Katia Matora

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Redmond, Wash.
High School:
Lake Washington

2018 XC: Placed fourth at Rothenberg Collegiate Run [5K 18:23.4] ... took 83rd at Ivy League Championships gaining her personal best [6K 22:57.3] ... Placed top 50 at NEICAAA Championship [5K 19:14.5]and competed at Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown [5K 19:06.8].

2017 XC: Placed tenth at the Brown Rothenberg Run (5K) in a time of 17:46.4 … also competed at the Ivy League Championship and the Boston College Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown.

Before Brown: Competed in cross country and track & field at Lake Washington High School … cross country team captain … state champion in the 800 meters and 1,600 meters in 2014 … two-time Kingco and district champion … USATF Indoor National Champion and All-American in the 800 meters … 2013 USATF Outdoor All-American … National Honors Society … School District IMS Committee … AAUW STEM Recognition Science Recipient.

Personal: Born on June 22, 1997 … daughter of Lyudmila Vasilyeva and Alex Matora … has one sister, Alexa … mother, Lyudmila, is a former professional runner out of the USSR from 1993-2004 … plans to pursue a career in medicine … hobbies include language learning, art history and publication.