Addison Dempsey
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Sarasota, Fla.
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- High School:
- Cardinal Mooney Catholic HS
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- Previous College:
- University of Miami (Fla.)
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- Events:
- Distance
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- Major:
- Exercise Science
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.
