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KATERINA
GLOSOVA
NCCU Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
Hometown: Cernotin, Czech Republic
* 2002 NCAA Division II Indoor National Champion - 800m Run
* 2002 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Female Scholar
Athlete of the Year
* 2000 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Cross Country Champion
* Four-time NCAA Division II All-American
* Winner of 15 Conference Championships
* Earned All-Conference Honors 27 Times
As a Freshman (Jan. 1999-Dec. 1999)
Won her first race on American soil by running a 2:17.00 in the women's
800m run at the Howard University Relays. (April 10, 1999)
Earned all-conference recognition at the 1999 CIAA Outdoor Track
& Field Championships with a second place effort in the women's 800m
run with a time of 2:19.37. (April 17, 1999 - Saint Augustine's College
- Raleigh, NC)
Cruised to a first place finish and conference champion honors at
the 1999 C.I.A.A. Women's Cross Country Championships to lead the Lady
Eagles to a second place team effort. She raced the 5,000-meter course
at Hagan Stone Park (Greensboro, NC) in 18:25, finishing more than a minute
ahead of the nearest competitor in her fastest time of the season. Glosova
did not finish behind a collegiate runner in five races during her rookie
season, recording the five best times in the conference along the way.
(October 28, 1999)
Named the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division II Women's Cross
Country Runner of the Week (November 3, 1999) after finishing a full
2:11 over her nearest competitor at the CIAA Cross Country Championships
and leading the Lady Eagles to a second-place team finish with 66 points.
Became the first student-athlete from NCCU to qualify for the NCAA Championship
in cross country after a third place individual performance at the 1999
NCAA Division II Southeast Women's Regional. She covered the 6K course
in 21:58.76. (November 6, 1999)
Finished 44th out of 132 runners at the 1999 NCAA Division II Women's Cross
Country National Championships at Missouri Southern State, completing the
6K course in 22:25.0. (November 20, 1999)
As a Sophomore (Jan. 2000-Dec. 2000)
Ran the third leg of the 2000 CIAA Indoor 4x400m Relay Championship team,
finishing the mile relay with a first place time of 4:08.80. Glosova also
earned all-conference honors by placing second in both the 800m run and
1,500m run. (February 11, 2000)
Named co-CIAA Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete of the 2000
CIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Richmond, VA, after running
in five events. Glosova won individual conference championships
in the 1500m and 3000m runs and earned all-CIAA honors in the 800m
run. She also ran third leg in the 4x100m relay and anchor leg of
the 4x400m relay, receiving all-conference honors in each. (April
15, 2000)
Selected to the 2000 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic First Team
as a Pre-Accounting major with 3.908 grade point average. (May 16, 2000)
Advanced to the finals of the 1,500m run after posting a season-best time
of 4:36.48 in the preliminary heat of the 2000 NCAA Division II Outdoor
Track & Field Championships at Paul Derr Track in Raleigh, NC, but
missed All-America honors by one position finishing in ninth place. (May
27, 2000)
Captured her second consecutive CIAA Women's Cross Country Championship
by finishing the 5k course at Hagan Stone Park in Greensboro, NC in a winning
time of 19:29, more than a minute ahead of her closest competitor. To this
point, Glosova has still not finished behind a conference opponent in two
seasons of competition at NCCU. (October 26, 2000)
Ran to victory in the 2000 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Cross
Country Championship, covering the 6k course at Hagan Stone Park in
Greensboro, NC in a time of 23:13. (November 4, 2000)
Named the 2000 NCAA Division II Southeast Region Female Cross Country
Athlete of the Year. (November 4, 2000)
Placed 72nd at the 2000 NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country National
Championship with a time of 23:44.4 on the 6k course at Prado Park in Chino,
California. (November 18, 2000)
As a Junior (Jan. 2001-Dec. 2001)
Captured all-conference honors in three events at the 2001 CIAA
Indoor Track & Field Championships at Christopher Newport University.
Glosova placed third in the 800m run, second in the mile run, and was a
member of the second place 4x400m relay squad. (February 9, 2001)
Member of the 4x400m relay team which earned All-America honors
at the 2001 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in
Boston, Massachusetts, by placing fifth with a time of 3:50.05, the fastest
time of the year for the foursome. (March 10, 2001)
Repeats as Conference Champion in both the 1500m and 3000m runs
at the 2001 CIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Durham, NC.
She also claims All-CIAA honors in the 800m run and as a member of the
4x400m relay team. (April 21, 2001)
Selected to the 2001 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic First Team
(second consecutive year) as a Hospitality & Tourism major with 3.955
grade point average. (May 14, 2001)
Voted as the recipient of the 2001 NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners
Association Women's South Atlantic Region Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.
(September 10, 2001)
Successfully defended her conference crown as CIAA Women's Cross Country
Champion with a time of 20:02 on the 5K course at Hagen Stone Park
in Greensboro, NC. This is Glosova's third straight CIAA title in the championship
event. (October 25, 2001)
Placed 19th with a time of 23:40.8 at the 2001 NCAA Division II Women's
Cross Country Southeast Region Championships at Hagan Stone Park in Greensboro,
NC. (November 3, 2001)
As a Senior (Jan. 2002-Dec. 2002)
Chosen as the Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete of the 2002
CIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at Christopher Newport University
after winning conference championships in the women's 800 and 1600-meter
runs with winning times of 2:12.83 and 5:12.65, respectively. Glosova also
join the 4x400m relay squad to earn all-conference recognition as the runner-up
for the second straight year. (February 7, 2002)
Captured an individual national championship at the 2002 NCAA Division
II Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center in
Boston. Glosova, who had failed to earn individual All-America honors in
three prior trips to NCAA track events, ended her collegiate indoor career
as a National Champion by winning the women's 800m run with a time of 2:08.73.
She also received All-America honors in the 4x400m relay by placing
fifth in 3:49.43. (March 9, 2002)
Presented with the 2002 LeRoy T. Walker Medallion of Honor as NCCU's
co-Female Student-Athlete of the Year at the annual NCCU Athletic Awards
Reception in McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium. (April 8, 2002)
Voted as the CIAA Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete of the 2002
CIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Petersburg, Virginia, after
three-peating in the 1500m (4:55.75) and 3000m (11:05.41) runs, winning
the 800m run (2:11.09), and running the anchor leg of the first place 4x400m
relay squad. (April 20, 2002)
Earned a medal at the 2002 Penn Relays by placing fifth in the College
Women's Sprint Medley Championship of America. The Lady Eagle foursome
completed the event (200m, 200m, 400m, 800m) in 3:55.38 and finished ahead
of some major NCAA Division I competition, including Florida State, Alabama,
Tennessee State, Princeton and South Carolina. (April 27, 2002)
Selected to the 2002 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic First Team
(third consecutive year) as a Hospitality & Tourism major with 3.970
grade point average. (May 14, 2002)
Announced as the recipient of the 2002 Central Intercollegiate Athletic
Association Female Scholar Athlete of the Year Award. (May 16, 2002)
Voted to the 2002 Verizon Academic All-District III College
Division Women's Track and Field/Cross Country Team. (May 23, 2002)
Placed second in the 800m run with a time of 2:08.86 to receive All-America
honors at the 2002 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships
at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. Glosova finished less
than a second behind the winner, Ieva Zunda of Lewis University (2:08.19).
(May 25, 2002)
Voted to the 2002 Verizon Academic All-America® Women's
Track and Field/Cross Country College Division Team, as chosen by CoSIDA
(College Sports Information Directors of America). (June 20, 2002)
For the second year in a row, Glosova is selected as the recipient of the
NCAA
Division II Conference Commissioners Association Women's South Atlantic
Region Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. (August 13, 2002)
Capped an incredible collegiate running career by winning her fourth
consecutive individual CIAA Women's Cross Country Championship at Hagan-Stone
Park in Greensboro, NC. Glosova's time of 19:36 was 43 seconds faster than
her nearest competitor. (Oct. 24, 2002)
Graduated Summa Cum Laude from North Carolina Central University
with a degree in hospitality and tourism administration. (Dec. 13, 2002)
CONGRATULATIONS KATERINA !!!
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