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2025-26 Track & Field

Penny Nowell-Shortt

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Freshman
  • Highschool Woodbridge Senior
  • Hometown Woodbridge, Va.

Biography

Freshman (2025-26)
Outdoor: Did not compete during the 2026 outdoor season
Indoor: Raced twice during her freshman season, clocking 5:56.47 in the mile for 16th at the Bast-Cregger Invitational and 2:42.93 for 24th in the 800m at the Joe LaRocco Invitational

Prep/Personal: Class president and cross country team captain … AP Scholar student … Competed in distance events for Woodbridge Senior High … Enjoys hiking, swimming, and photography … Daughter of Sally Nowell and Henry Shortt … Has one sibling, Oliver Nowell-Shortt.