Theresa A. Dennis Simko (2020) - Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame

Theresa A. Dennis Simko

Induction:
2020
Class:
2003

Theresa Dennis Simko became one of the top distance runners in Bucknell history during her days at Bucknell. She ran in two NCAA Cross Country Championships, first in 1999 when Bucknell qualified as a team for the first time in program history, and again in 2001, when she qualified individually and turned in the best finish (73rd out of 249 competitors) in school history. Dennis was an All-Patriot League honoree in all four of her cross country seasons, finishing sixth-third-third-second in her four appearances at the PL Championship.

Dennis also starred on the track, where she earned four more All-Patriot League citations, three outdoors and one indoors. She was the Patriot League indoor champion in the 5,000 meters as a senior, and she was a three-time conference runner-up in the outdoor 10,000 meters. She also earned All-East honors with a fourth-place finish in the 5K at the 2003 ECAC Indoor Championships. Her best 10K time of 36:18.28 ranked fourth at graduation, and her career best in the indoor 5K of 17:12.57 was third at graduation. A native of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and a graduate of Hanover Area H.S., Dennis was named to the Patriot League 25th Anniversary Team in 2016.