Karina Ernst Career Stats
Academic Notes: Pursing her master’s degree in educational leadership with a focus in community college and higher education
Personal Bests: 800m (2:15.45) | 1000m (2:54.44) | 1500m (4:28.36) | Mile (4:54.95)
Before NAU: Graduated from Syracuse University, where she competed in both cross country and track & field
2017: Did not compete during the indoor season … Competed in four events during the outdoor campaign … Nabbed a ninth-place finish in the 1500m event at outdoor conference championships
2016: Logged times for Syracuse in the mile and as a member of the DMR unit in four indoor meets … For the second-consecutive indoor season, competed at both conference championships and IC4A/ECAC’s
2015: Competed in eight indoor track & field meets for the Orange … Set a personal-best in the 800m at the Cornell Deneault Memorial (2:15.45), placing third overall … Competed at ACC Indoor Conference Championships in the mile event as well as a member of the DMR team … Went onto compete at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championships in the mile … Registered times at five more outdoor meets … Set a career-best in the 1500m at ACC Outdoor Conference Championships (4:28.36)
2013: Competed in two indoor meets ... PR’ed in the 1000m at Penn State National Invitational (2:54.44)
High School: The Colorado state champion in the mile (2011, 2012) … Also a Colorado state champion in the 4A 800m (2012) … Set a new all-time women’s Colorado state record as part of Thompson Valley High School’s 4x800m relay team (9:00.07) … Personally, Ernst holds the TVHS 800m record as well (2:10.36) … Colorado high school 4A track and field state champions (2009, 2012) … Colorado high school 4A cross country state champions (2009, 2011) … The 4x800m relay 4A state champions (2009, 2012) … The 4x400m relay 4A state champions (2012)
Personal: Born on June 28, 1994 to Ingrid McMillan-Ernst … Has one sister, Helena … Hobbies include salsa dancing and singing … Chose NAU because of the proximity to the mountains and being able to train at altitude … Person she admires most is her mother because, “She has raised my sister and myself all on her own and is my rock and my role model. The strongest woman I know.”
