Pepperdine University Athletics

ACADEMIC AWARDS: WCC All-Academic first team in fall 2019 and honorable mention in fall 2018 ... WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "gold" honors in 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 ... Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete in 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.
 
PEPPERDINE XC 2019 (SR): Had an excellent senior season competing in all six meets and finishing among the Waves’ top three runners for all of them ... Was the team’s top runner at the Capital Cross Challenge (9/28) ... Had a personal-best 6K of 22:15.0 at the Capital Cross Challenge, which put her at the #12 spot on the Waves’ all-time list.
 
PEPPERDINE XC 2018 (JR): Ran at all six meets and was in the Waves’ top four in four of them ... Was Pepperdine’s #3 runner at the NCAA West Regional (11/9) ... Season-best 6K of 23:00.3 at the Bronco Invitational (10/13).
 
PEPPERDINE XC 2017 (SO): Did not compete at any meets.
 
PEPPERDINE XC 2016 (FR): Ran at five of six meets ... Was Pepperdine's #2 runner at the Pepperdine Invitational (9/1) and #3 at the Capital Cross Challenge (10/1) ... Best 6k was 24:03.6 at the Capital Cross Challenge.
 
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2020 (SR): Set the program record in the mile with a 5:09.08 at Santa Barbara (2/22) ... Competed at both outdoor meets before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Also had the team’s fastest times of the season in the 800 (2:26.31 at Long Beach on 3/7) and 1,500 (4:50.23 at Long Beach on 3/7).
 
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2020 (SR): Took part in all three indoor meets ... Had the team’s fastest time of the season in the 800 (2:25.86 at Boise State on 2/8) ... Also competed in the mile and 3,000 meters.
 
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2019 (JR): Ran at eight of the 10 events ... Was the team’s second-fastest runner in the 1,500 (4:56.68 at UC San Diego on 4/13) and the mile (5:33.23 at UC Santa Barbara on 2/16) ... Other bests were 2:31.28 in the 800 at Long Beach State (3/2), 11:09.12 in the 3,000 at UC Santa Barbara (2/16) and 19:20.38 in the 5,000 at the Ben Brown Invitational (3/9).
 
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2019 (JR): Competed at two meets ... Ran the 800 twice (best of 2:32.17 at Boise State on 2/2) and the mile twice (best of 5:38.15 at Boise State on 2/9).
 
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2018 (SO): Went on a study-abroad program and did not compete.
 
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2017 (FR): Competed at six of the eight meets ... Had the Waves' top time in the 1,500 (5:00.16 at Pomona-Pitzer) on 4/8 ... Also ran the 800 (best of 2:27.40 at Pomona-Pitzer) and the mile (best of 5:32.50 at the Ben Brown Invitational on 3/11) multiple times.
 
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2017 (FR): Ran at one of the two meets, competing in the distance medley relay at the UW Invitational (1/27).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Lee's Summit (Mo.) West High School in 2016 ... Ran four years each of varsity cross country and track ... Team won a state track championship in 2016 ... Member of the National Honor Society and a four-year academic letterwinner ... Competed at the Junior Olympics in New Orleans in the 3,000 meters.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in Hispanic studies ... Born in Kansas City, Mo. ... Daughter of Brad and Kelli Hocker and Monte and Jill Persinger ... Has six siblings: Drew, Clark, Kayla, Cailyn, Eva and Jackson.
 
FAVORITES: Favorites include Graham Zusi (pro athlete), Sporting KC (pro sports team), Into the Wild (book), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (movie), Friends (TV show), Mumford and Sons (musical artist), smoothies (food) and soccer (sport other than running).