Katerina Hendrix

position Distance
class Senior
Hometown Spartanburg, S.C.
High school Dorman HS

position Distance
class Senior
Hometown Spartanburg, S.C.
High school Dorman HS

Academic Highlights
2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023 CSC Academic All-District
2022 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results
2023-24
Cross Country
Appeared in five cross country meets during the fall, including running in four 5K events … Opened the season with a 20:08.3 time at the Eye Opener before clocking a new personal best in the 5K two weeks later when she ran 18:45.5 at the Gamecock Challenge to finish 29^th … Also broke the 20-minute barrier at the Ryals Challenge, running 19:59.48 … Competed in one 6K race at the Paul Short Run, clocking 24:29.9.

2022-23

Indoor

Did not compete.

Outdoor

Did not compete.

Cross Country

Was named a team captain prior to the cross country season … Competed in six total events on the year … Finished sixth at the Winthrop Invitational 5K with a time of 19:12.0 … Set her 5K personal-record at the Royals Challenge, running her first sub-19 minute race with a time of 18:58.9 … Recorded her 6K PR at the SEC Championships, clocking a time of 22:37.51.

2021-22

Indoor

Appeared in six events for the Gamecocks during the indoor season … Ran the 3,000-meter race in three events and the 5,000-meter competition in the remaining three meets … Her best finish in the 5,000m was 4^th in the Dr. Sander Invitational on Feb. 4 with an indoor PR of 18:14.71 … She also placed 4^th in the 3,000m at the UofSC Indoor Open on Feb. 18 with a time of 10:40.43 … Set a new PR in the indoor 3,000m on Jan. 28 in the time of 10:26.57.

Outdoor

Competed in four outdoor meets for Carolina, running the 3,000m at the UofSC Open and the 5,000m race in three separate events … Set her outdoor PR in the 5,000m at the Gamecock Invitational on April 16 with a time of 18:17.00, finishing 8^th in the event.

Cross Country

Took part in all five cross country meets for the Gamecocks … Ran the 5K twice with her best finish falling in 8^th at the Winthrop Invitational on Sept. 18 with a time of 20:00.75 … Recorded a season-best time in the 5K at the Eye Opener on Sept. 3 to kick off the season with a time of 19:40.2 … Her highest finish in the 6K during the season was 32^nd at the Pirate Invitational on Oct. 15 … Ran a season-best in the 6K at the Paul Short Run on Oct. 1 with a time of 23:12.0.

2020-21
Indoor

Ran in four races for the Gamecocks … Ran in the 3,000 meters three times … Clocked in a season-best time in the 3K of 10:44.59 at the USC Indoor Open … Was the runner-up in the 3,000m at the Gamecock Opener … Also ran the 3,000m at the South Carolina Invitational … Ran her only 5,000-meter race at the Carolina Challenge where she took 7^th with a time of 19:28.91.

Outdoor

Ran in four races for Carolina … Ran her only 3,000-meter race at the USC Open on April 17 and took 7^th with a time of 10:31.05, setting her outdoor PR in the 3,000m … Ran a season-best time of 18:18.75 in the 5,000 meters at the Charlotte Invitational … Took fourth at the Gamecock Invitational in the 5,000 meters and clocked a time of 18:32.45 … Also ran the 5,000 meters at Weems Baskin … Brought her 5,000-meter time down at each meet, improving her time from the beginning of the season to the end by 35 seconds.

Cross Country

Ran twice for the Gamecocks, both in 6K events … Made her collegiate debut at the UAB Blazer Classic, taking 67^th in a time of 23:47.27 … Competed at the 2020 SEC Championships in Baton Rouge, La.

Personal Records
Indoor