2019-20 Track and Field Roster
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Katharina Pesendorfer
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Salzberg, Austria
- High School:
- Liese Prokop Privatschule
Bio
TULSA: A 12-time letterwinner … a four-time American Athletic Conference all-conference cross-country honoree ... a three-time outdoor track all-conference selection … a three-time indoor track all-conference honoree.
2023-24
CROSS COUNTRY: Was one of four women to race in all five meets … finished third on the team and 25th overall at the Cowboy Preview (3,000m) in 11:12.0 … was TU’s second finisher at the Loyola Lakefront Invite (6,000m), grabbing 76th place in 21:22.27 … navigated the 6,000m course in the Nuttycombe Invitational B-Race in 22:14.6 for 26th place … finished 18th at the AAC Championship (6,000m) in 21:35.4 as Tulsa’s third finisher … clocked a 22:26.7 performance at the Midwest Regional, placing 103rd.
2022-23
OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four meets … competed in the AAC Championships, placed fourth overall with a finishing time of 20:58.6, earning all-conference honors … placed 46th with a time of 21:04.8 at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
2021-22
OUTDOOR: Ran in five meets … at the AAC Championship, recorded a personal best of 16:55.13 in the 5,000m run for second place … also placed second in the 3,000m Steeple with a finishing time of 10:33.52 … competed in the NCAA Fayetteville Region, clocked a time of 10:34.47 for 28th place.
INDOOR: Ran in four meets … was an American Athletic Conference all-conference honoree in the 3,000m run and Distance Medley Relay … won Arkansas Invitational with a personal best of 2:51.04 in the 1,000m run … won the Distance Medley Relay with a recorded time of 11:41.84 at the Washburn Open … at the Windy City Invite, won with a personal best of 4:46.27 in the mile run … competed in the AAC Championships, won the 3,000m run with a time of 9:27.97 … placed third in the Distance Medley Relay with a time of 11:40.52.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five meets … competed in the AAC Championships, finished with a time of 21:36.9 for seventh place … competed in the Midwest Regionals, placed 22nd with a time of 21:17.06.
2020-21
OUTDOOR: Ran in six meets … had a personal best time of 4:29.92 in the 1,500m run in the preliminary race at The American Championship … in the 3,000m steeplechase, turned in a season-best time of 10:20.48 at the John McDonnell Invite … competed at the NCAA West Regional in the 3,000m steeplechase.
INDOOR: Ran in one meet … at the Division I Challenge, clocked personal best times of 4:56.36 in the mile run and 17:05.63 in the 5,000m run.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all three meets … was an all-conference honoree … had her best time of 21:25.24 and her best finish (sixth) at the American Athletic Conference Championship, helping Tulsa claim the team title … finished seventh at the OSU Winter Open in a time of 22:29.6 … crossed the finish line in a time of 22:11.4 for 180th place at the NCAA Championship.
2019-20
OUTDOOR: Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
INDOOR: Ran in five meets … competed in two events at The American Indoor Track and Field Championships … earned all-conference honors in the DMR, as she helped the Golden Hurricane record the second-fastest time in program history for third place in 11:34.21 … also ran in the 3,000-meter run, finishing in a time of 9:57.62 for 16th overall … earned a season-best time in the 3,000m at the Iowa State Classic, crossing the finish line at 9:45.87 for fourth place … at the Arkansas Qualifier, clocked in at 2:12.48 in the 800-meter run … secured a season-best time of 4:59.04 for fifth place in the mile run at the Black & Gold Invite … posted a time of 2:57.73 in the 1,000-meter run at the Arkansas Invitational.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in six of seven meets … was an all-conference selection … placed 12th at the AAC Championship, while helping lead Tulsa to the team title … was on Tulsa’s second-place NCAA Midwest Regional team and 25th-place NCAA Championship team … had a 10th place finish at the Rhodes College Invitational.
2018-19
OUTDOOR: Ran in six meets … broke her own school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Division I West Region Preliminary Rounds with a time of 10:14.44 … at the Arkansas Spring Invitational, recorded a time of 4:44.26 in the 1,500-meter run … competed in the 3,000m steeplechase at The American Outdoor Track and Field Championships, securing all-conference honors at 10:22.27 for third place … won the 3,000m steeplechase at the John McDonnell Invitational (10:37.46) and the 2019 Oral Roberts Invitational (11:03.19).
INDOOR: Raced in five meets … captured two season-best times at The American Indoor Track and Field Championships … finished the mile run at 5:05.78 and the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:07.16 … ran a time of 2:58.94 in the 1,000-meter at the Arkansas Invitational for ninth.
CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete.
PERSONAL: Started running track at the age of 12 … loves Disney movies … before an invitational, she always braids her hair … accounting is her favorite class at TU … her favorite food is Kaiserschmarrn, a dessert from Austria … majoring in management.
2023-24
CROSS COUNTRY: Was one of four women to race in all five meets … finished third on the team and 25th overall at the Cowboy Preview (3,000m) in 11:12.0 … was TU’s second finisher at the Loyola Lakefront Invite (6,000m), grabbing 76th place in 21:22.27 … navigated the 6,000m course in the Nuttycombe Invitational B-Race in 22:14.6 for 26th place … finished 18th at the AAC Championship (6,000m) in 21:35.4 as Tulsa’s third finisher … clocked a 22:26.7 performance at the Midwest Regional, placing 103rd.
2022-23
OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four meets … competed in the AAC Championships, placed fourth overall with a finishing time of 20:58.6, earning all-conference honors … placed 46th with a time of 21:04.8 at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
2021-22
OUTDOOR: Ran in five meets … at the AAC Championship, recorded a personal best of 16:55.13 in the 5,000m run for second place … also placed second in the 3,000m Steeple with a finishing time of 10:33.52 … competed in the NCAA Fayetteville Region, clocked a time of 10:34.47 for 28th place.
INDOOR: Ran in four meets … was an American Athletic Conference all-conference honoree in the 3,000m run and Distance Medley Relay … won Arkansas Invitational with a personal best of 2:51.04 in the 1,000m run … won the Distance Medley Relay with a recorded time of 11:41.84 at the Washburn Open … at the Windy City Invite, won with a personal best of 4:46.27 in the mile run … competed in the AAC Championships, won the 3,000m run with a time of 9:27.97 … placed third in the Distance Medley Relay with a time of 11:40.52.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five meets … competed in the AAC Championships, finished with a time of 21:36.9 for seventh place … competed in the Midwest Regionals, placed 22nd with a time of 21:17.06.
2020-21
OUTDOOR: Ran in six meets … had a personal best time of 4:29.92 in the 1,500m run in the preliminary race at The American Championship … in the 3,000m steeplechase, turned in a season-best time of 10:20.48 at the John McDonnell Invite … competed at the NCAA West Regional in the 3,000m steeplechase.
INDOOR: Ran in one meet … at the Division I Challenge, clocked personal best times of 4:56.36 in the mile run and 17:05.63 in the 5,000m run.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all three meets … was an all-conference honoree … had her best time of 21:25.24 and her best finish (sixth) at the American Athletic Conference Championship, helping Tulsa claim the team title … finished seventh at the OSU Winter Open in a time of 22:29.6 … crossed the finish line in a time of 22:11.4 for 180th place at the NCAA Championship.
2019-20
OUTDOOR: Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
INDOOR: Ran in five meets … competed in two events at The American Indoor Track and Field Championships … earned all-conference honors in the DMR, as she helped the Golden Hurricane record the second-fastest time in program history for third place in 11:34.21 … also ran in the 3,000-meter run, finishing in a time of 9:57.62 for 16th overall … earned a season-best time in the 3,000m at the Iowa State Classic, crossing the finish line at 9:45.87 for fourth place … at the Arkansas Qualifier, clocked in at 2:12.48 in the 800-meter run … secured a season-best time of 4:59.04 for fifth place in the mile run at the Black & Gold Invite … posted a time of 2:57.73 in the 1,000-meter run at the Arkansas Invitational.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in six of seven meets … was an all-conference selection … placed 12th at the AAC Championship, while helping lead Tulsa to the team title … was on Tulsa’s second-place NCAA Midwest Regional team and 25th-place NCAA Championship team … had a 10th place finish at the Rhodes College Invitational.
2018-19
OUTDOOR: Ran in six meets … broke her own school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Division I West Region Preliminary Rounds with a time of 10:14.44 … at the Arkansas Spring Invitational, recorded a time of 4:44.26 in the 1,500-meter run … competed in the 3,000m steeplechase at The American Outdoor Track and Field Championships, securing all-conference honors at 10:22.27 for third place … won the 3,000m steeplechase at the John McDonnell Invitational (10:37.46) and the 2019 Oral Roberts Invitational (11:03.19).
INDOOR: Raced in five meets … captured two season-best times at The American Indoor Track and Field Championships … finished the mile run at 5:05.78 and the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:07.16 … ran a time of 2:58.94 in the 1,000-meter at the Arkansas Invitational for ninth.
CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete.
PERSONAL: Started running track at the age of 12 … loves Disney movies … before an invitational, she always braids her hair … accounting is her favorite class at TU … her favorite food is Kaiserschmarrn, a dessert from Austria … majoring in management.
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