Talia Ruxin

Age: 22
Events: 5k-half marathon
College competed for: Middlebury College
Hometown: Lexington, MA
Pronouns: she/her

Personal bests

5k (outdoor) - 17:14
5k (indoor) - 17:12
6k (XC) - 21:46
10 mile: 59:55
Half marathon: 1:19:27

Career Highlights

USTFCCCA Collegiate All-Academic Honors 2017-2020

Middlebury College Dorcas Denhartog Most Valuable Runner Award 2019

NCAA DIII Nationals Top 60 Finisher 2019

NCAA DIII Regional Honors Cross Country and Track and Field 2019

NESCAC All-Conference Cross Country 2019

NESCAC All-Academic Cross Country and Track and Field 2017-2020

Volunteer experience

Senior Project Manager, Vot-ER Healthcare-based voter registration; Research Coordinator, Harvard Medical School Center for Social Justice and Health Equity

About

After falling in love with cross country at my high school (The Winsor School), I competed for Middlebury College, focusing on the 5k. Nestled between the Green Mountains and the Adirondacks, Middlebury has some of the best trails and dirt roads for training. Since graduating in May 2020 with a BA in molecular biology and biochemistry, I moved to Seattle for a clinical research coordinator position at the VA hospital. Although I miss the calmness of VT and my teammates, I am excited to compete for CNW and explore routes with new teammates!