2025 Cross Country Roster

Addie Engel

  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Central Catholic High School
  • Hometown Springfield, Ohio

Biography

Ohio State Career

Career Highlights

  • Two-time Big Ten Cross Country Champion (2022, 2023)

  • 2022 Big Ten Cross Country Athlete of the Year (first in program history, unanimous selection)

  • NCAA All-American in cross country (10th place at 2022 NCAA Championships, second-best finish in school history)

  • Five-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten honoree

  • USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2021–23 in cross country, 2022 in track & field)

  • Holder of two program records: indoor 3000m (9:12.26, 2022) and outdoor 5000m (15:44.02, 2023)

  • 12 career Top-2 finishes in cross country

  • 2023 Big Ten Outdoor Champion in the 10,000m (34:43.37)

Historical Firsts

  • First Buckeye to win a Big Ten cross country title (2022)

  • First Buckeye to compete at three NCAA Cross Country Championships

  • First Buckeye to qualify for NCAA cross country individually twice (2021, 2023)

  • Program’s first three-time All-Big Ten honoree in cross country

  • Only the second Buckeye to earn All-Region honors three times


Season-by-Season

2024–25

  • Did not compete (cross country, indoor, outdoor)

2023–24

  • Cross Country: Won second consecutive Big Ten title; First Team All-Big Ten and All-Great Lakes Region; runner-up at NCAA Regionals; competed at NCAA Championships; earned multiple Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors and national recognition from USTFCCCA; six Top-2 finishes including wins at Wright State and Wisconsin.

  • Indoor/Outdoor: Did not compete.

2022–23

  • Cross Country: Big Ten Champion and Athlete of the Year; NCAA All-American (10th place); First Team All-Big Ten and All-Great Lakes Region; NCAA Regional runner-up; Top-2 in all six regular-season meets; named National Athlete of the Week by USTFCCCA.

  • Indoor: Ran fastest two 3000m times of the season for OSU (9:15.24 best); third in 5000m and fourth in 3000m at Big Tens; multiple top-3 finishes in the mile.

  • Outdoor: Big Ten 10,000m Champion (34:43.37) and 5th in 5000m; NCAA semifinalist in 5000m; multiple wins and top-3 finishes in the 1500m; earned Big Ten Co-Track Athlete of the Week.

2021–22

  • Cross Country: NCAA qualifier; Top-5 finishes at Big Ten and Great Lakes Regionals; placed 66th at NCAA Championships; program’s 9th-ever NCAA individual qualifier.

  • Indoor: Third in 3000m (9:12.26, program record) at Big Tens; won mile at Rod McCravy Memorial.

  • Outdoor: Helped OSU win Big Ten team title; second in 5000m at Big Tens; qualified for NCAA Regionals; won Jesse Owens Classic 1500m (4:21.20).

2020–21

  • Cross Country: 25th at Big Ten Championships.

  • Indoor: PRs of 9:28.99 (3000m) and 4:56.90 (mile).

  • Outdoor: Top-3 finishes in multiple 1500m races; 8th in 5000m at Big Tens; PRs of 4:31.54 (1500m) and 16:18 (5000m).


High School

  • 2019 OHSAA Division III Cross Country State Champion in record time (17:47)

  • Two-time OHSAA state champion on the track (1600m and 3200m in 2019)

  • Four-time state qualifier in cross country with three Top-10 finishes