2014 (Cross Country): Named to the LSC All-Academic Team ... Competed in all five meets of the season for the Lions ... Finished 6th overall at the Lois Davis Invitational (5k) (19:19) ... Ran 4th overall at the Texas Wesleyan Ram Rumble (20:07) ... Finished 160th overall at the Chile Pepper Festival (5k) (18:53.5) ... Ran 34th overall at the ECU Tiger Chase (5k) (21:27) ... Finished 39th at the Lone Star Conference Meet (6k) (26:19)
2013 (Cross Country): Named to LSC All-Academic Team ... Competed in four meets during the course of the season ... Ran 29th overall at Vanderbilt Commodore Classic (5k) (19:59.73) ... Finished 10th overall at the Lois Davis Invitational (5k) (20:13) ... 34th overall at the Lone Star Conference Meet (6k) (25:33.4) ... 109th overall at NCAA Regionals (6k) (24:26)
2013 (Track and Field):Â Competed in five meets for A&M-Commerce, running in a variety of events ... Set personal-bests in both the 800 meter (2:28.68) and 1,500 meter runs (5:06.35) at the North Texas Spring Classic, finishing 15th and 14th respectively ... Also logged a 2:35.51 in the 800 at the Tarleton State Invitational, placing 15th ... Set a career-best in the 5,000 meter run at the Lion Spring Invitational, running an 18:44.62 and placing second ... Finished third in the 10,000 meter run at the East Texas Invitational with a career-best time of 41:47.40.
2012 (Cross Country): Competed in three meets for the Lions … Ran a season-best time of 22:03 at the Southern Stampede and finished 148th … Had a season-best result of 125th at the NCAA South-Central Regional, running a 26:42 ... Named A&M-Commerce's Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year for 2012-13.
2012 (Track and Field): Competed in five meets for A&M-Commerce, running the distance events ... Ran the 5,000 meter in three meets, logging a season-best of 20:05.01 at the Marc Randle Classic ... Finished third at the Hendrix Invitational (20:09.23) and 23rd at the Lone Star Conference Championships (20:16.15) ... Competed in the 1,500 meter twice, finishing ninth at the Oklahoma Baptist Open with a time of 5:16.99 ... Placed third at the Lion Preseason Invitational with a mark of 5:22.46 ... Posted a 2:40.76 in the 800 meter run at the Oklahoma Baptist Open.
2011 (Cross Country): Competed in all six events for A&M-Commerce with a pair of top-20 finishes ... Notched an eighth-place finish at the Texas Wesleyan Ram Rumble (20:56) ... Placed 12th at the Southern Arkansas Lois Davis Invitational, recording a season-low time of 20:55 ... Finished 31st in her first collegiate meet at the season-opening Midwestern State Stampede (16:48) ... Placed 61st at the Lone Star Conference Championships (26:03) ... Competed at the NCAA South Central Regional, finishing 133rd (25:44).
Prior to A&M-Commerce: Letterwinner in both track and cross country at Rockwall High School ... Helped lead the Yellowjackets to the regional meet as as senior.
Personal: Born April 28, 1993 ... Daughter of Daniel and JoAnne Cotsakis ... Plans to major in kinesiology.
Cotsakis' A&M-Commerce Career-Bests
800 Meter Run: 2:28.68 - North Texas Spring Classic (Apr. 6, 2013)
1,500 Meter Run: 5:06.35 - North Texas Spring Classic (Apr. 6, 2013)
5,000 Meter Run: 18:44.62 - Lion Spring Invitational (Mar. 2, 2013)
6,000 Meter Run: 24:26 - NCAA Regionals (Nov. 9, 2013)
10,000 Meter Run: 41:47.40 - East Texas Invitational (Apr. 13, 2013)
