2023-24 Cross Country & Track Roster
Roster
Greta Karinauskaite
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Šiauliai, Lithuania
- Prev School:
- Siauliai Didzdvaris gimnazium
Personal Bests
2023-24
2024 Track
- Competed in eight events during the 2024 Outdoor Season
- Competed in all three postseason meets
- Named WAC Track Athlete of the Year
- Named First Team All-American at Nationals after a 4th place finish in the Steeplechase Finals (9:35.56)
- Finished first at the West Regional in the Steeplechase to qualify for Nationals (9:40.22)
- Won her third consecutive Steeplechase Championship in Orem, Utah
- Ranked fourth in the Steeplechase event in the NCAA
- Placed 6th at the 2024 Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 9:37.31
- Named the WAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week after the Bryan Clay Invitational
- Named to the All-WAC Academic Team
- 2024 Joe Kearney Award Winner
2023 Cross Country
- Competed in five events during the 2023 Cross Country Season
- Ran at all three postseason races
- Helped the Women's Team place 17th at National
- Became the first All-American in program history at Nationals with a 17th place finish (19:39.4)
- Was an All-West Region Honoree after setting her personal best time and the program record in the Women's 6K (19:12.4)
- Was the WAC Women's XC Athlete of the Year
- Earned her first WAC Individual Champion in XC Season at 19:49.9
- Earned the program's first-ever National Athlete of the Week Award
- Finished 1st at the prestigious Roy Griak Invitational in the 6K, which was the 4th fastest time in meet history
- Named to the USTFCCCA and WAC All-Academic Teams
2022-23
2023 Track
- Competed in six events in 2023
- Had three 1st place finishes on the season (Ben Brown Invite, WAC Championships, and DI West Regionals)
- Set new personal bests in the 3000M Steeplechase (9:26.88), Mile (4:47.77), 5K (15:36.86), and 10K (33:27.59)
- Won a WAC Champion in the Steeplechase at 9:35.55
- Qualified for the program's first-ever trip to the DI West Regionals
- Qualified for the first-ever trip to the National Championships
- Set multiple records in the 3000M Steeplechase (9:26.88) at West Regionals Including: 14th fastest time in the world in 2023, fastest time by a Lithuanian-born athlete, fastest time ever at West Regionals, fastest 2023 time in the NCAA, 5th fastest time in NCAA history, and broke her own program record by 10 seconds.
- Took second place in both the steeplechase semifinals and finals at DI Nationals in Austin
- Ran 9:30.85 to take home a silver medal in the steeplechase at Nationals, the fourth-fastest time ever recorded at Nationals
- Named to the WAC All-Academic Team and to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
- Was the 2023 USTFCCCA DI West Region Athlete of the Year
2022 Cross Country
- Competed in five events in 2022
- Placed fifth at the Weis-Crockett Invitational in the 6K
- Earned First-Team All-WAC after a third place finish in the 6K at the WAC Championships
- Competed in the program's first-ever DI National Championships Appearance
- Holds three of the top-10 fastest times in program history in the 6K
- Named to the WAC All-Academic Team and to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2021-22
2022 TrackRan in six meets on the season... Won the 2022 WAC title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:58.41) and took runner-up in the conference's 5K (16:17.60)... Twice named WAC Track Runner of the Week on April 5 and May 3... Set two new CBU records in the steeplechase at the West Coast Relays (9:51.43) and 5K at the Mt. SAC Relays (15:58.91)... Clocked five more top-10 times in program history, with three sub 10-minute times in the steeplechase and three 5K times of 16:18 or better and a 9:38.43 (fifth) in the 3K at the RCC Invite... Qualified for WAC All-Academic honors.
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— CBU XC & Track (@CBUXCTF) May 14, 2022
Greta Karinauskaite wins the WAC steeplechase title as she breaks 10 minutes for the second time this season. She wins by more than 18 seconds with a time of 9:58.41.#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/bYrTIQwLZj
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— CBU XC & Track (@CBUXCTF) April 2, 2022
Greta Karinauskaite shatters what was the @NCAATrackField’s top 3000m steeplechase time this season coming into today by more than ?? seconds, with a PR of 9:51.43. #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/O5uilufzxj
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— CBU XC & Track (@CBUXCTF) April 16, 2022
She's at it again! Greta Karinauskaite breaks CBU's 5,000-meter record by nearly 10 seconds with a 15:58.91 that's good for third place at the Mt. SAC Relays.#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/4q0eh9x4ku
2021 Cross Country
Ran in five events and finished top two in four of those races on the season... Broke the CBU 6K record twice, with times of 19:50.9 and 20:19 at the WAC Championships and UC Riverside Invitational, respectively... Named WAC Freshman of the Year after taking second at the conference championships... Won the individual title at the UC Riverside Invitational... Earned WAC Runner of the Week award on Sept. 21... Logged the third best 5K time in CBU history with a 17:15.3 at the Joe Piane Invitational... Qualified for WAC All-Academic honors.
Here’s a look at CBU’s top 5?? and All-WAC Team finishers:
— CBU XC & Track (@CBUXCTF) October 30, 2021
#??2?? Karinauskaite (19:50.9)
#??5?? Petrova (20:22.1)
#??7?? Hazuchova (20:39.0)
#??1??3?? Viljoen (20:55.1)
#??1??4?? Mate (20:55.2)
It leads the Lancers to a second-place finish as a team with 41 points. #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/tUcthrcdFk
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— CBU XC & Track (@CBUXCTF) September 18, 2021
Greta Karinauskaite set a new CBU record in the women’s 6K in her win today, with a time of 20:19.0. It was .80 of a second faster than the previous mark. The sophomore now owns three top-25 times in the Lancers’ 6K record book. #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/RfXBbFRpvC
2020-21
2021 TrackRan in four meets: the Ben Brown Invite, The Sound Meet, West Coast Relays and WAC Championships as a true freshman... Logged runner-up and All-WAC First Team finishes in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:25.82) and 5K (16:53.34)... Recorded three top-10 times in CBU history in the steeplechase (fourth, 10:25.82), 5K (fifth, 16:38.63) and 10K (third, 34:58.50)... Qualified for WAC All-Academic Team.
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— CBU XC & Track (@CBUXCTF) May 15, 2021
Greta Karinauskaite makes her season debut in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and finishes runner-up in the conference to make the All-WAC First Team. She finished in 10:25.82, which ranks her fourth in CBU's individual top 10.#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/VCerNB28DO
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— CBU XC & Track (@CBUXCTF) May 16, 2021
Greta Karinauskaite finished runner-up in the 5K with a time of 16:53.35. It was good for CBU’s fourth runner-up finish on the day and six on the weekend. #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/Ah1dUUbMmX
2020 Cross Country
Ran in all four meets and was CBU's top-two finisher each time as a true freshman... Named WAC Freshman of the Year... Secured All-WAC First Team recognition with third-place performance in 21:07.20 at WAC Championships... Logged two top-20 times in the program's 6K history at the Dixie State Invite (No. 17, 20:55.8) and Battle Born Challenge (No. 18, 20:57.6)... Earned all-academic honors from the WAC and USTFCCAA in NCAA Division I.
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— CBU XC & Track (@CBUXCTF) February 27, 2021
Four Lancers earned All @WACsports First-Team honors with top-seven finishes in the conference.
1? Anna Mate
2? Greta Karinauskaite
6? Emilie Renaud
7? Emilia Mikszuta #LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/6VaMXnTjo8
