The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2025-26 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Sophie Atkinson
- Position:
- Distance
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Cinco Ranch
- Previous School:
- Virginia
- Major:
- Strategic Communication
Personal Bests & Results via TFRRS
- 2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic
- 2025 All-ACC Indoor - 5000m (Second Team)
- 2024 All-Southeast Region Cross Country
- 2022 All-ACC Cross Country
- 2022 All-Southeast Region Cross Country
Prior to Texas (at Virginia)
2025: Outdoor
• Competed in the 10,000m at the NCAA East Regional
• Placed eighth in the 10,000m at the ACC Outdoor Championships and competed in the 5000m
• Recorded a huge personal-best of 33:29.46 for 10,0000m at Raleigh Relays, moving up to the No.5 all-time in program history
• Finished sixth in the 1500m at the Virginia High Performance
• Competed in five meets this season
Indoor
• Notched fifth place in the 5000m at the ACC Indoor Championships, bettering her Virginia N0.3 all-time mark by 7 seconds
• Ran 15:58.02 over 5k at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, the third-best performer in program history
• Secured the win and Ott Center facility record with a 9:14.22 in the 3000m race at the Penn 10 Elite Meet, moving into No. 2 in Virginia history
2024 (Cross Country)
• Named to the 2024 All-ACC Academic Cross Country team
• Finished 196th at the NCAA Championship race in Madison, Wis.
• Raced to 24th in the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships in Rock Hill, S.C. earning All-Region honors
• Finished 47th at the ACC Cross Country Championships in Cary, N.C.
• Took home silver at the Panorama Farms Invitational, helping the team win the meet
• Placed 97th at the Nuttycombe Invitational, helping the team to an 11th overall finish
• Finished sixth in the Virginia Invitational at Panorama Farms
• Placed fifth at the Spider Alumni Open, running 13:49.4 over 4k
2024 Outdoor
• Competed in two meets this season
• Ran the 5000m at Raleigh Relays and the Virginia Challenge
• Named to the 2023-24 ACC Honor Roll
2023 Cross Country
• ACC SAAC Representative
• Named to the 2023 All-ACC Academic Cross Country team
• Competed at the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships at Panorama Farms
• Finished 51st at the Virginia Invitational running a 17:10.6 in the 5k race
• Placed 31st at the XC23 Pre-National running 6k in 20:43.5
• Placed sixth in her season-opener at the Spider Alumni Open
Outdoor
• Named to 2022-23 ACC Honor Roll
• Placed 18th at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 10,000 meters
• Finished 8th in the 10k at the NCAA East Regional Championships as the 44th seed running a personal-best time of 33:53.56
• Placed 10th in the 10,000 and 11th in the 5,000 at the 2023 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
• Ran a a personal-best in the 5000 meters at Penn Relays clocking 16:12.68
• Placed third in the 5000 meters at the Virginia Challenge running 16:14.53
• Ran a personal-best in the 1500 meters (4:27.50) at the Virginia Grand Prix
2023 Indoor
• Placed 13th at the 2023 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 3000m with a personal best time (9:20.87)
• Ran the 3000 meters at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston, Mass.
• Placed third in the 3000m at the Penn State National Open
2022 Cross Country
• Ran a PB 6k time at the NCAA Championships with her time of 20:15.9 placing 46th overall (11/19/22)
• Led the Cavaliers at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships where she earned All-Region honors placing 13th overall (11/11/22)
• Picked up All-ACC honors at the ACC Cross Country Championships (10/28/22)
• Spurred UVA to a third-place finish at the ACC Championships with a 22nd-place finish (10/28/22)
• Helped Virginia to a win at the Panorama Farms XC23 Invitational placing ninth overall (10/15/22)
• Took seventh place at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/23/22)
• Placed 13th at the Virginia Invitational helping Virginia to a team victory (9/16/22)
2021 Cross Country
• Was fourth at Virginia Invitational (5k/17:38.2)
• Placed 29th at XC23 Invitational (5k/18:28.8)
• Posted time of 17:49.1 at Joe Piane Invitational
• Ran 23:04.5 at the ACC Championships
• Posted 6k PB at the Southeast Region Championships (22:19.2)
Personal: Earned her double degree at the University of Virginia in Economics and American Studies... Dean's List honoree... Daughter to Benjamin and Erica Atkinson... Sister to Charlie and Ella... Dad played tennis at East Carolina and mom played tennis at Belmont University... Brother plays baseball at Baylor and grandfather went to UT...
