2024-25 Track and Field Roster

Karina Andersen

  • Position Distance
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Highschool The Thacher School
  • Hometown Rocklin, Calif.
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2024-25: Indoor Track & Field - Competed in one meet indoors, running a 10:43.17 3,000m at the Colorado Invitational. Outdoor Track & Field - Ran the 10,000m twice outdoors … Ran 38:41.69 at the Kit Mayer Classic … Finished 12th at the RMAC Outdoor Championships in a season-best 38:30.02.

2023-24 (at Colorado): Indoor Track & Field - Raced twice for the Buffs, both times in the 3,000 meters ... Finished third at the Potts Invitational with a time of 10:34.15 ... Also crossed 11th at the Colorado Invitational after running 10:23.92. Outdoor Track & Field - Did not appear in a race for CU.

2022-23 (at Colorado): Indoor Track & Field - Appeared in both of CU's home meets ... Clocked a 10:57.25 in the 3,000-meter run at the Potts Invitational to finish 20th ... Ran a personal best 5:13.64 in the mile at the Colorado Invitational which put her sixth. Outdoor Track & Field - Took part in three outdoor events for the Buffs ... Posted a personal best 10K of 34:52.54 at the Stanford Invitational ... Ran 17:22.17 in the 5K at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Also entered the 10K at the Pac-12 Track & Field Championships.

2021-22 (at Colorado): Indoor Track & Field - Raced twice in her first collegiate indoor season ... Debuted in a Buffs' track & field uniform at the Potts Invitational, running the 3,000 meters in 10:30.59 ... Went 10:24.11 in the 3K at the Colorado Invitational as well. Outdoor Track & Field - Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in cross country, track & field, and climbing at the The Thacher School in California ... Broke the school record in the mile thanks to a 5:07.38 at the Golden West Invitational ... Also broke the school record in the 3,200-meter run after posting a 10:38.98 at the California state meet which was also a 14-second personal record and good enough for bronze ... Won CIF-SS D4 gold in the 3,200 meters in 2021 and grabbed silver in the 1,600-meter run at the same meet ... Top prep times included 5:07.26 in the mile, 5:02.41 in the 1,600 meters, and 10:38.98 in the 3,200 meters ... Earned admission to the Cum Laude Society as a junior in high school.