Varsity D Association Hall of Fame
Katie Navarre '11 was a four-year letter winner in both cross country and track & field. In cross country, she was a two-time All-American (2008, 2009), a three-time All-Region selection (2008, 2009, 2010), and a three-time All-NCAC performer (2008, 2009, 2010). In 2008, she finished in second place (first-team All-Conference) at the NCAC Championship (21:14), third at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (22:01.39), and ninth at the NCAA Division III Championship (21:17.30). Her best season came in 2009 when she went on to become both the NCAC Runner of the Year and the Great Lakes Region Runner of the Year after winning the NCAC Championship (22:09.9) and the Regional Championship (21:23.09), all before placing sixth at the 2009 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship (21:57.1), marking the highest finish ever at the national meet by a Denison runner. Lastly, as a senior in 2010, Navarre placed eighth (second-team All-Conference) at the NCAC Championship (23:30.9) and was 28th at the Great Lakes Regional (22:47.3).
On the track, Navarre was a two-time outdoor All-American in 2009 after placing fifth in the 5,000 meters (17:23.76) and sixth in the 10,000 meters (36:16.97) at the national meet. She was the 2009 NCAC Outdoor Middle Distance/Distance MVP after winning both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. Navarre graduated from Denison with four indoor and outdoor track & field school records and is currently the school record holder in both the 5,000 meters (17:05.70) and the 10,000 meters (35:16.91) for outdoor track & field.
A two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American (first-team in 2011 and second-team in 2010), Navarre was a recipient of the President's Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon a Denison student. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and graduated magna cum laude with a 3.95 GPA. She was a winner of the exclusive NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and was an NCAA Woman of the Year finalist. She also received the Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship from the NCAA. Navarre was named to the NCAC's 30th Anniversary All-Decade Team in both cross country and track & field.
