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Karissa Schweizer

Basic Information

  • Gender: Female
  • Born: 5/4/1996
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Urbandale, IA
  • High School: Dowling Catholic High School
  • College: University of Missouri

Athlete Info

  • Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: Jerry Schumacher
  • Agent: Thomas Ratcliffe
  • Sponsor: Nike
  • Club: Bowerman Track Club

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Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, 11th (5,000m), 12th (10,000m)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2019 World Outdoor Championships, ninth (5000m)
  • 2019 World Cross Country Championships, 56th

Other Career Highlights

  • American Record holder: Indoor 3000m, 8:25.70
  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, silver (5,000m, 10,000m)
  • 2019 USATF Indoor Championships, silver (3000m)
  • 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships, silver (5000m)
  • 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (5000m)
  • 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, bronze (5000m, 10,000m)
  • 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (3000m, 5000m)
  • 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (5000m), silver (3000m)
  • 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships, silver (3000m)
  • 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships, bronze (5000m)
  • 2015 USATF Junior (U20) Championships, bronze (3000m)
  • 2013 USATF Junior (U20) Championships, eighth (1500m), 12th (3000m)

Personal

Karissa Schweizer comes from a family of collegiate runners: her parents, Mike and Kathy Schweizer, ran collegiately, and so did her grandfather, who was a Division-II All-American. Karissa Schweizer was named the most decorated female athlete in the University of Missouri’s history. Schweizer’s PRs are roughly the same as her boyfriend’s—sometimes even marginally faster—which is impressive because he was also a Division I distance runner, for Gonzaga.

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