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2023 Cross Country Roster

Mathilde Ruud

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mandal, Norway
  • High School Mandal Videregående skole
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Biography

PRs AT UTA | Cross Country: 4k: 14:43.8, 5k: 18:30.3, 6k: 22:26.5, 2 Mile: 12:32.4; Indoor: 800m: 2:14.09, 1000m: 2:57.73, Mile: 5:10.41; Outdoor: 800m: 2:15.33, 1500m: 4:41.93

TFRRS Profile
 
Championships (at UTA)
  • 2023 WAC Indoor Champion (Distance Medley Relay)

Championship Appearances 
  • 2019 NCAA Division I South Central Regional Cross Country Championships
  • 2021 NCAA Division I South Central Regional Cross Country Championships

2023-24 SEASON
2023 Cross Country: Competed in two regular season meets … Ran a time of 19:15.3 in the 5k at the massive Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival.
2024 Indoor: Competed in three regular season meets … Competed in the WAC Championships where she placed fourth in the DMR with a time of 12:17.65 … At the Jarvis Scott Open, placed eighth in the mile run with a time of 5:10.53 just missing her indoor personal best.
2024 Outdoor: Competed in five regular season meets … Competed in the 800m at the WAC Championships … As part of the 4x800m relay team, she helped them earn a fourth-place finish at the 96th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a time of 8:59.14. 
 
2022-23 SEASON
2022 Cross Country: Competed in one regular season meet … Participated in the WAC Championships in the 6k where she finished 52nd out of 100 runners … Posted a PR of 22:26.5 in the 6k at the Arturo Barrios Invitational. 
2023 Indoor: Competed in two regular season meets … Competed in the WAC Championships where she placed first in the DMR with a time of 12:02.08 … Placed second in the DMR at the Howie Ryan Invitational.
2023 Outdoor: Did not participate in any meets. 

2021-22 SEASON
2021 Cross Country: Competed in five regular season meets … Ran in the 6k at the NCAA Division I South Central Region Cross Country Championships … Participated in the 5k at the Sun Belt Championships where she finished 23rd out of 81 runners … Finished fifth in the 4k at the UIW Cross Country Twilight … Placed 14th out of 49 runners at the Gerald Richey UTA Invitational in the 3.12 mile.
2022 Indoor: Set a personal best time of 5:10.41 in the mile at the Ted Nelson Invitational … Ran the 800 meters competed in the distance medley relay at the conference championships. 
2022 Outdoor: Competed in six regular season meets and the conference championships … Placed first in the 800 meters and the 1500m at the UTA vs. UNT Dual.  
 
2020-21 SEASON
2020 Cross Country: Finished 14th in the two-mile run at the UTA Invite, clocking in at 12:32.4 to set a personal record … Competed at the Sun Belt Championships in the 5k.
2021 Indoor: Finished fourth at the SBC meet while setting a PR of 2:14.09, missing the podium by less than a second … Placed third at the Jaguar Invitational … Ran the 1000 meters in a personal best time of 2:57.73 enroute to a fourth place finish at the Texas Tech Red Raider Invitational.
2021 Outdoor: Competed at four regular season events and the Sun Belt Championships in the 800m … Entered a season best time of 2:15.33 at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays … Placed third at the Sooner Invite in both the 800 and 1500 meters, setting a personal record of 4:41.93 in the latter race … Ran to a third place finish in the 1500m at the UTA Invitational.

2019-20 SEASON
2019 Cross Country: Ran in all seven meets as a freshman … Finished 40th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships and 105th at the South Central Regional … Placed sixth at the Gerald Richey Invitational … Had a season-best 5k time of 18:30.3 at the Chile Pepper Festival.
2020 Indoor: Placed seventh in the 800m at the Sun Belt Championships with a time of 2:17.17 … Had a season best 800m time (2:16.07) in the prelims … Saw action in four meets on the year.
2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to coronavirus pandemic.

HIGH SCHOOL
2019 graduate of Mandal Videregående skole in Mandal, Norway … National champion in the U18 4x800m relay … Ran for Mandal og Halse idrettsforening outside of school.
 
PERSONAL
Born on May 6, 2000 … Daughter of Anne Margrethe and Bjørge Ruud … Has two siblings, Hjalmar and Amalie Klev … Father, Bjørge, was an All-American in track at Baylor and was a member of the Norwegian National Team … Is a social work major.

UPDATED: 8/16/24