SPU: Three-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic (2024, 2025). ... GNAC Faculty Athletic Representative Scholar-Athlete Award (2023, 2024 and 2025).
Junior (2025): INDOOR – Ran two meets. ... Set a personal best of 5:20.43 in the mile at the UW Mile City meet on Jan. 18. ... Ran the 5000 at the season-opening Spokane Invitational on Dec. 14.
OUTDOOR – Scored her first GNAC team point as an individual by placing 8th in the 3000 steeplechase with a personal-best time of 11:14.11. That was her third PB of the season in that event. Came into the year with a best of 11:46.15 as a freshman in 2023 and never broke 12 minutes in 2024. Started off with an 11:31.39 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic on April 4, then went 11:28.51 at the Pee Wee Halsell Invitational on April 25 before going even faster at GNAC. ... In her first outdoor meet of the year, clocked a PB of 4:52.88 in the 1500 at the PLU Open on March 8. ... Set a PB of 18:21.22 in the 5000 at the UBC Open on March 29.
Sophomore (2024): INDOOR – Ran in just one meet, going a personal-best 5:32.51 in the mile at the UW Invitational / Mile City meet on Jan. 27.
OUTDOOR – Placed 16th in the 3000 steeplechase at the GNAC Championships on May 10 in Ellensburg. … Was 3rd in the steeple – her highest-ever finish in any event – at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational in Bellingham on April 27, clocking 12:24.70. … Ran in seven meets.
Freshman (2023): INDOOR – Ran the 1600-meter anchor leg on the 8th-place 4000 distance medley relay at the GNAC Championships, joined by Maya Ewing, Marissa Crane, and Charisma Smith for a time of 13:05.29. ... Also placed 19th in the mile in 5;36.90. ... Made her college debut with a 17th-place finish in the 3000 at the season-opening Spokane Invitational on Dec. 10.
OUTDOOR – Finished 15th in the 3000 steeplechase at GNAC in 12:34.18. ... Ran a personal-best 2:28.39 in the 800 meters to take 6th place at the Doris Heritage Track Festival in Renton on March 18. At that same meet, ran her first outdoor mile, taking 5th in 5;23.69. ... Raced her first college track 5000 on March 24 at the Mangrum Invitational in San Marcos, Calif, finishing 8th in 18:42.72. ... Tried the 3K steeple for the first time on April 8 at the Emilie Mondor Invitational in Burnaby, B.C., going the distance in 11:46.15 through cold and wet conditions. ... After an initial time of 5:05.78 at the season-opening Ed Boitano Invitational on March 4 in Tacoma, broke the five-minute mark in the 1500 with a 4:57.84 at the PLNU Collegiate Invitational on March 25 in San Diego, then went even faster with a 4:54.23 on April 15 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif.
Camas High School: Placed 7th in the 1600 meters at the Greater St. Helens League Championships as a senior in 2022, and was 4th as a freshman in 2019. ... Earned a Scholar-Athlete award all four years. ... All-GSHL 1st team in 2019 and 2021. ... All-Region 1st team in 2019. ... Placed 27th in the Class 4A (large school) Washington state cross country meet as a sophomore in 2019. That was a jump of 80 spots from her 107th-place finish as a freshman. Her sophomore time of 19 minutes, 3.3 seconds, was an improvement of 90 seconds from her 20:33.4 as a freshman.
Personal: Katelyn Grace Flolo. ... Applied Human Biology major.
Fun facts: Followed in footsteps of her older brother and
began running cross country in middle school. ...
Also has done soccer and swimming. ...
Favorite course in high school was the old Nike Portland course at Portland Meadows racetrack with the "woop-de-do" hills and haybales. ...
If not for running, would spend her time reading books and watching movies. ...
Favorite sport to watch is track & field. ...
Dumbest movie she has ever seen is "Napoleon Dynamite." ...
Book she just couldn't put down was "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith. ...
Favorite junk food is mint chocolate chip ice cream. ...
Favorite healthy food is sweet potatoes. ...
Favorite TV program is "New Girl." ...
Her dream car is a green Subaru. ...
Loves to shop for clothes and shoes. ...
Favorite pre-race ritual is braiding hair with her teammates. ...
If she could be any action hero, would be "anyone who flies because that looks like the most fun superpower." ...
Her friends call her Kate. ...
In 10 years, plans to be working as a physical therapist. ...
On her 12th birthday, got to play with an octopus at an aquarium.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
Mile: 5:20.43 (1/18/2025)
3000: 11:16.53 (12/10/2022)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800: 2:28.39 (3/18/2023)
1500: 4:52.88 (3/8/2025)
Mile: 5:23.69 (3/18/2023)
5000: 18:21.22 (3/29/2025)
Steeple: 11:14.11 (5/9/2025)
CAREER RESULTS
