TFRRS Performance Profile
* All-West Region *
Personal bests (thru 2017):
- 3,000 steeplechase: 10:11.11
- 5,000: 16:09.45
- 3,000: 9:21.31i
- 1,500: 4:22.38
- Mile: 4:48.85i
- 800: 2:13.33
As a senior (2016-17):
Outdoors
- Placed among top six at Pac-12 Championships in the steeplechase for the fourth consecutive year.
- Advanced to the NCAA West Prelims for the third consecutive year.
- Twice set lifetime bests in the 1,500, ultimately at 4:22.38 at the Brutus Hamilton Invite.
- Doubled in both the Pac-12 and NCAA West Prelim meets, in the 5,000 and steeplechase.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Indoors
- Set personal best in the 3,000 of 9:21.31 for fourth in the MPSF Championships.
- Anchored the winning distance medley relay at the UW Invitational.
- MPSF All-Academic selection.
Cross country
- All-West Region selection.
- No. 4 runner on fifth-place team at NCAA Championships.
As a junior (2015-16):
Outdoors
- Ran personal best 10:11.11 to finish sixth at Pac-12 Championships.
- Jumped to No. 4 on Stanford's all-time performers' list.
- Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
- Big Meet steeplechase winner.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic team.
Indoors
- Raced to sixth and a 3,000 personal best (9:21.35) at the Iowa State Classic.
Cross country
- All-West Region (24th, 6K, 21:13.0).
- USTFCCCA All-Academic team.
- Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
- Placed 150th at NCAA Championships (6K, 21:12.6).
- Placed 30th at Pac-12 Championships (6K, 20:43.4).
- Eighth at Stanford Invitational (6K, 21:03.4).
- Raced seven times.
As a sophomore (2014-15):
Outdoors
- Set a personal best of 10:23.32 in the steeplechase to finish third in the Pac-12.
- The placed her No. 8 all-time at Stanford.
- Advanced to the NCAA West Prelims and ran 10:26.34 for 18th overall.
- Ran 1,500 PB of 4:26.36 to finish second at the Brutus Hamilton Open in Berkeley.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic team.
Indoors
- Placed 14th in the mile at the MPSF Championships, running 4:49.72.
- Raced twice during the season, both in the mile.
- Set personal mile best of 4:48.85 to place fifth in her heat at the Husky Classic.
Cross country
- Named Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
- 51st at Stanford Invitational (22:15, 6K) as team's No. 6 runner.
- 8th at Bronco Invitational (20:38.9, 6K).
As a freshman (2013-14):
Outdoors
- Ran to a personal best of 4:30.13 in the 1,500 at the West Coast Last Chance meet in San Francisco on May 10.
- Competed in two races at the Pac-12 Championships. running in the prelims of the 1,500 (19th overall, 4:35.76) and the final of the 5,000 (30th, 17:58.77).
- Twice ran the steeplechase, with a best time of 10:57.33 at the Payton Jordan Invitational.
- Second in the Big Meet in the steeplechase.
- Competed in six meets, in three events.
Indoors
- Did not compete.
Cross Country
- Emerged as one of two true freshmen to compete for the Cardinal.
- Won the Doc Adams Invitational at Putah Creek Reserve in Davis on Nov. 9, covering 6K in 20:57.
- Was team's No. 6 at the NCAA West Regionals in Sacramento, running 23:15 (6K) to place 209th overall.
- Was Stanford's No. 9 at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 98th in 27:21 (6K).
- Ran unattached in two other races, running No. 4 among all Stanford runners and placing 11th at the Stanford Invitational (21:47, 6K), and 29th at the Bronco Invite (21:17.8, 6K).
- Stanford's No. 3 at the 2015 NCAA West Regional, placing 24th.No. 5 on 14th-place NCAA team at 2015 championships.
- Made her Stanford debut at the Pac-12 Championships and also ran in the NCAA West Regional as team's No. 7 in 2013.
- Won the Doc Adams Invitational in Davis, Calif., covering 6K in 20:57.
High School:
- A Santa Clara County product from Los Gatos High School.
- Placed sixth at the California state championships in the 1,600 in a personal best of 4:52.49.
- Focused on the 800 as a junior and clocked a best of 2:13.33.
- Fifth at the 2012 state meet.
- Won the 2012 Central Coast Section Division II cross-country title.
- Third at the 2012 Division II state championships.
- Captained the Wildcats’ cross country and track teams as a senior.
- Won five Santa Clara Valley Athletic League individual titles, three in track and two in cross country.
- School record-holder in the 1,600 and in cross country.
Personal:
- Parents are Richard Katz and Pamela Berg.
- Has a brother, Brandon, and a sister, Izabella.
- Majoring in product design.
Career results:
Year | Season (Meets) | Event | Season Best | Conf. | Regional | NCAA |
2016-17 | Outdoors (6) | Steeple | 10:15.60 | 5 (10:21.73) | 26 (10:44.50) | -- |
5,000 | 16:16.11 | 7 (16:16.11) | 17 (16:51.33) | -- | ||
1,500 | 4:22.38 | -- | -- | -- | ||
Indoors (3) | 3,000 | 9:21.31 | 4 (9:21.31) | -- | -- | |
Mile | 4:51.40 | -- | -- | -- | ||
DMR | 11:31.98 | -- | -- | -- | ||
Cross country (6) | 6K | 19:53.7 | 31 (21:31.2) | 14 (19:53.7) | 83 (20:45.9) | |
2015-16 | Outdoors (7) | Steeple | 10:11.11 | 6 (10:11.11) | 15 (10:17.46) | -- |
5,000 | 16:09.45 | -- | -- | -- | ||
1,500 | 4:24.20 | -- | -- | -- | ||
Indoors (2) | 3,000 | 9:21.35 | 17 (9:35.75) | -- | -- | |
Cross country (7) | 6K | 20:29.1 | 30 (20:43.4) | 24 (21:13.0) | 150 (21:12.6) | |
2014-15 | Outdoors (6) | Steeple | 10:23.32 | 3 (10:23.32) | 18 (10:26.34) | -- |
1,500 | 4:26.36 | -- | -- | -- | ||
Indoors (2) | Mile | 4:48.85 | 14 (4:49.72) | -- | -- | |
Cross country (2) | 6K | 20:38.9 | -- | -- | -- | |
2013-14 | Outdoors (6) | Steeple | 10:57.33 | -- | -- | -- |
1,500 | 4:30.13 | 19 (4:35.76) | -- | -- | ||
5,000 | 17:58.77 | 30 (17:58.77) | -- | -- | ||
Indoors (0) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Cross country (3) | 6K | 20:57 | 98 (27:21) | 209 (23:15) | -- |