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Katarina Smiljanec
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  • Hometown
  • Mid-Distance
  • Freshman
  • Karlovac General Secondary
  • Karlovac, Croatia

2012 Outdoor: Led off the school record setting 4x800 meter relay at the Colonial Relays (8:47.76).

2012 Indoor: Runner-up in the 600 meters at the VT Challenge in a season best 1:35.06 … Clocked a season best 2:13.33 in the 800 meters at the ACC Championship.

2011 Cross Country: Competed in one meet on the season, finishing 108th in the 5k at the Appalachian State Blue Ridge Open (20:21.1).

High School: Two-time Croatian Junior National Cross Country Champion (2008, 2010) … Placed second at Croatian Junior Nationals in the outdoor 400m and 1500m and third in the 800m in 2011 … Took 13th at European Junior Championships in the 800m … A six-year member of the Croatian Junior National Team … Made the Croatian Senior Women’s National Team in 2011 … Ran track for Track & Field Club Karlovac … Named Best Young Athlete in Karlovac three times … Tabbed as Best Athlete in Karlovac and Best Athlete of Track & Field Club Karlovac in 2010 … Chosen as the Best Student in her high school graduating class at Karlovac General Secondary School.

Personal: Born on May 16, 1993 in Zagreb, Croatia … Daughter of Zoran Smiljanec and Zrinka Lovrovic … Has a half brother, Tomislav, and a half sister, Korina … Father, Zoran, played soccer for the Croatian National Team … Plans to major in human nutrition, foods and exercise.

Smiljanec's Collegiate XC Bests
5k: 20:21.1, Appalachian St. Invite, 2011

Smiljanec's Collegiate Track & Field Bests
Indoor Outdoor
600m: 1:35.06 800m: 2:14.80
800m: 2:13.33 1500m: 4:41.27