2026 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
Talented newcomer to the Villanova cross country and distance group in 2026-27 … Was a three-time state champion in the 1600 meters in high school and an 11-time All-Ohio performer spanning cross country and outdoor track & field.
| PERSONAL BESTS |
| 400 Meters |
59.51 |
High School |
| 800 Meters |
2:10.37 |
High School |
| 1500 Meters |
4:25.32 |
High School |
| Mile |
4:47.81 |
High School |
| 3000 Meters |
9:45.39 |
High School |
| 5000 Meters (XC) |
17:33.23 |
High School |
Strongsville High School: Earned a total of eight varsity letters during her scholastic career, including four in track & field, three in cross country and one in soccer … Three-time state champion in the 1600 meters, including indoors as both a junior and a senior as well as outdoors her senior year … State runner-up outdoors in the 800 meters as a senior … Two-time All-Ohio performer in cross country and nine-time All-Ohio honoree in outdoor track & field … Achieved high school personal bests of 2:10 in the 800 meters, 4:44 in the 1600 meters and 10:25 in the two mile, as well as 17:34 at the 5000 meter cross country distance … Ranked in the top five percent of her graduating class and received an Honors Diploma … National Merit semifinalist in 2026 and three-time Academic All-Ohio in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Personal: One of three daughters of Brendan and Tina Jicha … Has two sisters: Kylie and Audrey … Both parents were collegiate track & field athletes at Baldwin Wallace, and mother also ran cross country … Chose to attend Villanova because it checked all the boxes she was looking for: strong academics, a beautiful campus, great team culture that she could see herself fitting into, and one of the best coaches in the NCAA … Noted that Villanova was the place where she felt she would be able to reach her goals and potential both academically and athletically … Comprehensive Science major.
