Hokie Club2019 outdoor: Earned second-team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships … Came in 14th overall in the 1,500-meter race with a season-best time of 4:15.72 … Qualified for the NCAA meet by finishing third in her heat and eighth overall at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds with a time of 4:19.79 … Won the gold medal in the 800 and the 1,500 at the ACC Championships for the second consecutive year … Finished the 800 in a time of 2:04.52 and ran the 1,500 in a time of 4:18.42 … Earned first-team All-ACC honors in both events … Was part of the distance medley relay team that came in sixth at the Penn Relays with a school-record time of 11:11 … Was part of the 4x800-meter relay team that finished second at the Penn Relays with a time of 8:34.38 — the second-fastest time in program history … Won the 800-meter race at the Duke Invitational with a time of 2:04.67 … Won the 1,500 at the Tennessee Relays with a time of 4:20.10 … Came in second in the 400 at the Raleigh Relays with a personal-best time of 55.14 seconds.
2019 indoor: Earned first-team All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships … Won a bronze medal after coming in third in the 800-meter race at the NCAA Championships with a time of 2:04.04 … Won two gold medals at the ACC Indoor Championships … Was first in the 800 at the league meet, running the distance in a time of 2:03.43 and tying the facility record set by Hanna Green in 2015 … Also anchored the women's distance medley relay team that won the gold medal with a time of 11:08.02 … Was part of the DMR team that came in second at the JDL DMR Invitational with a time of 11:07.08 — the third-fastest time in school history … Won the 800-meter race at the Iowa State Classic in a time of 2:05.20 … Finished second in the elite mile race at the Camel City Invitational with a time of 4:36.49 … Won the 1,000-meter race at the Hokie Invitational in a time of 2:43.65 … Won the 1,000-meter race at the Virginia Tech Invitational, running the distance in a time of 2:47.16.
2018 outdoor: Earned first-team All-America honors after her fifth-place finish in the 1,500 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Ran the race in a time of 4:10.84 … Punched her ticket to Eugene at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds, crossing the finish line in 4:15.67 in the 1,500-meter race during the pouring rain ... Placed first in the 800-meter run at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a time of 2:03.36 ... Also finished first in the 1,500-meter run with a personal-best time of 4:10.03 ... Claimed first prize in the 1,500-meter run at the National Relay Championships with a time of 4:17.79 … Also competed on the 4x800-meter relay team that finished first with an overall time of 8:25.24 … Finished first in the 800-meter run at the Duke Invitational with a time of 2:04.00 … Also competed on the 4x100-meter relay team that finished sixth with a time of 3:49.84 … Posted a new personal best and captured first in the 1,500-meter run at the Tennessee Relays with a time of 4:16.06 … Was a member of the DMR team that finished second with an overall time of 11:22.93 … Turned in a time of 16:36.64 in the 5,000-meter run at the Raleigh Relays.
2018 indoor: Turned in a time of 2:04.74 in the preliminaries of the 800-meter run at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, finishing sixth … Advanced to the finals, where she finished sixth with a time of 2:03.93 … Finished third in the preliminaries of the 800-meter run at the ACC Championships with a time of 2:07.07 … Advanced to the finals where she finished first and set a new personal record with a time of 2:03.17 … Also competed on the DMR team that finished first with a time of 10:57.60 … Was a member of the first place distance medley run Tech team at the Roanoke Tune Up, finishing with a time of 11:08.48 … Turned in a new personal best in the mile at the Music City Challenge with a time of 4:34.01 to finish first … Also competed in the 4x400-meter relay, finishing seventh in 3:47.13 …Posted a time of 2:05.06 in the 800-meter run at the Camel City Invitational to finish third … Finished first in her first two events of the season … Completed the 1,000-meter run at the Liberty Kickoff 2018 with a time of 2:41.98 … Performance earned her ACC Performer of the Week, as well as the No. 1 time in the country, the sixth-fastest time in NCAA history and the school record … Kicked off the season at the Keydet Invitational with a time of 4:44.83 in the mile to finish first.
2017 outdoor: Crossed the finish line in 2:03.27 to place fifth in her heat at the USA Outdoor Championships in the 800-meter run ... Competed in the 800-meter run at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds, advancing to the quarterfinals and placing 14th - just two spots shy of a ticket to Eugene ... Earned a silver medal in the 800 with a personal-best time of 2:02.67 at the ACC Championships - the second-fastest time in the event in school history ... Was awarded first-team All-ACC honors for her efforts ... Competed in the 1,500 at the Hokie Twilight, earning a first-place finish in the event with a time of 4:32.96 ... Ran the mile outdoors for the first time in her career, placing 12th in the Olympic Development mile run at the Penn Relays with a time of 4:48.03 ... Earned top-five finishes in the 800 at both the Virginia Challenge and the Tennessee Relays ... Was a member of the distance medley relay team at the Tennessee Relays, crossing the line in 11 minutes, 38.06 seconds for third place.
2017 indoor: Won a bronze medal in the 800 meters at the ACC Championships, crossing the finish line with a career-best time of 2:04.96 – good enough for third on Tech’s all-time list … Was awarded first-team All-ACC honors … Placed second in the 600 meters at the Virginia Tech Challenge, finishing the race in 1 minute, 30.67 seconds – the second-fastest time in school history … Placed fifth in the 800 at the Music City Challenge ... Also was a member of the winning distance medley relay team at the Music City Challenge, finishing the race in 11 minutes, 12.17 seconds for the win – good enough for second on Tech’s all-time list ... Was ninth in the mile with a personal-best time of 4:45.38 at the Camel City Invitational - the fifth-best time in the event in school history ... Won the 1,000 at the Hokie Invitational in a school-record time of 2:44.23 … Won the 1,000 at the Virginia Tech Invitational, running the event in a time of 2:50.00.
2016 outdoor: Was named to the All-ACC second team with her fifth place finish in the 1,500 meters (4:19.41) … Competed in the 800 at the NCAA East Regional, placing 26th … Won the Bison Outdoor Classic in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:19.82 … Set a personal record in the 800 at the Payton Jordan Invite in 2:05.30.
2016 indoor: Earned second team All-ACC honors with her fourth place finish in the 800 meters, crossing the line in 2:06.45 at the ACC Championships … Set a personal record in the 600 meters at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a 1:30.29 finish … Was a member of the winning DMR at the Camel City Invite, finishing in 11:40.55.
High school: A three-time letter winner in track and field at Our Lady of Good Counsel … A two-time champion in the 800-meter event and a champion in the 1,600 at the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) Championships … Won the 800 and finished third in the 400 at the WCAC outdoor state meet her junior season … Won the 1,600 and was a part of the 4x800 relay team that won the championship at the WCAC outdoor state meet her senior season ... Placed ninth in the 800 at the 2014 AAU Junior Olympics … Placed ninth in the EE800 at the 2015 New Balance Nationals … Her time in the 800 was the fastest ran in Maryland during her senior season.
Personal: Born Jan. 23, 1997 … Daughter of Carl and Lisa Pocratsky … Both parents attended Penn State … Has a younger sister … Majoring in civil engineering.
Pocratsky's Track and Field Career Bests
IndoorOutdoor
600m - 1:30.29, VT Challenge (2016)
800m - 2:03.17, ACC Championships (2018)
1,000m - 2:41.98, Liberty Kickoff (2018)
Mile - 4:34.01, Msuic City Challenge (2018)
400m - 55.14, Raleigh Relays (2019)
800m - 2:02.67, ACC Championships (2017)
1,500m - 4:10.03, ACC Outdoor Championships (2018)
Mile - 4:48.03, Penn Relays (2017)
5,000m – 16:36.64, Raleigh Relays (2018)