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2024-25 Women's Track & Field Roster

Kat Tvrdy

  • Position Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Pius X
  • Hometown Lincoln, Neb.
  • Major Biomedical Engineering

Biography

Accomplishments
  • Holds the #4 Hardrocker top-10 mark in the outdoor 1500m run (5:03.20).
  • Holds the #5 Hardrocker top-10 mark in the outdoor 5K (19:08.84).
2023 Cross Country (Sophomore):
  • Did not compete.
2023 Outdoor (Freshman):
  • Set Hardrocker top-10 marks in the outdoor 1500m and the 5k at the Lopeer Invite and Al Bortke Open.
  • Competed in the 1500m run (three times), the 3k, and the 5k (twice).
  • Took home a victory in the 1500m run at the Loper Invitational.
  • Recorded a third-place finish in the 1500m run at the Bauer Open and an eight-place finish in the 5k at the Al Bortke Open.
2022-23 Indoor (Freshman):
  • Competed in four different events (mile – three times, 4 x 400 – twice, 800m run, distance medley relay).
  • Recorded three top-five finishes and three additional top-10 finishes.
  • Competed in the mile and distance medley relay at the RMAC Championships.
2022 Cross Country (Freshman):
  • Competed in six races.
  • Season best finish came at the Gage McSpadden Memorial, finishing fifth (20:18.7).
  • Competed at the RMAC and NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships.
High School:
  • Attended Pius X High School.
  • Three-time state qualifier.
  • All-Conference nominee in Cross Country.
  • Knights of Columbus Council Honor graduate (4.0).
  • Lincoln Journal Star class act.
  • National Merit finalist.
  • Three-time national honor society.
Personal:
  • Daughter of Melissa and Doug.
  • Has one sibling (Max).
  • Majoring in biomedical engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

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  • 2023-24Sophomore

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  • 2024-25Junior

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