Oklahoma City University Athletics

OCU Personal Bests

Reliable veteran runner.

Fall 2015: Placed 54th with a time of 20:18.16 at the NAIA Mid-States Classic ... finished 56th with a time of 21:01.06 at the OBU Invitational ... crossed at 20:37.6 for 24th place in the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree ... placed 46th with a time of 20:46.54 at the Central Oklahoma Land Run.

2014-15: NAIA scholar athlete in track and cross country ... finished third in the Moundbuilder half-marathon with a time of 1:27.09 ... completed the marathon at the NAIA national track and field championships with a time of 3:38.51 ... academic all-Sooner Athletic Confrence in track and cross country ... the 2015 nominee for the NAIA Dr. Leroy Walker Character Award ... finished eighth with a time of 20:36 at the Central Oklahoma Land Run ... posted a 13th place finish in 19:07.84 at the Missouri Southern Stampede ... posted a personal best of 18:52.7 at the Chili Pepper Festival ... finished 24th at the NAIA Mid-States Classic with a time of 19:12.4 ... placed 20th with a time of 19:25.52 at the SAC cross country championships ... ran a 19:46.00 at the NAIA cross country championships.

2013-14: Finished 51st in the Central Oklahoma Land Run ... placed 45th in the Oklahoma Baptist Bison Invitational ... finished 36th in the SAC Championships ... finished sixth in the Oklahoma Baptist Early Qualifier 3,000 meters with a time of 11:23 ... placed 20th in the Lion Invitational one mile with a time of 5:46 ... finished 19th in the 800 meters and at the 15th in the 1500 meter Oklahoma Baptist Open ... placed 26th in the 800 meters at the Emporia State Relays.

2012-13: Finished 42nd in the Central Oklahoma Land Run 5K … finished 56th in the Bison Invitational 5K … finished 98th in the NAIA Mid-States Classic 5k … finished 39th with a time of 21:03 in the Sooner Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships 5K … finished 18th in the 1,500 meters and 34th in the 800 meters at the Southwestern Invitational … finished ninth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 22:51 at the Oklahoma Baptist Open … finished 31st in the 1,500 meters with a time of 5:48 at the Emporia State Relays … finished with a personal-best time of 5:32 in the 1,500 meters at the K.T. Woodman Classic … finished 19th in the 1,500 meters at the SAC Classic.

High school: Lettered in four times in cross country and track and twice in basketball at Elgin High School … coached by Tomi Lorah … cross country all-state honorable mention in 2008 … track senior all-star in 2012 … class valedictorian.

Personal: Double majoring in finance and economics … daughter of Leon and Nancy Pontikes … name pronounced pawn-TEE-kiss ... participates in OCU Leads … brother Andrew wrestled for OCU from 2008-12 ... born Jan. 31, 1994 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

More on Kaitlin:
My nickname: KP
Favorite sport to watch: Football
Person I would most like to meet: John Urschel
Favorite midnight snack: Animal crackers
My goal for 2015-16: Make my last year, my best.