2024 Women's Cross Country Roster

PSAC

Octavia Kosnik

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Union City, Pa.
  • High School Union City
  • Major Nursing

Biography

Career Accolades
  • PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2025)
  • 2023-24 PSAC Scholar-Athlete 
  • 2022-23 PSAC Scholar-Athlete 
  • 2021-22 PSAC Scholar-Athlete
TFRRS Profile 

2023: Competed in five races, including first-time appearances in the PSAC Championships and NCAA Div. II Atlantic Regional … was Gannon’s fourth runner across the line at the PSAC Championships, placing 75th (25:39.4 – 6K) … was 100th overall at the Atlantic Regional, and the third Gannon finisher … posted a time of 23:45.6, her top time in a 6K race … placed 16th in the Race at the Park (18:13.8 – 4K).     

2022: Competed in four races … top finish was 21st in the Race in the Park, posting a time of 24:09.5 over the 5K course … shaved almost three minutes off her time from 2021 in the Bill Lennox Invitational (5K, 28:08), coming in 69th.

2021: Competed in the season-opening Fredonia State Invitational and later ran in the Bill Lennox Invite … turned in a strong showing at Fredonia State, finishing with a time of 18:31.98 over the 4K course, good for 14th place … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete honors.
 
High School: Ran for head coach Jeannette Boyd at Union City High School … helped the Bears to the District 10 championship in 2018, and Union City went on to finish as the runner up at the PIAA State Championships … team won Region 4 titles in 2017 and 2018 … had four first team All-Region titles and two second team All-Region titles … member of National Honors Society and was on high honor roll every quarter in high school.
 
Personal: Nursing major … daughter of Stephanie and Daryl Kosnik … has one sister, Sabrina, who previously was a member of the cross country team at Gannon, along with one brother (Elijah).
 
Top Performances:
Best 4k Finish: 14th (18:31.98) at the Fredonia State Invitational, 2021
Best 4k Time 18:13.8 (16th) at the Race at the Park, 2023
Best 5K Finish: 21st (24:09.5) at the Race in the Park, 2022
Best 5K Time: 22:23.2 (121st) at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational, 2022
Best 6k Finish: 59th (26:24.51) at the Bethany Bison Invitational, 2023
Best 6k Time: 23:45.6 (100th) at the NCAA Div. II Atlantic Regional, 2023

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2023Junior

  • 2024Senior