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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|5|4}} |
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| height = {{convert|1.63|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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| hometown = [[Urbandale, Iowa]], U.S. |
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|'''[[3000 meters|3000 m]]:''' 8:40.25 ([[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] 2021) |
|'''[[3000 meters|3000 m]]:''' 8:40.25 ([[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] 2021) |
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|'''[[5000 meters|5000 m]]:''' 14:26.34 ([[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] 2020) |
|'''[[5000 meters|5000 m]]:''' 14:26.34 ([[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] 2020) |
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|'''[[10,000 meters|10,000 m]]:''' 30:18.05 ([[Eugene, OR |
|'''[[10,000 meters|10,000 m]]:''' 30:18.05 ([[Eugene, OR|Eugene]] 2022) |
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|'''Indoor''' |
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|'''[[Mile run|Mile]]:''' 4:27.54 {{AthAbbr|i|indoors}} ([[New York, New York|New York]] 2018) |
|'''[[Mile run|Mile]]:''' 4:27.54 {{AthAbbr|i|indoors}} ([[New York, New York|New York]] 2018) |
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|'''[[3000 meters|3000 m]]:''' 8:25.70 {{AthAbbr|i|indoors}} |
|'''[[3000 meters|3000 m]]:''' 8:25.70 {{AthAbbr|i|indoors}} ([[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] 2020) |
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|'''[[5000 m]]:''' 15:11.56 {{AthAbbr|i|indoors}} ([[Boston]] 2019) |
|'''[[5000 m]]:''' 15:11.56 {{AthAbbr|i|indoors}} ([[Boston]] 2019) |
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'''Karissa Schweizer''' (born May 4, 1996) is an American [[middle-distance running|middle-]] and [[long-distance runner]]. |
'''Karissa Schweizer''' (born May 4, 1996) is an American [[middle-distance running|middle-]] and [[long-distance runner]], Olympian and World Record holder in the women's 4x1500 meters relay. She competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 5000 meters and 10,000 meters events finishing 11th and 12th, respectively. In 2020, she set the indoor 3000 meters [[List of United States records in track and field|American Record]] with a time of 8:25.70.<ref name=RW3K>{{cite news |author=Taylor Dutch |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a31143972/karissa-schweizer-3000-meter-american-record/ |title=Karissa Schweizer Shatters the 3,000-Meter American Record in Boston |publisher=Runner's World |date=February 28, 2020 |access-date=February 28, 2020}}</ref> |
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Representing the [[University of Missouri]], she won the [[2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships]] and holds five other NCAA individual championship titles including being the two-time NCAA Champion in the 5000 meters event.<ref name="themaneater">{{cite web |url=https://www.themaneater.com/stories/sports/as-collegiate-career-ends,-karissa-schweizer-reigns-as-most-decorated-missouri-athlete-in-school-history |title=As collegiate career ends, Karissa Schweizer reigns as most decorated Missouri athlete in school history}}</ref> |
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== Early career == |
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Schweizer was raised in [[Urbandale, Iowa]], by Mike and Kathy Schweizer, both of whom had successful collegiate track careers at Mankato State. Karissa is also the granddaughter of Frank Schweizer, an NCAA Division II All-American runner at [[Minnesota State University, Mankato|Mankato State]], who coached track at [[Dowling Catholic High School]], for over four decades. Mike, Steve and Doug, the three sons of Frank and Linda Schweizer ran for Dowling. Mike also earned All-American honors at Mankato and there met his future wife, Kathy Petricka, a Mankato runner who also has coached. Their children, the youngest, Kelsey, Ryan and Karissa, ran for Dowling as well. Ryan who now competes for Notre Dame won eight state championships, including a swimming title, while at Dowling, A 3:49.04 1500m PR earned him a 3rd at the 2017 USA Track and Field Junior Championships in June 2017. Steve's children also ran cross country, Alexis and Tyler competing for Dowling and Lily competed in 5th-grade track at Saint Francis.<ref> Doug’s daughter Jenna ran cross country at Bettendorf high school. [https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/09/22/iowas-schweizer-family-three-generations-cross-country-dowling-and-running-strong/683619001/ Iowa's Schweizer family: Three generations of cross country at Dowling and running strong], ''[[Des Moines Register]]'', John Naughton, September 22, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2018.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/6081837/Notre_Dame_IN/Ryan_Schweizer.html |title=Ryan Schweizer at Notre Dame |work=Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS) |access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref> |
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==Early career== |
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Karissa never won an individual state or national cross country title while at Dowling, never qualified for the [[Foot Locker Cross Country Championships]], and her only track title was for 3000 m at the 2011 [[IAHSAA]] championships.<ref name="flo">{{cite web|url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/5058054-the-progression-of-surprise-ncaa-champion-karissa-schweizer|title=The Progression of Surprise NCAA Champion Karissa Schweizer}}</ref><ref name="mutigers">{{cite web|url=https://mutigers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6289|title=Karissa Schweizer - 2018 Track & Field Roster - University of Missouri}}</ref> |
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Schweizer grew up in [[Urbandale, Iowa]] and attended Dowling Catholic High School. She is the daughter of Mike and Kathy (Petricka) Schweizer, both of whom had successful collegiate track careers at Mankato State, with her father earning All-American honors. Karissa's grandfather, Frank Schweizer, was an NCAA Division II All-American runner at [[Minnesota State University, Mankato|Mankato State]]. He coached track at [[Dowling Catholic High School]] for over four decades but retired before Karissa began her high school career. Her family has a rich running heritage at Dowling with her father and uncles, Steve and Doug, running track for the school. Her siblings Kelsey and Ryan also ran for Dowling, with Ryan winning eight state championships including a swimming title. He also ran a 3:49.04 PR in the 1500m to earn him a 3rd at the 2017 USA Track and Field Junior Championships. He is a member of the University of Notre Dame's track team. Karissa's cousins Alexis and Tyler ran cross-country for Dowling and a younger cousin, Lily, competed in 5th-grade track at Saint Francis.<ref>Doug's daughter Jenna ran cross country at Bettendorf high school. [https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/09/22/iowas-schweizer-family-three-generations-cross-country-dowling-and-running-strong/683619001/ Iowa's Schweizer family: Three generations of cross country at Dowling and running strong], ''[[Des Moines Register]]'', John Naughton, September 22, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2018.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/6081837/Notre_Dame_IN/Ryan_Schweizer.html |title=Ryan Schweizer at Notre Dame |work=Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS) |access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref> |
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Karissa never won an individual state or national cross-country title while at Dowling, never qualified for the [[Foot Locker Cross Country Championships]], and her only track title was for 3 kilometer the 2011 [[IAHSAA]] championships.<ref name="flo">{{cite web |url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/5058054-the-progression-of-surprise-ncaa-champion-karissa-schweizer |title=The Progression of Surprise NCAA Champion Karissa Schweizer|date=November 22, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="mutigers">{{cite web |url=https://mutigers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6289 |title=Karissa Schweizer - 2018 Track & Field Roster - University of Missouri}}</ref> |
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== Collegiate career (2014-2018) == |
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Recruited to the [[University of Missouri]] for track and cross country in 2014, Schweizer's first NCAA championship appearance was at the [[2014 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships]], where she finished 155th.<ref name="xc2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.cubuffs.com/pdf9/2997208.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508082239/http://www.cubuffs.com/pdf9/2997208.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-05-08|title=2014 NCAA Division I Cross Country - 11/22/2014}}</ref> Two years later, she qualified for and placed third in the [[5000 m]] at the [[2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships]].<ref name="tfrrs">{{TFRRS|5019370}}</ref> |
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==Collegiate career (2014-2018)== |
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The following [[cross country running|cross country]] season, Schweizer was not considered a favorite for the individual NCAA title.<ref name=rw>{{cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a20835011/8-things-to-know-about-the-surprise-womens-college-cross-country-champion/|title=8 Things to Know About the Surprise Women's College Cross-Country Champion}}</ref> Despite this, Schweizer defeated favorites [[Erin Finn]] and [[Anna Rohrer]] to win the 6 kilometer race in 19:41.6, becoming the first female national champion in any sport in [[Missouri Tigers]] history.<ref name=rw/><ref name=stltoday>{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/mizzou-s-karissa-schweizer-wins-ncaa-cross-country-championship/article_341c83fd-18a1-533e-ae48-2b4fdb08c5d3.html|title=Mizzou's Karissa Schweizer wins NCAA cross country championship}}</ref> |
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Recruited to the [[University of Missouri]] for track and cross country in 2014, Schweizer's first NCAA championship appearance was at the [[2014 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships]], where she finished 155th.<ref name="xc2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.cubuffs.com/pdf9/2997208.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508082239/http://www.cubuffs.com/pdf9/2997208.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 8, 2015 |title=2014 NCAA Division I Cross Country - 11/22/2014}}</ref> Two years later, she qualified for and placed third in the [[5000 m]] at the [[2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships]].<ref name="tfrrs">{{TFRRS|5019370}}</ref> |
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The following [[cross country running|cross country]] season, Schweizer was not considered a favorite for the individual NCAA title.<ref name=rw>{{cite web |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a20835011/8-things-to-know-about-the-surprise-womens-college-cross-country-champion/ |title=8 Things to Know About the Surprise Women's College Cross-Country Champion |date=November 23, 2016}}</ref> Despite this, Schweizer defeated favorites [[Erin Finn]] and [[Anna Rohrer]] to win the 6 kilometer race in 19:41.6, becoming the first female national champion in any sport in [[Missouri Tigers]] history.<ref name=rw/><ref name=stltoday>{{cite web |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/mizzou-s-karissa-schweizer-wins-ncaa-cross-country-championship/article_341c83fd-18a1-533e-ae48-2b4fdb08c5d3.html |title=Mizzou's Karissa Schweizer wins NCAA cross country championship |date=November 21, 2016}}</ref> |
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Schweizer ran the [[3000 m]] and [[5000 m]] at the next [[2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships]], finishing second and first respectively.<ref name=tfrrs/> At the [[2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships]], Schweizer ran 15:39.93 in the [[5000m|5000 m]] to win her third national collegiate title.<ref name=kansascity>{{cite web |url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/sec/university-of-missouri/article155551334.html |title=Mizzou's Karissa Schweizer dominates NCAA 5K for third national title}}</ref> |
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Despite victories at the 2017 NCAA Midwest Region and [[Southeastern Conference]] cross country championships, Schweizer did not repeat her win at the [[2017 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships]], finishing 11th.<ref name=tfrrs/> That following indoor season, she completed her first title defense by winning the 5000m at the [[2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships]], in addition to a 3000m victory.<ref name=lrc>{{cite web |url=http://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/03/favorites-justyn-knight-karissa-schweizer-win-2018-ncaa-indoor-5000-crowns/ |title=Favorites Justyn Knight and Karissa Schweizer Win 2018 NCAA Indoor 5000 Crowns}}</ref> |
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She won the [[Honda Sports Award]] as the nation's top female cross country runner in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.secsports.com/article/18236700/schweizer-named-honda-sport-award-winner|title=Schweizer named Honda Sport Award winner|website=www.secsports.com|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/releases/2016-17/20161207schweizer|title=Schweizer of the University of Missouri Named the Honda Sport Award Winner for Cross Country|date=2016-12-07|website=CWSA|language=en|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref> |
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She won the [[Honda Sports Award]] as the nation's top female cross country runner in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.secsports.com/article/18236700/schweizer-named-honda-sport-award-winner |title=Schweizer named Honda Sport Award winner |website=www.secsports.com |access-date=March 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/releases/2016-17/20161207schweizer |title=Schweizer of the University of Missouri Named the Honda Sport Award Winner for Cross Country |date=December 7, 2016 |website=CWSA |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2020}}</ref> |
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It was also at this time that Schweizer began competing at higher-profile invitational meets. At the 2018 [[Dr. Sander Invitational]] at the [[Armory Track & Field Center]], Schweizer finished third in an international open [[mile run|mile]] field, her time of 4:27.54 placing her among the top five collegians all-time indoors.<ref name="citius">{{cite web|url=http://citiusmag.com/interview-ncaa-champion-karissa-schweizer/|title=Q&A with NCAA Champion Karissa Schweizer on the 5,000m, Injuries and Career Outlook}}</ref> Later that season at the [[Millrose Games]], Schweizer set the [[List of United States collegiate records in track and field|American collegiate record]] in the [[3000 m]] with a time of 8:41.60, her time beating Olympic medalist [[Jenny Simpson]]'s previous record by one second.<ref name="themaneater" /><ref name="mutigersrec">{{cite web|url=https://mutigers.com/news/2018/2/3/track-field-schweizer-sets-collegiate-record-in-3000m-run-at-millrose-games.aspx|title=Schweizer Sets Collegiate Record in 3000m Run at Millrose Games}}</ref> In the [[2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships]], Schweizer ran 32:14.94 in the [[10000 m]] to finish third, twelve seconds under the existing meet record, set by [[Sylvia Mosqueda]] thirty years earlier.<ref>[https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/2018/06/07/karissa-schweizer-missouri-third-place-10000-meter-run-ncaa-track-dowling-catholic-sharon-lokedi/683585002/ Iowan Karissa Schweizer places third in 10,000-meter race at NCAA Championships], ''[[Des Moines Register]]'', June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.</ref> Two days later, after leading most of race, she easily repeated her 2017 5,000 meter win, closing out her remarkable college career with her sixth [[NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA outdoor championship]] and [[NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA indoor championship]] gold, a silver and two bronze medals.<ref>[https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/mizzou-s-schweizer-goes-out-on-top-captures-sixth-national/article_c35d34dc-86cb-5ca9-8e3f-8deb2af9358c.html Mizzou's Schweizer goes out on top, captures sixth national title], ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]'', Dave Matter, June 9, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.</ref> |
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It was also at this time that Schweizer began competing at higher-profile invitational meets. At the 2018 [[Dr. Sander Invitational]] at the [[Armory Track & Field Center]], Schweizer finished third in an international open [[mile run|mile]] field, her time of 4:27.54 placing her among the top five collegians all-time indoors.<ref name="citius">{{cite web |url=http://citiusmag.com/interview-ncaa-champion-karissa-schweizer/ |title=Q&A with NCAA Champion Karissa Schweizer on the 5,000m, Injuries and Career Outlook}}</ref> Later that season at the [[Millrose Games]], Schweizer set the [[List of United States collegiate records in track and field|American collegiate record]] in the [[3000m]] with a time of 8:41.60, her time beating Olympic medalist [[Jenny Simpson]]'s previous record by one second.<ref name="themaneater" /><ref name="mutigersrec">{{cite web |url=https://mutigers.com/news/2018/2/3/track-field-schweizer-sets-collegiate-record-in-3000m-run-at-millrose-games.aspx |title=Schweizer Sets Collegiate Record in 3000m Run at Millrose Games |date=February 3, 2018}}</ref> In the [[2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships]], Schweizer ran 32:14.94 in the [[10000 m|10,000m]] to finish third, twelve seconds under the existing meet record, set by [[Sylvia Mosqueda]] thirty years earlier.<ref>[https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/2018/06/07/karissa-schweizer-missouri-third-place-10000-meter-run-ncaa-track-dowling-catholic-sharon-lokedi/683585002/ Iowan Karissa Schweizer places third in 10,000-meter race at NCAA Championships], ''[[Des Moines Register]]'', June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.</ref> Two days later, after leading most of race, she easily repeated her 2017 5,000-meters win, closing out her remarkable college career with her sixth [[NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA outdoor championship]] and [[NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA indoor championship]] gold, a silver and two bronze medals.<ref>[https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/mizzou-s-schweizer-goes-out-on-top-captures-sixth-national/article_c35d34dc-86cb-5ca9-8e3f-8deb2af9358c.html Mizzou's Schweizer goes out on top, captures sixth national title], ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]'', Dave Matter, June 9, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.</ref> |
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==Professional career== |
==Professional career== |
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[[file:Josette Norris Lauren Paquette and Karissa Schweizer (51919416180).jpg|thumb|[[Josette Norris]], [[Lauren Paquette]] and Schweizer competing at the US Olympic Trials in 2021]] |
[[file:Josette Norris Lauren Paquette and Karissa Schweizer (51919416180).jpg|thumb|[[Josette Norris]], [[Lauren Hagans|Lauren Paquette]] and Schweizer competing at the US Olympic Trials in 2021]] |
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Schweizer signed professionally with the [[Bowerman Track Club]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mutigers.com/news/2018/8/1/track-field-schweizer-inks-professional-contract-with-nike-bowerman-track-club.aspx|title=Schweizer Inks Professional Contract with Nike/Bowerman Track Club|website=University of Missouri Athletics|language=en|access-date=2020 |
Schweizer signed professionally with the [[Bowerman Track Club]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mutigers.com/news/2018/8/1/track-field-schweizer-inks-professional-contract-with-nike-bowerman-track-club.aspx |title=Schweizer Inks Professional Contract with Nike/Bowerman Track Club |website=University of Missouri Athletics |date=August 14, 2018 |language=en |access-date=March 8, 2020}}</ref> |
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Schweizer, running the fastest time 5K in the U.S. during the summer season, recorded a personal best 15:01.63 during a win at the Sunset Tour on July 10, 2019, in [[Azusa, California]].<ref>[https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/2019/07/24/karissa-schweizer-dowling-catholic-missouri-usa-track-and-field-championships-drake-stadium/1805050001/ Former Dowling Catholic star Karissa Schweizer adjusting to life as a professional runner], ''[[Des Moines Register]]'', Tommy Birch, July 24, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019.</ref> |
Schweizer, running the fastest time 5K in the U.S. during the summer season, recorded a personal best 15:01.63 during a win at the Sunset Tour on July 10, 2019, in [[Azusa, California]].<ref>[https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/2019/07/24/karissa-schweizer-dowling-catholic-missouri-usa-track-and-field-championships-drake-stadium/1805050001/ Former Dowling Catholic star Karissa Schweizer adjusting to life as a professional runner], ''[[Des Moines Register]]'', Tommy Birch, July 24, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019.</ref> |
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On February 28, 2020, at [[Boston University]]'s "Last Chance Invitational" meet, Schweizer set a new indoor [[List of United States records in track and field|American Record]] in the 3000 m of 8:25.70. Her [[Bowerman Track Club]] teammates [[Shelby Houlihan]] and [[Colleen Quigley]] finished close behind in 8:26.66 and 8:28.71, respectively. Schweizer broke [[Shalane Flanagan]]'s 2007 indoor AR by over seven seconds. Also, her time was faster than [[Mary Slaney]]'s outdoor record of 8:25.83, set in 1985.<ref>[https://trackandfieldnews.com/article/schweizer-ar-tops-incredible-distance-times/Schweizer AR Tops Incredible Distance Times] ''[[Track and Field News]], February 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.''</ref> |
On February 28, 2020, at [[Boston University]]'s "Last Chance Invitational" meet, Schweizer set a new indoor [[List of United States records in track and field|American Record]] in the 3000 m of 8:25.70. Her [[Bowerman Track Club]] teammates [[Shelby Houlihan]] and [[Colleen Quigley]] finished close behind in 8:26.66 and 8:28.71, respectively. Schweizer broke [[Shalane Flanagan]]'s 2007 indoor AR by over seven seconds. Also, her time was faster than [[Mary Slaney]]'s outdoor record of 8:25.83, set in 1985.<ref>[https://trackandfieldnews.com/article/schweizer-ar-tops-incredible-distance-times/Schweizer AR Tops Incredible Distance Times] ''[[Track and Field News]], February 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.''</ref> |
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On July 10, 2020, Schweizer finished second to Shelby Houlihan in a 5000 m race conducted by the Bowerman Track Club with a new personal best of 14:26.34. Houlihan won the race in a new American Record of 14:23.92. Schweizer's time beat Houlihan's former American Record of 14:34.45 and made her the 14th fastest performer of all |
On July 10, 2020, Schweizer finished second to Shelby Houlihan in a 5000 m race conducted by the Bowerman Track Club with a new personal best of 14:26.34. Houlihan won the race in a new American Record of 14:23.92. Schweizer's time beat Houlihan's former American Record of 14:34.45 and made her the 14th fastest performer of all time. |
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On July 23, 2020, Schweizer set a new world leading time in addition to a new personal best in the 1500m, at 4:00.02, which made her the 8th fastest American to ever run the event, finishing in front of [[Colleen Quigley]] and [[Courtney Frerichs]] in 4:03.98 and 4:07.39, respectively. |
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On July 31, 2020, Schweizer, along with [[Colleen Quigley]], [[Elise Cranny]] and [[Shelby Houlihan]] established a World Record in the women's 4x1500 meters relay with a time of 16:27.02, eclipsing the previous World Record of 16:33.58 set by a quarter of Kenyan runners on May 25, 2014. The record was ratified in December 2020,<ref>.[https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/bowerman-women-smash-world-record-in-4-x-1500m-relay/#:~:text=The%20Bowerman%20Track%20Club%E2%80%99s%20female%204%20x%201%2C500m,more%20than%20%246%2C000%20for%20the%20Equal%20Justice%20Initiative. Bowerman women set new World Record in 1500m relay]</ref><ref>[https://www.siasat.com/usa-womens-4x1500m-world-record-ratified-2051253/ USA women's 4x1500m world record ratified]</ref> |
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On July 23, 2020, Schweizer set a new world leading time in addition to a new personal best in the 1500m, at 4:00.02, which made her the 8th fastest American to ever run the event, finishing in front of Colleen Quigley and [[Courtney Frerichs]] in 4:03.98 and 4:07.39, respectively. |
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On June 21, 2021, in 94-degree heat in Eugene, Oregon, Schweitzer finished .3 seconds behind Bowerman Track Club teammate Elise Cranny in the 5000m, qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team with a 15:28.11. Cranny had run the last 400 meters in 63.72 seconds.<ref>[https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a36792040/2021-olympic-trials-womens-5000-meter-results/ Elise Cranny Makes Her First Olympic Team, Wins 5,000 Meters], ''[[Runners World]]'', Sarah Lorge Butler, June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.</ref> Schweitzer had Achilles surgery that fall.<ref name=Pre/> |
On June 21, 2021, in 94-degree heat in Eugene, Oregon, Schweitzer finished 0.3 seconds behind Bowerman Track Club teammate Elise Cranny in the 5000m, qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team with a 15:28.11. Cranny had run the last 400 meters in 63.72 seconds.<ref>[https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a36792040/2021-olympic-trials-womens-5000-meter-results/ Elise Cranny Makes Her First Olympic Team, Wins 5,000 Meters], ''[[Runners World]]'', Sarah Lorge Butler, June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.</ref> Schweitzer had Achilles surgery that fall.<ref name=Pre/> |
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On May 27, 2022, at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Schweitzer and [[Alicia Monson]] ran together for the last 5,000 meters which they covered in under 15 minutes. Schweitzer edged |
On May 27, 2022, at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, competing in the 10,000m event, Schweitzer and [[Alicia Monson]] ran together for the last 5,000 meters, which they covered in under 15 minutes. Schweitzer edged Monson by a step crossing the finish line in 30:49.56. It qualified both for the [[World Athletics Championships]] United States team to be held in [[Eugene, Oregon]].<ref name=Pre>[https://www.oregonlive.com/trackandfield/2022/05/karissa-schweizer-wins-womens-10000-at-prefontaine-classic-natosha-rogers-nabs-final-spot-on-national-team.html Karissa Schweizer wins women's 10,000 at Prefontaine Classic; Natosha Rogers nabs final spot on national team], ''[[The Oregonian]]'', James Crepea, May 28, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.</ref> |
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Nationality | United States | ||||||||
Born | May 4, 1996 | ||||||||
Home town | Urbandale, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||
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Sport | Track, long-distance running | ||||||||
Event(s) | 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, cross country, 10,000 m | ||||||||
College team | Missouri | ||||||||
Club | Bowerman Track Club | ||||||||
Turned pro | 2018 | ||||||||
Coached by | Jerry Schumacher | ||||||||
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Karissa Schweizer (born May 4, 1996) is an American middle- and long-distance runner, Olympian and World Record holder in the women's 4x1500 meters relay. She competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 5000 meters and 10,000 meters events finishing 11th and 12th, respectively. In 2020, she set the indoor 3000 meters American Record with a time of 8:25.70.[1]
Representing the University of Missouri, she won the 2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships and holds five other NCAA individual championship titles including being the two-time NCAA Champion in the 5000 meters event.[2]
Early career
[edit]Schweizer grew up in Urbandale, Iowa and attended Dowling Catholic High School. She is the daughter of Mike and Kathy (Petricka) Schweizer, both of whom had successful collegiate track careers at Mankato State, with her father earning All-American honors. Karissa's grandfather, Frank Schweizer, was an NCAA Division II All-American runner at Mankato State. He coached track at Dowling Catholic High School for over four decades but retired before Karissa began her high school career. Her family has a rich running heritage at Dowling with her father and uncles, Steve and Doug, running track for the school. Her siblings Kelsey and Ryan also ran for Dowling, with Ryan winning eight state championships including a swimming title. He also ran a 3:49.04 PR in the 1500m to earn him a 3rd at the 2017 USA Track and Field Junior Championships. He is a member of the University of Notre Dame's track team. Karissa's cousins Alexis and Tyler ran cross-country for Dowling and a younger cousin, Lily, competed in 5th-grade track at Saint Francis.[3][4]
Karissa never won an individual state or national cross-country title while at Dowling, never qualified for the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, and her only track title was for 3 kilometer the 2011 IAHSAA championships.[5][6]
Collegiate career (2014-2018)
[edit]Recruited to the University of Missouri for track and cross country in 2014, Schweizer's first NCAA championship appearance was at the 2014 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, where she finished 155th.[7] Two years later, she qualified for and placed third in the 5000 m at the 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[8]
The following cross country season, Schweizer was not considered a favorite for the individual NCAA title.[9] Despite this, Schweizer defeated favorites Erin Finn and Anna Rohrer to win the 6 kilometer race in 19:41.6, becoming the first female national champion in any sport in Missouri Tigers history.[9][10]
Schweizer ran the 3000 m and 5000 m at the next 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, finishing second and first respectively.[8] At the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Schweizer ran 15:39.93 in the 5000 m to win her third national collegiate title.[11]
Despite victories at the 2017 NCAA Midwest Region and Southeastern Conference cross country championships, Schweizer did not repeat her win at the 2017 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, finishing 11th.[8] That following indoor season, she completed her first title defense by winning the 5000m at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, in addition to a 3000m victory.[12]
She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top female cross country runner in 2017.[13][14]
It was also at this time that Schweizer began competing at higher-profile invitational meets. At the 2018 Dr. Sander Invitational at the Armory Track & Field Center, Schweizer finished third in an international open mile field, her time of 4:27.54 placing her among the top five collegians all-time indoors.[15] Later that season at the Millrose Games, Schweizer set the American collegiate record in the 3000m with a time of 8:41.60, her time beating Olympic medalist Jenny Simpson's previous record by one second.[2][16] In the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Schweizer ran 32:14.94 in the 10,000m to finish third, twelve seconds under the existing meet record, set by Sylvia Mosqueda thirty years earlier.[17] Two days later, after leading most of race, she easily repeated her 2017 5,000-meters win, closing out her remarkable college career with her sixth NCAA outdoor championship and NCAA indoor championship gold, a silver and two bronze medals.[18]
Professional career
[edit]Schweizer signed professionally with the Bowerman Track Club in 2018.[19]
Schweizer, running the fastest time 5K in the U.S. during the summer season, recorded a personal best 15:01.63 during a win at the Sunset Tour on July 10, 2019, in Azusa, California.[20]
On February 28, 2020, at Boston University's "Last Chance Invitational" meet, Schweizer set a new indoor American Record in the 3000 m of 8:25.70. Her Bowerman Track Club teammates Shelby Houlihan and Colleen Quigley finished close behind in 8:26.66 and 8:28.71, respectively. Schweizer broke Shalane Flanagan's 2007 indoor AR by over seven seconds. Also, her time was faster than Mary Slaney's outdoor record of 8:25.83, set in 1985.[21]
On July 10, 2020, Schweizer finished second to Shelby Houlihan in a 5000 m race conducted by the Bowerman Track Club with a new personal best of 14:26.34. Houlihan won the race in a new American Record of 14:23.92. Schweizer's time beat Houlihan's former American Record of 14:34.45 and made her the 14th fastest performer of all time.
On July 23, 2020, Schweizer set a new world leading time in addition to a new personal best in the 1500m, at 4:00.02, which made her the 8th fastest American to ever run the event, finishing in front of Colleen Quigley and Courtney Frerichs in 4:03.98 and 4:07.39, respectively.
On July 31, 2020, Schweizer, along with Colleen Quigley, Elise Cranny and Shelby Houlihan established a World Record in the women's 4x1500 meters relay with a time of 16:27.02, eclipsing the previous World Record of 16:33.58 set by a quarter of Kenyan runners on May 25, 2014. The record was ratified in December 2020,[22][23]
On June 21, 2021, in 94-degree heat in Eugene, Oregon, Schweitzer finished 0.3 seconds behind Bowerman Track Club teammate Elise Cranny in the 5000m, qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team with a 15:28.11. Cranny had run the last 400 meters in 63.72 seconds.[24] Schweitzer had Achilles surgery that fall.[25]
On May 27, 2022, at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, competing in the 10,000m event, Schweitzer and Alicia Monson ran together for the last 5,000 meters, which they covered in under 15 minutes. Schweitzer edged Monson by a step crossing the finish line in 30:49.56. It qualified both for the World Athletics Championships United States team to be held in Eugene, Oregon.[25]
Competition record
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Taylor Dutch (February 28, 2020). "Karissa Schweizer Shatters the 3,000-Meter American Record in Boston". Runner's World. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "As collegiate career ends, Karissa Schweizer reigns as most decorated Missouri athlete in school history".
- ^ Doug's daughter Jenna ran cross country at Bettendorf high school. Iowa's Schweizer family: Three generations of cross country at Dowling and running strong, Des Moines Register, John Naughton, September 22, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Schweizer at Notre Dame". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "The Progression of Surprise NCAA Champion Karissa Schweizer". November 22, 2016.
- ^ "Karissa Schweizer - 2018 Track & Field Roster - University of Missouri".
- ^ "2014 NCAA Division I Cross Country - 11/22/2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2015.
- ^ a b c Karissa Schweizer profile at TFRRS
- ^ a b "8 Things to Know About the Surprise Women's College Cross-Country Champion". November 23, 2016.
- ^ "Mizzou's Karissa Schweizer wins NCAA cross country championship". November 21, 2016.
- ^ "Mizzou's Karissa Schweizer dominates NCAA 5K for third national title".
- ^ "Favorites Justyn Knight and Karissa Schweizer Win 2018 NCAA Indoor 5000 Crowns".
- ^ "Schweizer named Honda Sport Award winner". www.secsports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "Schweizer of the University of Missouri Named the Honda Sport Award Winner for Cross Country". CWSA. December 7, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Q&A with NCAA Champion Karissa Schweizer on the 5,000m, Injuries and Career Outlook".
- ^ "Schweizer Sets Collegiate Record in 3000m Run at Millrose Games". February 3, 2018.
- ^ Iowan Karissa Schweizer places third in 10,000-meter race at NCAA Championships, Des Moines Register, June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ Mizzou's Schweizer goes out on top, captures sixth national title, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dave Matter, June 9, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ "Schweizer Inks Professional Contract with Nike/Bowerman Track Club". University of Missouri Athletics. August 14, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ Former Dowling Catholic star Karissa Schweizer adjusting to life as a professional runner, Des Moines Register, Tommy Birch, July 24, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ AR Tops Incredible Distance Times Track and Field News, February 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ .Bowerman women set new World Record in 1500m relay
- ^ USA women's 4x1500m world record ratified
- ^ Elise Cranny Makes Her First Olympic Team, Wins 5,000 Meters, Runners World, Sarah Lorge Butler, June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c Karissa Schweizer wins women's 10,000 at Prefontaine Classic; Natosha Rogers nabs final spot on national team, The Oregonian, James Crepea, May 28, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ SENIOR RACE WOMEN IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS AARHUS, DENMARK 30 MAR 2019 IAAF
- ^ Karissa Schweizer at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ Did not finish in the final
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[edit]- 1996 births
- Living people
- American female middle-distance runners
- American female long-distance runners
- Missouri Tigers women's track and field athletes
- Sportspeople from Iowa
- Track and field athletes from Iowa
- People from Urbandale, Iowa
- University of Missouri alumni
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 21st-century American sportswomen