2016 Cross Country Roster
Taye, Beth
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NC State Women's Cross Country Wins Third-Straight NCAA Championship
Monday, November 27
NC State Cross Country – 2022 National Champions
Monday, November 28

Beth Taye
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Silver Springs, Md.
- High School:
- Paint Branch
- Weight:
- null
Bio
2017 All-Region Cross Country Team
2017 All-ACC Cross Country Team
Collegiate-Best Marks
2019 Cross Country:
2019 Outdoor Track & Field:
2018-19 Indoor Track & Field:
2018 Cross Country:
2018 Outdoor Track & Field:
2017-18 Indoor Track & Field:
2017 Cross Country:
2017 Outdoor Track & Field:
2016-17 Indoor Track & Field:
2016 Cross Country:
Prep/Personal:
2017 All-ACC Cross Country Team
Collegiate-Best Marks
2019 Cross Country:
- Raced at the adidas XC Challenge (33rd, 18:45.8)
2019 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Did not compete
2018-19 Indoor Track & Field:
- Did not compete
2018 Cross Country:
- Did not compete
2018 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Did not compete
2017-18 Indoor Track & Field:
- Competed in one meet during the indoor reason, placing 19th in the 5,000m at the Boston University Season Opener
2017 Cross Country:
- Competed at six meets in her second season with the Pack
- Ran the fastest 6K of her career at the NCAA National Championships, clocking in at 20:22.23 to place 54th
- Tabbed All-Region honors after placing 8th at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships
- Earned a top-10 finish at ACC's, placing 10th in 20:26.2 to claim her first all-conference nod
- Set a 5K PR of 16:50.0 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite, placing 23rd
- Opened the season with her first individual cross country win, taking first place at the adidas XC Challenge with a 5K time of 17:00.0
2017 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Competed at the Virginia Challenge, finishing 35th in the women's 5K with a mark of 17:00.10
2016-17 Indoor Track & Field:
- Redshirt season, competed unattached at two meets
- Ran unattached at the Camel City Invitational, placing first overall in the women's 5K with a time of 16:53.70
- Took second place in the women's 3K at the UCS Invitational where she raced unattached
2016 Cross Country:
- Ran unattached at the adidas XC Challenge where she placed eighth in 17:37.1.
- Competed in four more races wearing the NC State jersey.
- At the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, she made her Wolfpack debut, finishing 86th with a time of 17:35.2.
- Placed 14th (21:52.8) in the open race at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational.
- At the 2016 ACC Championships, crossed in 27th with a time of 20:48.3.
- Concluded her season at the NCAA Southeast Regional where she finished 73rd in 22:06.1.
Prep/Personal:
- 2016 New Balance Indoors 2-Mile National Champion
- 2016 New Balance Indoor 2-Mile Meet Record Holder
- 2016 New Balance Outdoor Nationals 2-mile qualifier
- 2016 New Balance Indoor Nationals 2-mile qualifier
- 2x 3,200m Maryland State Champion (2016 indoor, 2015 outdoor)
- 2015 Indoor 3,200m Maryland Championships runner up
- 2015 Nike Cross Southeast qualifier
- 2014 Footlocker XC Northeast qualifier
- 2015 MPSSAA 4A North XC Regional Champion
- 2015 3rd at Maryland State XC Championships
- Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia