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2018-19 Track and Field Roster

Karolina Pahlitzsch

  • Position Hurdles
  • Class Senior
  • High School Werner-Seelenbinder-Schule
  • Hometown Berlin, Germany

Biography

2019 Outdoor: Competed in eight events … Finished ninth at the NCAA Championships with a time of 57.28 in the 400-meter hurdles … Won the 400-meter race at the Mt. SAC Relays after clocking a PR of 53.37 … Ran another PR of 57.10 in the 400-meter hurdles to place third at the Pac-12 Championships … Won the 400-meter races at both Willie Williams Classic College and the Aztec Invitational.

2019 Indoor: Made five appearances … Placed third at NAU Friday Night Duals with a time of 56.24 in the 400-meter race … Ran a time of 1:31.22 in the 600-meter race to finish fourth at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational.

2018 Outdoor: Competed in eight meets ... Set a PR in the 800-meter dash with a time of 2:08.27 at the Willie Williams Classic to win the event and be named Pac-12 Women's Track athlete of the week ... Took second in the 800-meter dash at the Aztec Invitational in 2:09.31 ... Set a PR in the 400-meter hurdles at the Jim Click Shootout with a time of 57.88 to finish second ... set a PR in the 400-meter dash at the Mt SAC Relays with a time of 54.17 ... Took second in the 400-meter hurdles at the Desert Heat Classic in 58.55 ... Competed in the
NCAA Championships and NCAA West Preliminary Round as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team.

2018 Indoor: Competed in three meetings ... Clocked a time of 1:29.23 in the 600-meter run at the Texas Tech Shootout to win the event ... Set a PR and won the 600-meter run at the Texas Tech Shootout in 1:29.23 ... Clocked a time of 2:08.64 in the 800-meter run at the MPSF Championships.

Before Arizona: Spent three years at the University of Nebraska competing in events such as the 400-meter hurdles. She took 20th place at the NCAA Championships iin 2016 and has a personal best time of 57.95 seconds.

High School: 2011 German U18 Champion and participant in 2011 world youth championships ... 2013 European Junior Championships (7th place).

Personal: Born in Berlin, Germany ... daughter of Matthias and Pamela ... Has two sisters, Tamara and Sonja ... Plans on pursuing a degree in psychology to become a doctor.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Junior

    Hurdles
  • 2017-18Senior

    Hurdles
  • 2018-19Senior

    Hurdles
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