33.99 - 3rd Place
* 2025 (I) - 3000 - 9:28.94 - 3rd Place
* 2025 (I) - 5000 - 16:46.28 - 4th Place
* 2023 (O) - 1500 - 4:23.80 - 6th Place

NCAA Championship Appearances:

* 2024 (I) - 3000 - 9:33.99 - 3rd Place
* 2025 (I) - 3000 - 9:28.94 - 3rd Place
* 2025 (I) - 5000 - 16:46.28 - 4th Place
* 2023 (O) - 1500 - 4:23.80 - 6th Place
* 2023 (O) - 5000 - 17:08.83 - 10th Place
* 2023 (I) - Mile - DNF
* 2024 (O) - 5000 - DNF
* 2024 (O) - 10000 - DNF

HCAC Point Scoring Performances:

* 8 Total - 5 HCAC Championships
* 1st - 2025 (I) - 3000 - 9:41.58
* 1st - 2025 (I) - 5000 - 16:53.96
* 1st - 2024 (O) - 5000 - 16:51.34
* 1st - 2024 (O) - 10000 - 35:06.52
* 1st - 2024 (I) - 5000 - 16:47.34
* 3rd - 2024 (I) - 3000 - 9:42.49
* 3rd - 2023 (I) - 3000 - 9:51.89
* 4th - 2023 (O) - 5000 - 17:03.27

UChicago All-Time Top-10 Performances:

* 1st - 3000 (I) - 9:28.94
* 1st - 5000 (I) - 16:27.68
* 1st - 10000 (O) - 34:25.29
* 2nd - 1500 (O) - 4:23.80
* 3rd - Mile (I) - 4:54.18
* 3rd - 5000 (O) - 16:33.65

USTFCCCA All-Region Honors:

* 2025 (I) - Mile - 4:54.18
* 2025 (I) - 3000 - 9:39.25
* 2025 (I) - 5000 - 16:44.69
* 2024 (O) - 5000 - 16:33.65
* 2024 (O) - 10000 - 34:25.29
* 2024 (I) - Mile - 4:54.39
* 2024 (I) - 3000 - 9:37.17
* 2024 (I) - 5000 - 16:27.68
* 2023 (O) - 5000 - 16:48.15

High School:

* Participated in four years of track & field, three years of soccer, one year of cross country and one year of lacrosse
* 1st-Team All-County in cross country
* 1st-Team All-Conference in cross country
* 3-time 1st-Team All-County in track & field
* 3-time 1st-Team All-Conference in track & field
* 2020 Essex County Female Athlete of the Year

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    Middle Distance
  • 2023Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2024Junior

    Distance
  • 2025Senior

    Distance