2024 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Bockrath, Perri

Perri Bockrath
- Position:
- Distances
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dayton, Ohio
- High School:
- Archbishop Alter
- Prev School:
- Kentucky
Bio
2022 First Team All-SEC in XC
2022 All-America Second Team in Steeplechase
2022 SEC Runner-Up in Steeplechase
2021 Second Team All-SEC in XC
2x All-Southeast Region in XC
2024 Track: Had her one season as a Dawg cut short by an achilles injury during her outdoor season debut at the Stanford Invite โฆ prior to the injury outdoors, ran two meets indoors, including setting a 5,000-meters PR of 15:50.23 at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Opener, ranking No. 3 in school history โฆ ran the 3,000-meters at the UW Invitational in 9:18.10 and then doubled back and ran the mile in 4:49.25 one day later.
2022-23 (At Kentucky): Did not compete during the track season โฆ in cross country, qualified as an individual for the NCAA Championships, placing 118th at the national meet in Stillwater โฆ placed ninth at Southeast Regionals in 20:17, earning All-Region honors โฆ led the Wildcats at the SEC Championships, placing sixth overall in 19:19 to earn First Team All-SEC โฆ won the Panorama Farms Invite 5K in a time of 16:23 โฆ finished eighth in the Cowboy Jamboree, tops on the squad โฆ opened the fall with a win at the North Alabama Showcase in 16:24 for 5K.
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2021-22 (Track At Kentucky): Reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the steeplechase, finishing 16th overall in the semifinals to earn All-America Second Team honors โฆ advanced to Nationals by placing eighth overall in the steeplechase at East Prelims in a PR time of 9:52.00 โฆ the SEC runner-up in the steeplechase with a time of 9:52.48 โฆ set a 1,500m PR of 4:22.44 at the Drake Relays โฆ indoors, finished seventh in the 5K at the SEC Indoor Championships in 16:13.94, and was 10th in the 3K in 9:20.35 โฆ a 3K PR of 9:16.89 at the Music City Challenge โฆ (Cross Country At Kentucky): Made the NCAA Championships field as an individual, finishing 111th in Tallahassee with a time of 20:34 โฆ was ninth at NCAA Southeast Regionals to earn an individual bid to nationals โฆ placed 13th at the SEC Championships, second among Wildcats โฆ named All-SEC Second Team โฆ finished 51st at Pre-Nationals in 20:42 โฆ fourth at the Commodore Classic.
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2020-21 (Track At Kentucky): Scored in the steeplechase at the SEC Outdoor Championships, taking fifth in 10:00.93 โฆ qualified for NCAA East Prelims in the steeple, finishing 35th โฆ second in the steeple at the Joe Walker Invite in 10:07.50 โฆ indoors, made the mile final at SEC Indoors, placing 10th in 4:46.96, and was 15th in the 3,000m โฆ 14th in the mile at the Music City Challenge in 4:49.87 and was 13th in the 3K in 9:37.79 โฆ (Cross Country At Kentucky): Ran once during the pandemic shortened fall season, placing 44th at the SEC Championships.
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2019-20 (Track At Kentucky): Outdoor season canceled due to pandemic โฆ indoors, ran on the DMR that took eighth at SEC Indoor Championships in 11:39.73 โฆ clocked a mile time of 4:54.81 at the Tiger Paw Invite โฆ (Cross Country At Kentucky): Led UK in 27th-place at the SEC XC Championships in 20:55 โฆ was 70th at Southeast Regionals โฆ finished 77th overall at Pre-Nationals, first among Wildcats โฆ finished 20th at the Panorama Farms Invite and 26th at the Miami Opener.
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2018-19 (Track At Kentucky): Closed out the season at the SEC Outdoor Championships, scoring a point in eighth with a time of 10:33.23 โฆ was fifth in the steeplechase at the Florida Relays in 10:33.66 โฆ won a 2,000-meter steeplechase in 7:07.05 at the UTSA Invitational โฆ indoors, ran on the DMR that took seventh at SEC Indoors in 11:42.26 โฆ ran the mile three times, with a best time of 4:57.57 at the Iowa State Classic โฆ (Cross Country At Kentucky): Redshirted the season.
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High School and Personal: Born in Centerville, Ohio โฆ parents are Erin and Douglas Bockrath โฆ has two older siblings, Reed and Kate โฆ as a senior in 2018, was eighth in the mile at New Balance Outdoor Nationals โฆ the Ohio D2 state runner-up at 3,200-meters, clocking a time of 10:37.36 โฆ fourth at state her junior season, running the 1,600-meters in 5:03.07, and was seventh in the same event as a sophomore โฆ in cross country, was fifth at the state meet as a senior โฆ as a junior, won the OHSAA District title.
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Major Meets
2019 SEC Indoor TF โ 7th, DMR
2019 SEC Outdoor TF โ 8th, Steeplechase
2019 SEC XC โ 27th (1st, UK)
2019 Regional XC โ 70th (3rd, UK)
2020 SEC Indoor TF โ 8th, DMR
2020 SEC XC โ 44th (7th, UK)
2021 SEC Indoor TF โ 10th, Mile | 15th, 3000m
2021 SEC Outdoor TF โ 5th, Steeplechase
2021 NCAA East Prelims TF โ 35th, Steeplechase
2021 SEC XC โ 13th (2nd, UK)
2021 Regional XC โ 9th (2nd, UK)
2021 NCAA XC โ 111th (2nd, UK)
2022 SEC Indoor TF โ 10th, 3000m | 7th, 5000m
2022 SEC Outdoor TF โ 2nd, Steeplechase
2022 NCAA East Prelims TF โ 8th, Steeplechase
2022 NCAA Outdoors โ 16th, Steeplechase (All-America Second Team)
2022 SEC XC โ 6th (1st, UK)
2022 Regional XC โ 9th (2nd, UK)
2022 NCAA XC โ 118th (2nd, UK)
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Outdoor Bests
1500mโฆโฆ.4:22.44
3000m Steeplechaseโฆโฆ.9:52.00
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Indoor Bests
Mileโฆโฆ.4:45.58
3000mโฆโฆ.9:16.89
5000mโฆโฆ.15:50.23
2022 All-America Second Team in Steeplechase
2022 SEC Runner-Up in Steeplechase
2021 Second Team All-SEC in XC
2x All-Southeast Region in XC
2024 Track: Had her one season as a Dawg cut short by an achilles injury during her outdoor season debut at the Stanford Invite โฆ prior to the injury outdoors, ran two meets indoors, including setting a 5,000-meters PR of 15:50.23 at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Opener, ranking No. 3 in school history โฆ ran the 3,000-meters at the UW Invitational in 9:18.10 and then doubled back and ran the mile in 4:49.25 one day later.
2022-23 (At Kentucky): Did not compete during the track season โฆ in cross country, qualified as an individual for the NCAA Championships, placing 118th at the national meet in Stillwater โฆ placed ninth at Southeast Regionals in 20:17, earning All-Region honors โฆ led the Wildcats at the SEC Championships, placing sixth overall in 19:19 to earn First Team All-SEC โฆ won the Panorama Farms Invite 5K in a time of 16:23 โฆ finished eighth in the Cowboy Jamboree, tops on the squad โฆ opened the fall with a win at the North Alabama Showcase in 16:24 for 5K.
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2021-22 (Track At Kentucky): Reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the steeplechase, finishing 16th overall in the semifinals to earn All-America Second Team honors โฆ advanced to Nationals by placing eighth overall in the steeplechase at East Prelims in a PR time of 9:52.00 โฆ the SEC runner-up in the steeplechase with a time of 9:52.48 โฆ set a 1,500m PR of 4:22.44 at the Drake Relays โฆ indoors, finished seventh in the 5K at the SEC Indoor Championships in 16:13.94, and was 10th in the 3K in 9:20.35 โฆ a 3K PR of 9:16.89 at the Music City Challenge โฆ (Cross Country At Kentucky): Made the NCAA Championships field as an individual, finishing 111th in Tallahassee with a time of 20:34 โฆ was ninth at NCAA Southeast Regionals to earn an individual bid to nationals โฆ placed 13th at the SEC Championships, second among Wildcats โฆ named All-SEC Second Team โฆ finished 51st at Pre-Nationals in 20:42 โฆ fourth at the Commodore Classic.
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2020-21 (Track At Kentucky): Scored in the steeplechase at the SEC Outdoor Championships, taking fifth in 10:00.93 โฆ qualified for NCAA East Prelims in the steeple, finishing 35th โฆ second in the steeple at the Joe Walker Invite in 10:07.50 โฆ indoors, made the mile final at SEC Indoors, placing 10th in 4:46.96, and was 15th in the 3,000m โฆ 14th in the mile at the Music City Challenge in 4:49.87 and was 13th in the 3K in 9:37.79 โฆ (Cross Country At Kentucky): Ran once during the pandemic shortened fall season, placing 44th at the SEC Championships.
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2019-20 (Track At Kentucky): Outdoor season canceled due to pandemic โฆ indoors, ran on the DMR that took eighth at SEC Indoor Championships in 11:39.73 โฆ clocked a mile time of 4:54.81 at the Tiger Paw Invite โฆ (Cross Country At Kentucky): Led UK in 27th-place at the SEC XC Championships in 20:55 โฆ was 70th at Southeast Regionals โฆ finished 77th overall at Pre-Nationals, first among Wildcats โฆ finished 20th at the Panorama Farms Invite and 26th at the Miami Opener.
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2018-19 (Track At Kentucky): Closed out the season at the SEC Outdoor Championships, scoring a point in eighth with a time of 10:33.23 โฆ was fifth in the steeplechase at the Florida Relays in 10:33.66 โฆ won a 2,000-meter steeplechase in 7:07.05 at the UTSA Invitational โฆ indoors, ran on the DMR that took seventh at SEC Indoors in 11:42.26 โฆ ran the mile three times, with a best time of 4:57.57 at the Iowa State Classic โฆ (Cross Country At Kentucky): Redshirted the season.
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High School and Personal: Born in Centerville, Ohio โฆ parents are Erin and Douglas Bockrath โฆ has two older siblings, Reed and Kate โฆ as a senior in 2018, was eighth in the mile at New Balance Outdoor Nationals โฆ the Ohio D2 state runner-up at 3,200-meters, clocking a time of 10:37.36 โฆ fourth at state her junior season, running the 1,600-meters in 5:03.07, and was seventh in the same event as a sophomore โฆ in cross country, was fifth at the state meet as a senior โฆ as a junior, won the OHSAA District title.
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Major Meets
2019 SEC Indoor TF โ 7th, DMR
2019 SEC Outdoor TF โ 8th, Steeplechase
2019 SEC XC โ 27th (1st, UK)
2019 Regional XC โ 70th (3rd, UK)
2020 SEC Indoor TF โ 8th, DMR
2020 SEC XC โ 44th (7th, UK)
2021 SEC Indoor TF โ 10th, Mile | 15th, 3000m
2021 SEC Outdoor TF โ 5th, Steeplechase
2021 NCAA East Prelims TF โ 35th, Steeplechase
2021 SEC XC โ 13th (2nd, UK)
2021 Regional XC โ 9th (2nd, UK)
2021 NCAA XC โ 111th (2nd, UK)
2022 SEC Indoor TF โ 10th, 3000m | 7th, 5000m
2022 SEC Outdoor TF โ 2nd, Steeplechase
2022 NCAA East Prelims TF โ 8th, Steeplechase
2022 NCAA Outdoors โ 16th, Steeplechase (All-America Second Team)
2022 SEC XC โ 6th (1st, UK)
2022 Regional XC โ 9th (2nd, UK)
2022 NCAA XC โ 118th (2nd, UK)
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Outdoor Bests
1500mโฆโฆ.4:22.44
3000m Steeplechaseโฆโฆ.9:52.00
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Indoor Bests
Mileโฆโฆ.4:45.58
3000mโฆโฆ.9:16.89
5000mโฆโฆ.15:50.23
Raising the Bar | Hana & Amanda Moll
Monday, August 04
Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13