2015 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Katie Porada
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Benet Academy
- Hometown:
- Clarendon Hills, Ill.
2014: Outdoor - Did not compete…Indoor - Competed unattached at two meets...Won both the 800m and the mile at the Orange & Blue Open...Placed first in the 3,000m at the Illini Classic.
2013: Outdoor - Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round of Championships in the 1,500m and the 5,000m...Scored six individual points for the Illini at the Big Ten Championships, finishing sixth in the 1,500m and in the 5,000m...In her first 5,000m of her career, she finished with a time of 16:17.53 which ranks fourth best in school history…Set a lifetime 1,500m time of 4:20.44 at the Drake Relays, which is the fourth best time in Illini history...Ran a personal best 800m time of 2:10.97 at the Sun Angel Classic...USTFCCCA All-Academic…Indoor - Part of the Big Ten Championship team, first team crown since the 1996 season...Big Ten scorer, running the anchor leg of the third place DMR squad which finished with a time of 11:16.03, the third fastest time in school history...Made the finals of the mile at the conference meet, and was one place away from scoring...Set the fifth fastest mile time in school history at the SPIRE Invitational, crossing the line with a time of 4:43.24...Won the 800m title at the Illini Open...Set a season best 800m time of 2:12.22 at the Indiana Relays.
2012: Outdoor - Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round of Championships in the 1,500m...Scored points at the Big Ten Championships in the 1,500m, placing seventh with a personal-best time of 4:22.19...Set a career-best 800m time of 2:10.98 at the LSU Invitational...Also competed in the 4x400m relay, 4x800m relay, and 4x1,600m relay...Academic All-Big Ten…Indoor - Advanced to the finals, but Just missed placing at the Big Ten Championships in the 1,500m, finishing ninth...Anchored distance medley relay at Big Tens...Set a personal-best in the mile at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 4:46.33 and finishing third overall...Won the 800m race at the Illini Open.
2011: Outdoor - Placed sixth in the 1,500m at Stanford Invitational (Sec 6) with 4:39.19, giving her a personal-best...Helped the 4x1600m relay team place fourth at the Drake Relays…Indoor - Recorded her personal-best in the 800m with a 2:16.74 at Illini Open...Recorded her personal-best in the mile with a 4:55.23 at the Meyo Invitational...Ran in the distance medley relay at the Big Ten Championships...Placed first in the mile at Illini Classic.
High School: Was an All-State honoree in the 4x800m relay (6th place) and 800m (9th place) at the 2010 Illinois state meet...Competed on the 4x400m relay at the 2009 Nike indoor national meet...Team won the conference title in cross country and track all four years of her career...Earned seven varsity letters between cross country and track...Team captain of her cross country and track team...National Honor Society member.
Personal: Full name is Katherine Jayne Porada...Daughter of Joe and Laura Porada...Has a twin sister Kristina and two brothers, Joey and Jimmy.
Personal Bests
1,500 – 4:20.44
Drake Relays
Des Moines, Iowa; 4/26/13
Mile – 4:43.24
SPIRE Invitational
Geneva, Ohio; 2/9/13
5,000 – 16:17.53
Big 10 Championships
Columbus, Ohio; 5/12/13
