Amy Bunnage_2023NCAAXCWest-0111

TFRRS Performance Profile

Career Accolades

  • All-West Region XC (2023)
  • Three-time West Region XC team champions (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Pac-12 XC team champions (2020-21)
  • Five-time USTFCCCA All-Academic (XC 2020-21, 2023; T&F 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Seven-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (XC 2021, 2023; T&F 2021; winter 2022, 2023; spring 2022, 2023)

Personal Records (thru 2023 outdoors)

  • 10,000: 33:21.12
  • 5,000: 16:01.72
  • 3,000: 9:23.01i
  • 1,500: 4:21.99
  • Mile: 4:49.34

As a Graduate Student (2023-24)
Cross Country * NCAA West Region Champions

  • All-West Region
  • Best finishes in conference (18), region (21), and NCAA championships (98)
  • Stanford's No. 4 runner at Pac-12 and NCAA championships
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

As a Senior (2022-23)
Outdoors

  • Ran 33:19.28 in the 10,000 at the Stanford Invitational for No. 8 on Stanford's all-time list
  • Advanced to the NCAA West Prelims in the 5,000 and 10,000
  • Set personal bests in the 10,000, 5,000, and 1,500
  • Team captain
  • Achieved highest Pac-12 finish, placing fifth in the 10,000
  • Earned highest NCAA West Prelims finish, placing 22nd in the 5,000
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

Indoors

  • Ran season 5,000 best of 16:06.27 to place fifth at the Ken Shannon Invitational
  • Clocked 3,000 PB of 9:23.01 at the Razorback Invitational
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

Cross Country * NCAA West Region Champions

  • Stanford's No. 5 runner at NCAA Championships
  • Placed 35th at Pac-12 Championships

As a Junior (2021-22)
Outdoors

  • Advanced to the NCAA West Prelims in the 10,000
  • Ran 10,000 PB of 34:09.79 at the Stanford Invitational
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic
  • Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll

Indoors

  • Ran 3,000 PB of 9:29.03 at the Pac-12 Invitational
  • Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll

Cross Country

  • Placed 33rd at NCAA West Regionals, helping Cardinal to team title
  • Team's No. 6 runner at NCAA Championships, contributing to sixth-place finish
  • Team's No. 5 at Pac-12 Championships
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

As a Sophomore (2020-21)
Outdoors

  • USTFCCCA All-Academic
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Advanced to NCAA West Prelims in the 5,000 and 10,000
  • In her 10,000 debut, placed eighth at Pac-12 Championships in PB 34:15.92

Indoors

  • Did not compete

Cross Country * Pac-12 Champions

  • USTFCCCA All-Academic
  • Stanford's No. 7 runner on Pac-12 championship team
  • Placed 181st to help Stanford place third at NCAA Championships
  • Made collegiate cross country debut with 35th-place finish at Florida State Winter Classic as team's No. 5 runner

As a Freshman (2019-20)
Outdoors

  • Season canceled

Indoors

  • Made collegiate debut at the UW Preview, running the mile in 4:53.55
  • Seventh in the 3,000 at the MPSF Championships, in a PB 9:29.73

Cross Country

  • Did not compete

Prior to Stanford

  • Three-time Massachusetts Gatorade Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year
  • Second in the mile – in a best of 4:49.34 -- at the 2018 New Balance Outdoor Nationals
  • Ninth at the 2016 Foot Locker nationals
  • A three-time Massachusetts All-State cross country champion
  • Captured the 2018 All-State cross country title by more than a minute in the snow while leading Natick to the state title
  • Third at the 2018 Northeast Regional championship, advancing to the Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals
  • Five-time All-State champion in indoor and outdoor track
  • Won the 2019 All-State two-mile track championship, in 10:44.63
  • At the Coaches' Invitational, ran 10:25 to break Shalane Flanagan's two-mile track record

Personal

  • Parents are Michael and Christina Connolly
  • Grew up running with her mom, Christina, the 1986 Big East outdoor 5,000 champ while at Connecticut
  • Has two younger siblings, Michael and Katherine
  • Donated $2,000 of Gatorade Runner of the Year grant money to Youth Enrichment Services, where she volunteered as a track coach

Career Results

YearSeason (Meets)EventSeason BestConf.RegionNCAA
2023-24Cross Country (6)6K19:54.218 (19:54.2)21 (20:04.1)98 (20:40.5)
5K16:51.4------
2022-23Outdoors (7)10,00033:19.285 (33:33.69)31 (33:45.76)--
5,00016:01.72--22 (16:05.16)--
1,5004:21.99------
3,0009:45.13------
Indoors (5)5,00016:06.27------
3,0009:23.01------
Cross Country (5)6K20:11.935 (20:11.9)--136 (20:50.6)
2021-22Outdoors (6)10,00034:09.7910 (34:10.90)37 (35:16.86(--
5,00016:53.6930 (17:07.14)----
3,0009:47.47------
Indoors (4)3,0009:29.03------
5,00016:35.12    ------
DMR11:22.44------
Cross Country (5)6K20:40.433 (21:46.4)33 (20:40.4)159 (20:51.1)
2020-21Outdoors (6)10,00034:15.928 (34:15.92)24 (35:13.18)--
5,00016:11.4914 (16:21.00)32 (16:46.92)--
3,00010:00.23------
1,5004:23.88------
Indoors (0)----------
Cross Country (4)6K20:44.035 (20:44.0)--181 (22:11.6)
2019-20Outdoors (0)----------
Indoors (3)3,0009:29.737 (9:29.73)----
Mile4:53.55------
Cross Country (0)----------
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2023