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2024-25 Track & Field Roster

Rose Fernandes/ Maryland Terrapins

Katie Turk

  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • Position Distance
  • Major Kinesiology
  • Hometown Carmel, NY
  • High School Carmel
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Biography

As a junior (2023-24)
Outdoor
  • Participated in eight competitions, earning five top-10 finishes, while winning one eventĀ 
  • Posted a personal best and placed first at the Maryland Invitational (3/22-3/23/24) in the 800-meter (2:12.70)
  • Recorded a personal best at the Virginia Challenge (4/19-4/20/24) in the 1500-meter (4:28.64)
IndoorĀ 
  • Participated in five competitions, earning three top-20 finishesĀ 
  • Recorded a personal best in the mile (4:59.08) at the Doc Hale VT Meet (2/2-2/3/24)
  • Posted a personal best and placed third at Navy Select (2/16/24) in the 1000-meter (2:52.60)
  • Set a personal best in the 3000-meter (9:44.62) at the Big Ten Indoor Championship (2/23-2/24/24)
Cross Country
  • Participated in six competitions, earning two top-15 finishes
  • Posted a personal best at the NCAA Division I Mid-Atlantic Cross Country Championships (10/10/23) in the 6k (21:18.1)
As a sophomore (2022-23)
Outdoor
  • Netted four top-10 finishes in her sophomore outdoor campaign
  • Set a personal record in the 800m (2:15.93) to take ninth at the UCF Black and Gold Invite (3/17)
  • Finished runner up in the 1500m (4:34.04) at the Navy Outdoor Invitational (3/25)
  • Concluded the regular season with two top-10 placements at the Kehoe Twilight Meet (5/5), taking second place in the 4x400m (4:06.59) and ninth in the 1500m (4:40.48)
Indoor
  • Scored four top-10 placements, including a pair of event titles
  • Opened the season by taking eighth in the mile (5:13.33) at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/14)
  • Won the DMR (12:18.71) at the Hokie Invitational (1/20)
  • Set a personal record in the mile, breaking the five-minute mark with a 4:59.67 pace at the Dr
  • Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge (1/27)
  • Topped her second podium of the season in the 3000m (10:09.32) at the Doc Hale VT Meet (2/3)
  • Took a 10th-place result in the DMR (11:47.32) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/24)
Cross Country
  • Set a personal best time of 18:46.6 in the 5k to open the season at the Baltimore Metro Meet (9/1)
  • Finished the 6k race in 22:33.6 at the Navy Invitational (9/16)
  • Set a personal best time of 21:22.7 in the 6k at the Paul Short Run (9/30)
  • Raced to a 22:18.5 finish in the 6k at the Penn State National Open (10/14)
  • Had a 22:05.7 performance representing the Terps at the Big Ten Cross Country Championship Meet (10/28)
As a freshman (2021-22)
Outdoor
  • Opened her season at the Maryland Invitational, taking fifth place in the 1500m at the Maryland Invitational (4:50.74) and seventh place in the 4x400
  • Took third in the 1500m (4:42.81) at the Towson Invite
  • Set a personal best in the 1500m (4:37.52) at the Bison Outdoor Classic
  • Competed in the 1500m at the Big Ten Outdoor Championship meet
Indoor
  • Opened her season at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/15) competing in the mile (5:10.29)
  • Competed in the mile (5:07.53) at the Penn State National Open (1/21)
  • Set a personal best in the 3000m at the Dr. Sanders Invite (10:13.32)
  • Competed in the 3000m at the Big Ten Indoor Championship meet
Cross Country
  • Opened her season at the Mount St. Mary's 5k duals (9/3) racing to a 19:55.1 finish
  • Competed in the 5k (19:16.9) at the Virginia Invitational (9/17)
  • Competed at the Lehigh Paul Short Run (10/1) racing to a 22:47.5 finish in the 6k
  • Competed in the 6k (23:54.4) at the PSU National Open (10/15)
  • Competed in the 6k at Big Ten Cross Country Championships (10/29)
  • Raced to a 23:16.4 finish in the 6k at NCAA Division I Mid-Atlantic Regionals (11/12)
Updated July 12, 2023

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

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  • 2022-23Sophomore

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  • 2023-24Junior

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  • 2024-25Senior

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    5'2"