Honors and Awards:
2024 America East All-Conference team (UMBC)
#AEWXC Performer of the Week (
9/4/24) (UMBC)
#AEWXC Performer of the Week (
9/15/25) (UMBC)
PSAC Champion - 3000-meter (Indoor) - 2026
PSAC Champion - Mile (Indoor) - 2026
PSAC Champion - DMR (Indoor) - 2026
PSAC Runner Up - 800 meter (Outdoor) - 2026
PSAC Runner Up - 1500 meter (Outdoor) - 2026
PSAC Runner Up - 800 meter (Indoor) - 2026
College Bests - TFRRS Proflie
800 (OTF): 2:14.77 (2024 IC4A/ECAC Outdoor T&F Championships (UMBC) - 05/10-12/24)
800 (ITF): 2:15.02 (YSU Last Chance - 02/13/26)
1000 (ITF): 3:02.39 (Nittany Lion Challenge (UMBC) - 01/13/24)
1500 (OTF): 4:33.93 (Bison Outdoor Classic - 04/11-13/26)
Mile (ITF): 4:54.15 (Fastrack National Invite - 02/06/26)
3000 (ITF): 9:56.83 (Nittany Lion Challenge (UMBC) - 01/18/25)
5K (XC): 17:44.3 (2024 America East Cross Country Championships (UMBC) - 11/02/24)
6K (XC): 21:01.3 (2024 NCAA DI Mid-Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships (UMBC) - 11/15/24)
2026 (Outdoor): Opened the season with a second-place finish in the 1500 (4:48.65) at the Jim Taylor Duals (03/27-28) ... won the 800 (2:20.53) and helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a win at 4:15.96 at the All-American Invite (04/04) ... hit a season-best time of 4:33.93 in the 1500 while finishing 33rd and helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a ninth-place finish at 3:59.22 at the Bison Outdoor Classic (04/11-13) ... won the 800 at the Maroon & Gold Invite with a time of 2:15.69 (04/23) ... finished second overall in the 800 (2:16.17) and 1500 (4:39.90) and helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a ninth-place finish at 4:06.33 at the PSAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (04/30-05/02).
2025-26 (Indoor): Opened the season with a second-place finish with a time of 10:01.20 in the 3000-meters at the Gulden Invite (01/24) ... won the mile (5:03.65), a fourth-place showing in the 4x400 (4:28.94), and a second-place finish in the DMR (12:25.44) at the Bison Challenge + Multi (01/30-31) ... finished with a seventh-place finish in the mile with a school-record time of 4:54.15 at the Fastrack National Invite (02/06) ... took in the 800 with a time of 2:15.02 at the YSU Last Chance and finished seventh in the 3000-meter with a time of 10:24.97 (02/13) ... won the mile (4:59.73), 3000-meter (10:04.5), and helped the DMR team to a win (12:11.32) while taking second in the 800 (2:16.90) at the PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championships (02/28-03/01).
PRIOR TO BLOOMSBURG
2025 (UMBC)
- Won her first career race at the Mount St. Mary's 5K Dual Meet with a time of 18:29.59.
- Was the runner-up at the Cantello 6K Invitational (Navy) with a time of 22:47.6
- UMBC's top finisher at the Paul Short Invitational with a time of 21:17.9
2024 (UMBC)
- Earned America East All-Conference honors after placing seventh in 17:44.3 at the America East Championships
- Was 38th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals with a time of 21:03.3.
- Finished fifth overall with a time of 23:08.10 at the Navy Invitational.
2023 (UMBC)
- UMBC's top finisher in four of UMBC's five meets.
- Turned in her top 6k time of the season (21:48.6) at the Mid-Atlantic Regional.
- Finished 29th overall at the 5k America East Championships with a time of 19:07.65.
- The Retrievers' top finisher at the Navy Invitational with a 6k result of 24:01.29.
- UMBC's top harrier at the 6k Paul Short Invitational with a time of 23:26.5.
- Crossed the line 24th overall and was UMBC's second finisher in 20:42.63 at the 5k Mount St. Mary's Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Earned three Olympic All-Conference honors in cross country (2019, 2021-22) and one in the 800 meters
- The medalist at the 2020 NJSIAA Cross Country Sectionals; finished second in 2022, but lowered her time by over 90 seconds after recovering from ACL surgery
- Part of 4 x 800 relay squad which broke the school record and competed at prestigious meets like the Penn Relays
- Earned Eastside’s Female Athlete of the Year honor in 2022
- Also played youth soccer until 2021
- Maintained a 4.0 grade-point average each year at Cherry Hill East and was selected to the Senior Hall of Fame in recognition of achievement, leadership and betterment of the school
- Considering a major in biological sciences and has a career interest in physical therapy
- Lists favorite professional teams as “any Philadelphia sports team” and Bayern Munich
- Lists favorite musical artist as Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder and is learning to play the bass guitar
- Has a twin brother, Peter Tepper III and a sister Emma
- Daughter of Dawn and Peter Tepper, Jr., both competed in cross country and track and field at DeSales University
Last updated 06/30/26
