Bio

High School

• Attended Cardinal Mooney High School.
• In nine 3,200 races, was first six times, second twice and third once.
• Placed second in three of four races in the 1,600.
• In 34 high school cross country races, finished among the top-three 27 times.
• Won more than half the races competed in (14), along with 10 second and 3 third-place finishes.
• Won a total of two district and two regional championships and finished third, second and 12th in Class 2A in the state in final three years.
• Gatorade Florida Girls Cross Country Player of the Year for 2023–24.
• Represented Florida as the state's top runner at the Foot Locker South Regional, clocking 17:39.22, and finished 18th overall.
• Placed 3rd at the adidas XC Challenge, beating several returning national finalists.
• In her senior campaign, she secured 8 race wins, set 4 course records, and broke 18 minutes for the 5K seven times, with a PR of 17:20.20 at the North Port XC Invitational.
• Finished 2nd at the 2022 FHSAA Class 2A State Meet.
• Florida 2A State Champion in the 3200m, winning with a time of 10:35.87 on May 16, 2024.
• Earned 7th in the 1600m state final with 5:07.43.
• Was the Region Champion (3200m) with time of 10:44.74 (May 7, 2024).
• District 11 Champion after being timed at 11:07.11 (April 30, 2024).
• Invitational wins at IMG Academy, ODA Thunder Classic, Riverview Ram.

Personal

• Exercise science major.
• Daughter of Patrick and Jennifer Dempsey.
• Has an older sister, Brianna.
• Birthdate: 11/30/2005.