Women's Track & Field

PerriBockrath

  • position Distance/XC
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Centerville, OH
  • High school Archbishop Alter HS

https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7042283/Kentucky/Perri_Bockrath.html 

Academic Accolades 

  • SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2020, 2021, 2022 
  • SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll – 2021 

2021-22 (Senior) 

Outdoor 

  • Finished 16th in the 3,000m steeplechase (9:57.58) at NCAA Championships for second-team All-America honors 
  • Broke school record again with a 9:52.00 run at NCAA East Prelims to qualify for NCAA Championships in the 3,000m steeplechase 
  • Earned silver in the 3,000m steeplechase at SEC Championships and set a new school record (9:52.48) 
  • Placed third in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Joe Walker Invitational (10:13.10) 
  • Ran for fifth in the 1,500m at Drake Relays (4:22.44) 

Indoor 

  • Scored in the 5000m at seventh place at SEC Championships with a personal best time of 16:13.94, which ranks third for UK all-time 
  • Placed third in the 3000m at the Indoor Music City Challenge with a personal best time of 9:16.89, notching herself as the seventh fastest in the event in UKTF history  

Cross Country 

  • Finished ninth (20:21.1) in the women’s 6K at NCAA Southeast Regionals, earning All-Region honors and qualifying for NCAA Championships 
  • Placed 13th (20:40.2) in the women’s 6K at SEC Championships, earning Second-Team All-SEC honors 
  • Finished fourth in the Commodore Classic 5K (17:15.6) 
  • Led the Wildcats to a team win in the Missouri Opener 5K with a ninth-place finish (17:28.3) 

2020-21 (Junior)
Cross Country

  • Missed almost all the season, but was able to return for the SEC Championships, where she placed 44th in the 3,000m steeplechase 

 Indoor 

  • Posted personal best in the mile at the SEC Championships, 4:45.48 
  • Also had a PB in the 3000 at the Music City Challenge, 9:37.79 

 Outdoor 

  • Point scorer at the SEC Championships, placing fifth in the 3000m steeplechase; her time of 10:00.93 is No. 2 in school history 
  • Personal best in the 1500m run came at the Rick Erdmann Twilight, 4:24.04, earning sixth place 
  • Second in the steeplechase at the Joe Walker Invitational, 10:07.50 

2019-20 (Sophomore) 

  • Personal-best time of 4:54.81 in the mile at the Tiger Paw Invitational 
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