Karen Rogers Class: Senior Hometown: St. Louis High School: Kirkwood Height: 5-5

2002: Competed in seven races in her final season, scoring four times … Finished as Northwestern's third runner and was 28th overall at the 5K Big Ten Championships (18:20.6) … Also competed and was the Wildcats' sixth runner at both the 6K NCAA Championships (22:17.7) and the 6K Midwest Regional (22:14.37) … Finished seventh overall at the 6K Illinois State Invitational to start the season (23:12.67) … Also scored for Northwestern at the 6K Roy Griak (82nd overall in 22:57.3) and the 5K Notre Dame Invitational (72nd in 18:52) … Also ran at the 6K Pre-National Invitational (22:52.7) … Academic All-Big Ten.

2001: Ran in six races, scoring in each one as Northwestern's third runner … Finished 25th overall at 5K Big Ten Championships (18:04.1) … Finished 40th overall at 6K NCAA Midwest Regional (22:21.1) … Best overall finish was ninth at the 5K Bradley Open (18:30) … Best 5K time came at Illinois Invitational (18:02) … Also ran at 6K Roy Griak Invitational (22:32.6) and the 6K Purple Race of the Pre-National Invitational (22:57) … Academic All-Big Ten.

2000: Competed in all eight races, scoring in seven … Finished 31st overall at 6K NCAA Midwest Regional (21:49) … Finished 39th overall at 5K Big Ten Championships (18:19) … Sixth overall, second among NU runners, at 5K Bradley Open (18:13) … Seventh overall at 2-mile UIC Opener (11:28) … Finished 15th overall at 6K Lakefront Invitational (22:16) … Best 5K time came at Notre Dame Invitational (36th/18:06) … Academic All-Big Ten.

1999: Ran in all eight races, scoring for the Wildcats in six … NU’s top finisher at Big Ten Championships (17:54.02/19th) and the Purdue meet (17:31.90/3rd) … Took 41st overall at NCAA District 5 meet (18:24) … Had eighth-place finishes at the Stan Lyons (18:21.25) and the South Florida Invitational (18:28.37) … Finished fourth overall at the 2-mile UIC Home Opener (11:23).

High School: Four-time all-state honoree … Finished fifth in the Missouri state championships as a senior … Member of state championship teams as a sophomore and junior and state runner-up as a senior … Won five meets her senior year, including the conference and district championships … Finished second in sectionals as a senior … Four-time letterwinner in both cross country and track.

Personal: Born Karen Ann Rogers on 11/10/80 … Daughter of Peter and Susan Rogers … Majoring in environmental sciences and political science.

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