Carrie Verdon
COLLEGE – 2014: Redshirt. Verdon placed third overall at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, but suffered a season ending injury in the same race.
2013: Verdon had another outstanding season as a sophomore, helping to lead CU to a runner-up finish at Pac-12, win regionals and place seventh at NCAAs. Verdon led CU at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, placing second overall. She was the No. 2 runner for the Buffs in the next three races, placing 22nd at NCAA-PreNationals, 10th at Pac-12s and fourth at regionals. She finished the season at NCAA with a 132nd-place finish (CU’s No. 5) after falling twice due to extremely muddy conditions. Verdon earned All-Pac-12 Second Team and all-region honors during the campaign.
2012: Verdon made an immediate impact during her freshman campaign and was CU’s No. 2 scorer in four of five races. She led the Buffs at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, crossing the finish third overall. Two weeks after that she recorded a 37th-place finish at pre-nats. Verdon continued to do well and took 16th at the Pac-12 Championships. She followed up the performance with a seventh-place run at regionals; earning her first all-region honor in the process. Verdon finished the campaign at nationals by placing 136th overall. At the USA Junior Cross Country Championships, she placed third and went on to compete at the IAAF World Junior Championships where she was the top placing American at 20th overall.
HIGH SCHOOL: Verdon was a two-time state champion in cross country as a junior and senior and helped her high school team to the state title in 2010, en route to one of her state titles. The Cougars also won the North Coast Section championships the same seasons. In 2010, Verdon placed fourth at FootLocker West Regionals to earn a spot at nationals where she finished 19th overall. She was ninth at the state championships as a sophomore and in her freshman season she placed 11th. Verdon was also successful on the track, placing third in the 3,200-meter at the state meet with a Campolindo High School record (10:22.5).
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 1,600-meters: 4:57; 3,200-meters: 10:22.5
IN THE CLASSROOM: Verdon is majoring in integrative physiology. She was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention team in 2013.
PERSONAL: Carrie Sophie Verdon was born on March 8, 1994 in Torrance, Calif. She is the daughter of Wayne and Lisa Verdon of Moraga, Calif. and has one brother. She enjoys hiking and art and wants to pursue a career in physical therapy after graduation.
Player Profile:
| Height: | 5'2" |
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Moraga, Calif. |
| High School: | Campolindo |
| Experience: | 1 Letter |
COLLEGE – 2014: Redshirt. Verdon placed third overall at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, but suffered a season ending injury in the same race.
2013: Verdon had another outstanding season as a sophomore, helping to lead CU to a runner-up finish at Pac-12, win regionals and place seventh at NCAAs. Verdon led CU at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, placing second overall. She was the No. 2 runner for the Buffs in the next three races, placing 22nd at NCAA-PreNationals, 10th at Pac-12s and fourth at regionals. She finished the season at NCAA with a 132nd-place finish (CU’s No. 5) after falling twice due to extremely muddy conditions. Verdon earned All-Pac-12 Second Team and all-region honors during the campaign.
2012: Verdon made an immediate impact during her freshman campaign and was CU’s No. 2 scorer in four of five races. She led the Buffs at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, crossing the finish third overall. Two weeks after that she recorded a 37th-place finish at pre-nats. Verdon continued to do well and took 16th at the Pac-12 Championships. She followed up the performance with a seventh-place run at regionals; earning her first all-region honor in the process. Verdon finished the campaign at nationals by placing 136th overall. At the USA Junior Cross Country Championships, she placed third and went on to compete at the IAAF World Junior Championships where she was the top placing American at 20th overall.
HIGH SCHOOL: Verdon was a two-time state champion in cross country as a junior and senior and helped her high school team to the state title in 2010, en route to one of her state titles. The Cougars also won the North Coast Section championships the same seasons. In 2010, Verdon placed fourth at FootLocker West Regionals to earn a spot at nationals where she finished 19th overall. She was ninth at the state championships as a sophomore and in her freshman season she placed 11th. Verdon was also successful on the track, placing third in the 3,200-meter at the state meet with a Campolindo High School record (10:22.5).
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 1,600-meters: 4:57; 3,200-meters: 10:22.5
IN THE CLASSROOM: Verdon is majoring in integrative physiology. She was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention team in 2013.
PERSONAL: Carrie Sophie Verdon was born on March 8, 1994 in Torrance, Calif. She is the daughter of Wayne and Lisa Verdon of Moraga, Calif. and has one brother. She enjoys hiking and art and wants to pursue a career in physical therapy after graduation.
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