Karissa Schweizer

Photo by: Jeff Curry

Photo by: Jeff Curry

Photo by: Jeff Curry

Karissa Schweizer @ 2015 NCAA Midwest Regional

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Urbandale, Iowa
High School:
Dowling Catholic HS

MIZZOU PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
5000m Run - 16:09.83 // Chile Pepper Festival (10/1/16)
6000m Run - 19:29.7 // Pre-National Invite (10/14/17)
Indoor Track & Field
800m Run – 2:12.95 // Illinois-Iowa Border Battle (1/9/16)
1000m Run – 2:44.12 // Arkansas Invitational (1/12/18)
Mile Run – 4:27.54 // Columbia Challenge (1/27/18)
3000m Run – 8:41.60 // Milrose Games (2/3/18)
5000m Run – 15:17.31 // BU Season Opener (12/2/18)
Outdoor Track & Field
800m Run - 2:09.42 // Memphis Invitational (4/30/16)
1500m Run - 4:12.83 // Tom Botts Invitational (4/20/18)
5000m Run - 15:18.69 // USA Track & Field Championships (6/23/17)
10,000m Run – 32:00.55 // Stanford Invitational (3/30/18)

NOTEWORTHY

2018 NCAA Outdoor National Champion (5000m Run)
2018 NCAA Outdoor First-Team All-American (5000m Run – 1st)
2018 NCAA Outdoor First-Team All-American (10,000m Run – 3rd)
2018 SEC Outdoor 5000m Champion
2018 SEC Outdoor Runner of the Year
2018 All-SEC Outdoor (1500m Run, 5000m Run)
2018 NCAA Indoor National Champion (3000m Run)
2018 NCAA Indoor National Champion (5000m Run)
2018 NCAA Indoor First-Team All-American (3000m Run – 1st)
2018 NCAA Indoor First-Team All-American (5000m Run – 1st)
2018 SEC Indoor Runner of the Year
2018 SEC Indoor 3000m Champion
2018 SEC Indoor Distance Medley Relay Champion
2018 NCAA Championships qualifier (5000m Run, 10,000m Run)
2018 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (5000m Run, 10,000m Run)
2018 USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year
2018 USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
2017 NCAA Outdoor National Champion (5000m Run)
2017 NCAA Outdoor First-Team All-American (5000m Run – 1^st)
2017 SEC Outdoor 5000m Champion
2017 All-SEC Outdoor (5000m Run, 1500m Run)
2017 NCAA Indoor National Champion (5000m Run)
2017 SEC Indoor 3,000m Champion
2017 SEC Indoor Mile Champion
2017 NCAA Indoor First-Team All-American (5000m Run – 1^st)
2017 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (3000m Run – 2^nd)
2017 NCAA Cross Country All-American (11^th Place)
2017 NCAA Championships qualifier (5000m Run)
2017 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (5000m Run)
2017 Cliff Harper Trophy winner
2017 USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year
2017 USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
2017 NCAA All-Midwest Regional Champion
2017 USTFCCCA Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year
2016 NCAA Cross Country National Champion
2016 NCAA Cross Country All-American (1^st Place)
2016 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (5000m Run – 3^rd)
2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (5000m Run)
2016 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (5000m Run)
2016 All-SEC Outdoor (1500m Run, 5000m Run)
2016 USTFCCCA Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year
2016 NCAA Midwest Regional Champion
2016 USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Runner of the Year
2016 SEC Cross Country Champion
2016 SEC Women's Runner of the Year
2016 NCAA All-American (Third in the 5,000m)
2016 USTFCCCA Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year
2015 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier in the 5000m run
2014 NCAA Cross Country Championships qualifier
2014 NCAA All-Midwest Regional
2014 SEC Cross Country Freshman of the Year
Mizzou School Record Holder in the Indoor 5000m Run (15:19.14)
Mizzou School Record Holder in the Outdoor 5000m Run (15:18.69)
No. 2 All-Time in the Indoor Mile Run (4:35.61)
No. 2 All-Time in the Indoor 3000m Run (9:06.60)
No. 2 All-Time in the Outdoor 1500m Run (4:15.77)
No. 4 All-Time in the Indoor Distance Medley Relay (11:19.46)

TFRRS Page

2017-18
Season Bests
5000m (XC) – 16:25.4 // Commodore Classic (9/16)
6000m (XC) – 19:29.7 // Pre-National Invite (10/14)
1000m Run (ITF) – 2:44.12 // Arkansas Invitational (1/12)
Mile Run (ITF) – 4:27.54 // Columbia Challenge (1/27)
3000m Run (ITF) – 8:41.60 // Milrose Games (2/3)
5000m Run (ITF) – 15:17.31 // BU Season Opener (12/2)
1500m Run (OTF) – 4:12.83 // Tom Botts Invitational (4/20)
5000m Run (OTF) – 15:19.65 // NCAA West Preliminary (5/26)
10,000m Run (OTF) – 32:00.55 // Stanford Invitational (3/30)

Cross Country – Opened the season by setting the course record at the Commodore Classic (Sept. 16), crossing the finish line in the 5K race at 16:25.4 and earning SEC Runner of the Week and USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week nods … Finished second at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 14), resetting her 6K personal record at 19:29.7 and earning SEC Runner of the Week honors … Captured her second consecutive SEC Conference title (Oct. 27), finishing a full 30 seconds ahead of the rest of the field at 19:36.3 to become the sixth runner in program history to repeat as cross country conference champion … Won her second straight NCAA Midwest Regional title (Nov. 10) in her home state of Iowa, crossing the finish line at 19:50.9 … Finished 11th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (Nov. 18) to record her sixth career All-America honor … Was named the USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Women’s Runner of the Year and the SEC Women’s Runner of the Year, both for the second straight season

Indoor Track – Opened the indoor season by running the fifth-fastest indoor 5000m run time in collegiate history at the BU Season Opener (Dec. 2), crossing the finish line at 15:17.31 … Ran the fifth-fastest collegiate time and set the school record in the mile run at the Columbia Challenge (Jan. 27), crossing the finish line at 4:27.54 … Set the collegiate record and school record in the 3000m run at the Millrose Games, finishing fourth in a field full of professionals with a time of 8:41.60 … Won two conference titles at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25), setting the meet record in the 3000m run (9:00.56) and anchoring the DMR with a split of 4:25.56 … Became the fifth 3K/5K double champion in NCAA history with National Championship performances in the 3000m run and 5000m run at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 9-10).

Outdoor Track – Set the 10,000m run school record at the Stanford Invitational (March 30), crossing the finish line third in the invitational heat at 32:00.55 … Set her sixth school record and a meet record in the 1500m run at the Tom Botts Invitational (April 20) with a time of 4:12.83 … Was named the Drake Relays Most Outstanding Performer after event wins in the 5000m run (April 26) and DMR (April 28). Set the Drake Relays meet record in the 5000m run, crossing the finish line at 15:23.21. Also named SEC co-Runner of the Week for her performance … Won her eighth career conference title in the 5000m run at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 13), while also finished runner-up in the 1500 run … Ran the fastest 10,000m run time in NCAA history at the NCAA West Preliminary (May 25), crossing the finish line at 32:14.36 … Finished third in the 10,000m run at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 7) with a time of 32:14.94, which was one of six times that beat the previous meet record of 32:28.57 … Won her sixth NCAA title in the 5000m run at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 9), becoming the sixth woman in NCAA history to win back-to-back outdoor 5000m run titles … Finished her career with six national titles, the most of any student-athlete in Mizzou history, and 10 All-America honors, which matches Kearsten Peoples for the post podium finishes in program history.

2016-17
Seasons' Bests
5000m (XC) – 16:09.83 // Chile Pepper Festival (10/1)
6000m (XC) – 19:41.60 // NCAA Championships (11/19)
Mile Run (ITF) – 4:35.61 // Razorback Invitational (1/28)
3000m Run (ITF) – 9:06.60 // Iowa State Classic (2/10)
5000m Run (ITF) – 15:19.14 // NCAA Championships (3/10)
1500m Run (OTF) – 4:15.77 // Crimson Tide Invite (4/8)
5000m Run (OTF) – 15:18.69 // USA Track & Field Championships (6/23)

Cross Country - Became the first women’s NCAA Cross Country National Champion in program history with a first place finish at the NCAA Championships, passing up four runners in the final 400-meters to take home the crown and finish with a personal-record time of 19:41.60 … Became the first regional champion in program history with a first-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional, helping Mizzou win its first regional title since 2004 … Won the first individual conference championship since 1997 with an SEC Championship, finishing the 6K race at 20:10.6 … Finished fourth at the Pre-National Invitational with a time of 20:14.0 … Placed first in five of six meets on the season, setting and re-setting personal-records in each meet and winning the Commodore Classic, Chile Pepper Festival, SEC Championships, NCAA Midwest Regional and NCAA Championships.

Indoor Track – Started the season by setting the school record in the Boston University Season Opener (Dec. 3) in the 5000m run, crossing the finish line at 15:37.4 … Finished first in the mile run at the Commodore Invitational (Jan. 13), running a 4:41.86 … Won the mile run again at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 28), crossing the finish line at 4:35.61, the second-fastest time in program history … Won the Cliff Harper Trophy at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25) for being the highest point scorer at the meet after claiming conference titles in the mile run (4:37.44) and 3000m run (9:18.32) … Earned two All-America honors in the 5000m run and 3000m run at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 10-11), winning the national title in the 5000m by setting the school record with a time of 15:19.14 and finishing runner-up in the 3000m run with a time of 9:09.33.

Outdoor Track – Opened the outdoor season by setting the then-school record in the 5000m run at the Stanford Invitational (March 31), crossing the finish line at 15:39.75 … Finished second in the 1500m run at the Crimson Tide Invite (April 8) by running the second-fastest time in program history at 4:15.77 … Was elevated to the 1500m run invitational at the Drake Relays (April 28), finishing eighth at 4:18.16 in a race which featured 11 professional runners and six Olympians … Captured her fourth career conference title at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 12-13), finishing first in the 5000m run with a time of 15:51.76 and second in the 1500m run at 4:18.42 … Finished first in the 5000m run at the NCAA West Preliminary (May 27) at 16:24.07 to clinch second consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships … Won her third NCAA Title at the NCAA Championships in the 5000m run (June 10), re-setting the school record in the race with a time of 15:38.93 and becoming the first female athlete in Mizzou Athletics history to win multiple NCAA Titles … Shattered the 5000m run school record at the USA Track & Field Championships, finishing fourth with a time of 15:18.69.

2015-16
Seasons' Bests
5000m (XC) - 16:59.30 // Notre Dame invitational (10/2)
6000m (XC) - 20:23.10 // SEC Championships (10/30)
800m (ITF) – 2:12.95 // Illinois-Iowa Boarder Battle (1/9)
Mile Run (ITF) – 4:39.87 // Tyson Invitational (2/12)
3000m (ITF) – 9:17.98 // Husker Invitational (2/5)
800m (OTF) – 2:09.42 // Memphis Invitational (4/30)
1500m (OTF) – 4:17.46 // John McDonnell Invitational (4/22)
5000m (OTF) – 15:58.09 // Mt. Sac Relays (4/14)

Cross Country - Opened the season with a first-place finish at the Forest Park XC Festival, finishing the 5K race at 18:17 … Finished sixth at the Texas A&M invite, crossing the finish line at 20:40.40 in the 6,000m race … Posted a season-best in the 5K at the Notre Dame Invitational, finishing at 16:59.30 … Earned second-team All-SEC honors with a 14^th-place finish at the SEC Championships, finishing the 6K at 20:23.10 … Earned an NCAA All-Midwest Regional selection with a 25^th-place finish, finishing at 20:59.10.

Indoor Track - Competed in the 800m, mile and 3000m run during the indoor season … Finished second in the 800m at the Illinois-Iowa Border Battle, finishing at 2:12.95 … Finished second and ran the fifth-fastest time in school history in the mile run at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet, finishing at 4:42.15 … Placed second and ran the fourth-fastest time in school history in the 3,000m run at the Husker Invitational, finishing at 9:17.98 … Ran the second-fastest time in program history in the mile run at the Tyson Invitational, finishing third at 4:39.87.

Outdoor Track - Started the outdoor season by running the seventh-fasted 1,500m time in school history at the Florida Relays, finishing at 4:32.11 … Ran the third-fastest time in school history in the 5,000m at the Tom Botts Invitational, finishing at 15:58.09 … Ran the second-fastest time in school history in the 1,500m at the John McDonnell Invitational, finishing first at 4:17.46 … Finished third in the 1,500m and the 5,000m at the SEC Championships, crossing the finish line at 4:29.08 and 16:17.82, respectively … Earned All-America honors by finishing third in the 5,000m at the NCAA Championships, finishing at 16:02.82.

2014-15
Seasons' Bests
5000m (XC) - 17:18.20 // Greater Louisville Classic (10/04)
6000m (XC) - 20:25.70 // NCAA Midwest Regional (11/14)
1000m (ITF) - 2:53.19 // Border Battle (01/10)
Mile (ITF) - 4:45.02 // Tyson Invite (02/13)
3000m (ITF) - 9:25.31 // Armory Track Invite (01/30)
800m (OTF) - 2:14.54 // Tom Botts Invite (05/01)
1500m (OTF) - 4:26.34 // Tom Botts Invite (05/01)
5000m (OTF) - 16:32.91 // SEC Championships (05/14)

Cross Country - Karissa kicked off her stellar freshman year, which culminated in an SEC Freshman of the Year honor and NCAA Championships qualification, with a fourth-place overall finish at the Illini Challenge, where she crossed in 18:09 for the 5000m course...She was fourth overall, second for the Tigers, at the Forest Park XC Festival, cutting her 5000m time down to 17:37...Her first 6000m race came during the Roy Griak Invitational, where she was once again second across the line for the black and gold, 58th overall (22:28.60)...She took charge of the Tigers during the Greater Louisville Classic, leading the team to a fifth-place finish with a 5000m PR of 17:18.20 and an 11th-place individual crossing...She improved on her 6000m time during the Pre-National Meet in Terre Haute, Ind., timing through in 21:56.20 for 85th in the field...She was 17th overall, second for the Tigers, during the SEC Championships, crossing as the first freshman in the field with a final time of 20:41.20 on the 5800m course, earning the second consecutive SEC Freshman of the Year honor for the Tigers...Karissa led the Tigers once again during the NCAA Midwest Region Championships, timing through in 20:25.60 to earn seventh overall, good for an All-Midwest Regional honor and qualification into the NCAA Championships...She closed her season in Terre Haute, Ind., for the national championship meet, placing 155th in the elite field with a final crossing of 21:36.20.

Indoor Track - Karissa continued to shine during the indoor season, making her mark in the Mizzou history books with some of the fastest times in school history for both the mile and 3000m runs...She started the season with an event win at the Border Battle, crossing in 2:53.19 for the 1000m...Focused on the mile and 3000m runs for the remainder of the season, starting with a tenth-place finish in the mile during the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet (4:46.75)...She was second through the line at during the 3000m run at the Armory Track Invitational, hitting a PR time of 9:25.31...Next up was another PR and second-place finish, this time in the mile during the Tyson Invitational (4:45.02)...Karissa closed her season at the SEC Championships, where she was eighth in the 3000m run (9:40.20) and fifth for the DMR (11:30.08).

Outdoor Track - Karissa closed her freshman year with another NCAA Championships qualification, making the cut for the West Preliminary Round in the 5000m run...The season started, though, with the 3000m run at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational, where she crossed in second overaell (9:35.64)...She focused on the 1500m and 5000m runs for the remainder of the season, starting with a 5000m PR performance at the Stanford Invitational where she was 23rd in the prestigious field with a 16:52.95 crossing...Followed that up with a fifth-place performance in the 1500m run at the John McDonnell Invitational, crossing in 4:28.16...She was part of the 12th-place DMR team at the Drake Relays, and earned 21st as an individual in the 5000m run...She was second in the 1500m run at the Tom Botts Invitational, clocking a new PR of 4:26.34...She also put in her lone 800m run of the season during Tom Botts, taking third in 2:14.54...Karissa donned the black and gold for the SEC Championships, taking 14th in the 1500m and seventh in the 5000m in PR time (16:32.91)...She closed her season with a 32nd-place finish in the 5000m at the NCAA Championships West Preliminary Round (16:56.61).

HIGH SCHOOL
Bests
800m - 2:12.25 // 1500m - 4:34.83 // 3000m - 9:54.54 // 4000m (XC) - 14:07 // 5000m (XC) - 17:51.40

Noteworthy

2013 Nike Cross Nationals qualifier (47th)
Three-time IAHSAA Cross Country Team Champions (2010-11, 2013)
12-time IAHSAA All-State
2011 IAHSAA Outdoor Track & Field Champion in the 3000m

Karissa competed for Dowling Catholic HS under coaches Fr. James Kirby, Kelly Parriott, and Larry Weier...She was a 12-time IAHSAA All-State athlete in cross country and track...CROSS COUNTRY...Karissa helped lead her team to three IAHSAA titles in 2010-11, and 2013...As an individual, she was 47th at the 2013 Nike Cross National meet...She qualified for the Nike Cross Nationals after taking fourth at the Nike Heartland Regional...She was also 15th at the 2013 Footlocker Midwest Regional...She was the IAHSAA Cross Country Championships runner-up in 2013, third in 2012, seventh in 2011, and fifth in 2010...She was 16th at the 2012 Nike Heartland Regional, 11th in 2011, and ninth in 2010...TRACK & FIELD...Karissa was eighth in the 1500m at the 2013 USATF Junior Track & Field Championships...She was runner-up at the 2013 IAHSAA Championships for the 3000m, 1500m, and 800m DMR...In 2012, she was runner-up in the 1500m and took third in the 3000m...She was the 2011 IAHSAA Champion for 3000m, and took third in both the 1500m and 800m.

PERSONAL

Parents are Mike and Kathy Schweizer.