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| Klara Dess TFRRS Results |
| Klara Dess World Athletics Profile |
| Klara Dess Mile Split Profile |
| Awards |
| Mountain West Conference Champion – Distance Medley Relay – Indoor Track & Field – 2023 |
| Mountain West All-Conference – 800 Meters – Indoor Track & Field – 2024 |
| Mountain West All-Conference – Distance Medley Relay – Indoor Track & Field – 2024 |
| Mountain West All-Conference – Distance Medley Relay – Indoor Track & Field – 2023 |
| Mountain West All-Conference – Second Team – Cross Country – 2023 |
| 2023-24 |
Cross Country (Freshman): Competed in four meets for the Lobos … MW All-Conference Second Team … Opened the season with a 51st-place finish at the Roy Griak Invitational on Sep. 22 (22:17.2) … PR’d in each of the next three meets, placing 86th at Nuttycombe Invitational (20:56.6, 86.6 second PR) before finishing 12th at MW Championships (20:38.4, 18.2 second PR) and finishing the season 33rd at Mountain Region Championships (20:29.1, 9.3 second PR).
| 2022-23 |
Outdoor Track & Field (Freshman): Competed in the 1,500 meters at the Mountain West Championships…ran a season-best 1,500 meters time of 4:23.87 minutes at the Stanford Invitational…participated in four meets during first outdoor season with the Lobos.
Indoor Track & Field (Freshman): Mountain West champion and all-conference as a member of UNM’s distance medley relay team…helped the Lobos win the title with a time of 11:31.55 minutes…placed seventh in the 800 meters at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 2:12.91 minutes…ran a season-best mile time of 4:45.98 minutes at the UW Husky Classic…ran a season-best 800 meters time of 2:09.62 minutes at the UNM Team Open…participated in four meets during debut season at UNM.
| Australian National University (2018-2022) |
In 2022 placed 12th in the 1,500-meters at the Australian National Championships…was the 2022 state champion in the 800-meters…1,500-meter champion and 800-meter runner-up at the Australian University Games in 2022…finished sixth in the 1,500-meters at the NSW state championships in 2022…finished 13th in the 1,500-meters at the 2021 Australian National Championships…also competed for Weston Creek and Geelong Guild.
| Sacred Heart College Geelong (Class of 2018) |
Graduated in the spring of 2018…finished third in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2018 U20 women’s Australian Junior Athletics Championships…400-meter hurdles state champion in 2018 at the Victorian U20 Championships…runner-up in the 800-meters at the 2015 U16 Australian Junior Athletics Championships.
Dess on choosing UNM: “UNM has a strong history of distance running and provides an incredible opportunity to train with an amazing group of very talented girls in a supportive environment. It also allows me to combine training with pursuing further studies towards a master’s degree.”