Lauren Skeens

Height:
5-3
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Northview High School
Hometown:
Johns Creek, Ga.

TFRRS Bio

2025: Cross Country - Debuted at the Covered Bridge 5k with a time of 18:12.9 and placed 19th overall… ran her best 6k time of 21:21.8 at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championship to take third for Georgia and 95th overall… Crossed the finish line in 22:07.8 at the FSU Invite 6k for 27th overall and fifth for the Bulldogs…Finished third for Georgia at the SEC Cross Country Championship with a 6k time of 22.50.6, putting her 121st overall… Managed a 22:08.2 at the Pre-National Invitational to be the fourth finisher for the team and 233rd overall.

High School: Earned multiple individual and team honors, including placing fifth at the 2024 GHSA 4A State Cross Country Championships and leading Northview to a fourth-place team finish…Recorded All-State honors in the 3200 meters after taking third at the 2025 state meet…Was also the 2025 Pickens Preview and Jekyll Island Invitational champion and a Fulton County and region champion in the 3200m…Voted team captain in both track and cross…Recognized as the MVP and received the Patty Foell Scholarship from the Atlanta Track Club Foundation…Personal bests of 10:53.92 (3200m), 5:06.29 (1600m) and 18:43.84 (cross country 5k)…Summa cum laude graduate, National Honor Society member, Will to Live Club President, FCA Co-President and HOSA competitor…Awarded scholarships from both the Will to Live Foundation and the American Water Works Association.

Personal: Daughter of Brian and Mary Ellen Skeens…Intends to major in Biology with plans of pursuing a career in pediatric healthcare.