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Katerina Talanova

  • Class Senior
  • Position Distance
  • Major Computer Science
  • Hometown Ellicott City, MD
  • High School Centennial
  • Instagram katerinatalanova_
  • Opendorse katerina-talanova

Biography

As a junior (2023-24)
Outdoor
  • Participated in four competitions, earning three top-15 finishes, while winning one eventĀ 
  • Earned first place at the Maryland Invitational (3/22-3/23/24) in the 3000-meter (10:34.77)
IndoorĀ 
  • Participated in five competitions, earning three top-10 finishesĀ 
  • Posted a personal best and placed third at the Navy Indoor Invitational (12/2/23) in the 800-meter (2:19.89)
  • Recorded a personal best in the 1000-meter (3:01.02) at the Hokie Invitational (1/19-1/20/24)
  • Set a personal best in the mile (5:10.00) at the Navy Select Invitational (2/16/24)
Cross Country
  • Participated in three competitions, earning one top-30 finish
  • Set a season best in the 5k (20:18.0) at the Baltimore Metro Meet (9/1/23)
As a sophomore (2022-23)
Outdoor
  • Racked up four top-10 placements
  • Ran to a ninth-place result in the 1500m (4:47.47) at the Navy Outdoor Invitational (3/25)
  • Set a personal record in the 3000m steeplechase (11:26.53) to finish second at the Hopkins Loyola Invitational (4/22)
  • Closed out the season with a pair of top-10 finishes at the Kehoe Twilight Meet (5/5), taking third in the 4x400m (4:15.56) and finishing eighth in the 1500m with a personal-best 4:39.50
Indoor
  • Scored a pair of top-10 finishes in her first indoor season
  • Ran a personal-best mile time of 5:16.06 at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/14)
  • Notched an eighth-place finish in the 3000m (10:39.86) at the Hokie Invitational (1/20)
  • Placed eighth in the 3000m (10:37.47) at the Doc Hale VT Meet (2/3)
  • Ran her personal-best 3000m pace of 10:25.78 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (2/10)
Cross Country
  • Opened with a personal best 19:15.3 finish in the 5k at the Baltimore Metro Meet (9/1)
  • Set a personal best in the 6k (22:08.5) at the Lehigh Paul Short Run (9/30)
  • Raced to a 23:37.2 finish in the 6k at the Penn State National Open (10/14)
  • Raced to a 23:11.5 finish in the 6k at the Big Ten Cross Country Championship Meet (10/28)
As a freshman (2021-22)
Outdoor
  • Opened her season at the Maryland Invitational competing in the 1500m (4:53.30) and the 4x400 (4:09.77)
  • Set a personal best in the 1500m (4:42.28) at the Bison Outdoor Classic and took third place
  • Competed in the 1500m at the Big Ten Outdoor Championship Meet
Indoor
  • Did not compete
Cross Country
  • Opened her season at the Mount St Mary's 5k Duals (9/3) racing to a 20:28.7 finish
  • Competed in the Lehigh Paul Short Run (10/1) finishing the 6k in 23:12.3)
  • Competed at Big Ten Cross Country Championships (10/29) racing to a 25:13.0 finish in the 6k


Updated July 11, 2023

Historical Player Information

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