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Josefine Eriksen
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Stavern, Norway
- High School:
- Thor Heyerdahl vgs
- Prev School:
- UTRGV
- Major:
- Family, Community & Human Development
Bio
TFRRS Bio
Personal Bests:
60 (Indoor): 7.61 (aa)
200 (Indoor): 24.24
400 (Indoor): 54.01
600 (Indoor): 1:28.27
600y (Indoor): 1:19.09
100 (Outdoor): 12.04
200 (Outdoor): 23.92
400 (Outdoor): 52.72
800 (Outdoor): 2:02.49
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Academic Honors:
2024 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2024 CSC Academic All-District
2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2024 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2023 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2022 USTFCCCA Track All-AcademicÂ
Athletic Honors:
2024 USTFCCCA Outdoor Second-Team All-American (800m)
2024 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-American Honorable Mention (4x400m Relay)
2022 USTFCCCAÂ Outdoor All-American Honorable Mention (800m)
2021 Outdoor Second-Team All-WAC (4x400m)
WAC Athlete of the Week (3/16/21)
School Records:
1st all-time in 200m outdoors (23.43 aa)
1st all-time in 400m indoors (53.53 aa)
1st all-time in 400m outdoors (52.36)
1st all-time in 600m indoors (1:28.27)
1st all-time in 800m indoors (2:05.88)
1st all-time in 800m outdoors (2:01.58 aa)
1st all-time with 4x100m relay team outdoors (44.71)
1st all-time with 4x400m relay team indoors (3:36.97)
1st all-time with 4x400m relay team outdoors (3:32.60)
1st all-time with 4x800m relay team outdoors (8:35.59)
1st all-time with DMR team indoors (10:59.24)
2nd all-time in 100m outdoors (11.65 aa)
3rd all-time in 200m indoors (24.24)
T4th all-time in 60m indoors (7.61 aa)
5th all-time with DMR team outdoors (11:17.92)
5th all-time with SMR team outdoors (3:48.41)
Other Records (as of 7/26/24):
Norwegian women's 600m indoor (1:28.27)
ABQ Convention Center 600m indoor (1:28.27)
Norwegian 4x400m relay record outdoor (3:26.05)
2024 Outdoor Track:
• Kicked off the outdoor season with a 4x400m relay win at the Aztec Invitational (3:41.34)
• Won her heat of the 400m dash with a PR mark of 52.36 at the Mt. SAC Relays while taking second in the 800m run (2:03.69)
• Posted new personal bests in the 100m dash (11.65 aa) and 200m dash (23.43 aa) – 100m dash time was a school record before being broken in the summer by teammate Emily Martin
• Helped Team Norway qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 4x400m relay for the first time since 1920 at the WA Relays down in the Bahamas with a national record mark of 3:26.89
• Placed third in the 800m run (2:01.58 aa) at the Pac-12 Championships while helping 4x400m relay take fifth 3:32.81 (aa)
• Clocked in at 2:02.59 in the quarterfinals of the 800m (2:02.59) while helping 4x400m relay team qualify for the NCAA Championships for the first time ever
• Came in 12th-overall in the 800m run at the NCAA Championships while 4x400m relay team placed 19th-overall
• Helped Norway set another 4x400m national record with a time of 3:26.05 at the European Championships
• 1-of-2 Olympians for Utah track & field competing at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad in Paris, France
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2023-24 Indoor Track:
• Kicked off indoor season placing fourth in 400m dash (53.53 aa) and helped 4x400m relay team take second (3:39.97 aa)
• Recorded a top-5 finish in the 800m race at the Arkansas Qualifier (2:05.88)
• Took sixth-overall in the 400m dash (53.64) and fifth in the 4x400m relay (3:36.97) at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invite
2023 Outdoor Track:
• Started the season taking fifth in the 400m and helping the 4x400m relay team take first at the Aztec Invitational
• Set a school record in the 200m with a run of 23.92 for fourth while winning the 400m dash with a mark of 53.41 at the Stanford Invitational
• Won the 400m dash and also ran a leg on the winning 4x100m relay team at the Utah Spring Classic
• Had a top-10 finish in the 400m race at Pac-12 Championships while running in the 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams
• One of a dozen Utes that qualified for the NCAA West Regionals and competed in the 800m
• Finished third in the 800m race at the Norwegian Championships with a time of 2:05.32
2022-23 Indoor Track:
• Opened the season winning the 600y race at the BYU December Invite (1:19.09)
• Set a new PR with a run of 7.61 (aa) in the 60m dash at the Speed and Power Meet
• Member of 4x400m relay team that took fifth at the Ken Shannon Invitational
2022 Outdoor Track:
• Had one of the best outdoor seasons as a Ute her first season at Utah
• Opened the season with a pair of PRs in the 100m (12.04) and 200m (24.20) at the West Coast Relays, which were also good for fifth and second all-time at Utah respectively
• Won the 800m race at the home meet with a time of 2:06.23
• Ran the anchor leg on the 4x400m relay team that won at Drake Relays (3:41.95) and a member of the DMR squad that ran the fourth-fastest time at Utah (11:17.92)
• Was also a part of the 4x800m relay team that set the school record (8:35.59) at Drake Relays
• Won the 200m race at Oregon Twilight (24.37)
• Posted a PR time of 52.72 in the finals of the 400m dash at the Pac-12 Championships and ran anchor on the4x400m relay team that posted the third-fastest time at Utah (3:40.19)
• Set a PR in the 800m run at the NCAA West Regionals with a 2:02.49
• Earned All-America honors after finishing 24th in the 800m run at the NCAA Championships
2021-22 Indoor Track:
• Made a splash in her Utah debut during the indoor season, etching her name in several categories of the school record book
• Started the season with a PR time of 1:20.40 to win the 600y race and ran a leg on the winning 4x320m team at the BYU December Invite
• Ran the anchor led in Utah’s 4x400m relay victory at the UW Invitational (3:45.53) while breaking the school record in the 400m with a mark of 54.03
• Ran the fastest 200m (24.24) time at Utah to take second before guiding the Utes to a second-place finish in the 4x400m relay (3:47.50) at the WSU Invitational
• Broke the 8-year old school record in the 600m (1:28.27), the Norwegian women’s 600m indoor record and the ABQ Convention Center facility record at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational
• Led the Utes to another runner-up finish in the 4x400m relay (3:43.21 aa) – which was the third-fastest time in program history
• Member of the DMR squad that broke the school record at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a mark of 10:59.24
• Broke her own school record in the 400m with a time of 54.01 at the Pac-12 Invitational for fifth overall
2021 Outdoor Track (UTRGV):
• Saw action in seven meets her freshman year at UTRGV, including a silver medal at the WAC Championships and two individual event wins
• Ran the 12th-fastest time in program history in her collegiate debut with a PR time of 54.80 in the 400m and ran a leg with the 4x400m team that took first at the Longhorn Invitational
• Captured event victories in the 800m (2:10.78) and 4x400m at the Rice Invitational while her 800m was the third-fastest in UTRGV history
• Won the 400m event with a mark of 55.16 at the Victor Lopez Classic
• Member of the 4x400m relay team that clocked the second-fastest time in school history at the UIW Invitational (3:46.01)
• Took second at the Roadrunner Invitational with a PR time of 2:10.28 in the 800m, which was also the second-fastest time at UTRGV
• Helped lead 4x400m team to a silver medal at the WAC Championships
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2020-21 Indoor Track (UTRGV):
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
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High School:
• Took bronze in the 400m at the Youth European Championship (U18) in 2016 before winning gold at the Youth Nordic Championship later that year
• Was a two-time silver medalist in 2017 at the Youth Nordic Championship races while also competing in the Youth European Championship that year
• Ran in the Youth European Championship her senior year
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Personal:
• Daughter of Anett and Gøran EriksenÂ
• Has an older sister, ChristianeÂ
• Graduated in 2024 with a degree in family, community & human development with a minor in health
Personal Bests:
60 (Indoor): 7.61 (aa)
200 (Indoor): 24.24
400 (Indoor): 54.01
600 (Indoor): 1:28.27
600y (Indoor): 1:19.09
100 (Outdoor): 12.04
200 (Outdoor): 23.92
400 (Outdoor): 52.72
800 (Outdoor): 2:02.49
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Academic Honors:
2024 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2024 CSC Academic All-District
2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2024 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2023 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2022 USTFCCCA Track All-AcademicÂ
Athletic Honors:
2024 USTFCCCA Outdoor Second-Team All-American (800m)
2024 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-American Honorable Mention (4x400m Relay)
2022 USTFCCCAÂ Outdoor All-American Honorable Mention (800m)
2021 Outdoor Second-Team All-WAC (4x400m)
WAC Athlete of the Week (3/16/21)
School Records:
1st all-time in 200m outdoors (23.43 aa)
1st all-time in 400m indoors (53.53 aa)
1st all-time in 400m outdoors (52.36)
1st all-time in 600m indoors (1:28.27)
1st all-time in 800m indoors (2:05.88)
1st all-time in 800m outdoors (2:01.58 aa)
1st all-time with 4x100m relay team outdoors (44.71)
1st all-time with 4x400m relay team indoors (3:36.97)
1st all-time with 4x400m relay team outdoors (3:32.60)
1st all-time with 4x800m relay team outdoors (8:35.59)
1st all-time with DMR team indoors (10:59.24)
2nd all-time in 100m outdoors (11.65 aa)
3rd all-time in 200m indoors (24.24)
T4th all-time in 60m indoors (7.61 aa)
5th all-time with DMR team outdoors (11:17.92)
5th all-time with SMR team outdoors (3:48.41)
Other Records (as of 7/26/24):
Norwegian women's 600m indoor (1:28.27)
ABQ Convention Center 600m indoor (1:28.27)
Norwegian 4x400m relay record outdoor (3:26.05)
2024 Outdoor Track:
• Kicked off the outdoor season with a 4x400m relay win at the Aztec Invitational (3:41.34)
• Won her heat of the 400m dash with a PR mark of 52.36 at the Mt. SAC Relays while taking second in the 800m run (2:03.69)
• Posted new personal bests in the 100m dash (11.65 aa) and 200m dash (23.43 aa) – 100m dash time was a school record before being broken in the summer by teammate Emily Martin
• Helped Team Norway qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 4x400m relay for the first time since 1920 at the WA Relays down in the Bahamas with a national record mark of 3:26.89
• Placed third in the 800m run (2:01.58 aa) at the Pac-12 Championships while helping 4x400m relay take fifth 3:32.81 (aa)
• Clocked in at 2:02.59 in the quarterfinals of the 800m (2:02.59) while helping 4x400m relay team qualify for the NCAA Championships for the first time ever
• Came in 12th-overall in the 800m run at the NCAA Championships while 4x400m relay team placed 19th-overall
• Helped Norway set another 4x400m national record with a time of 3:26.05 at the European Championships
• 1-of-2 Olympians for Utah track & field competing at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad in Paris, France
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2023-24 Indoor Track:
• Kicked off indoor season placing fourth in 400m dash (53.53 aa) and helped 4x400m relay team take second (3:39.97 aa)
• Recorded a top-5 finish in the 800m race at the Arkansas Qualifier (2:05.88)
• Took sixth-overall in the 400m dash (53.64) and fifth in the 4x400m relay (3:36.97) at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invite
2023 Outdoor Track:
• Started the season taking fifth in the 400m and helping the 4x400m relay team take first at the Aztec Invitational
• Set a school record in the 200m with a run of 23.92 for fourth while winning the 400m dash with a mark of 53.41 at the Stanford Invitational
• Won the 400m dash and also ran a leg on the winning 4x100m relay team at the Utah Spring Classic
• Had a top-10 finish in the 400m race at Pac-12 Championships while running in the 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams
• One of a dozen Utes that qualified for the NCAA West Regionals and competed in the 800m
• Finished third in the 800m race at the Norwegian Championships with a time of 2:05.32
2022-23 Indoor Track:
• Opened the season winning the 600y race at the BYU December Invite (1:19.09)
• Set a new PR with a run of 7.61 (aa) in the 60m dash at the Speed and Power Meet
• Member of 4x400m relay team that took fifth at the Ken Shannon Invitational
2022 Outdoor Track:
• Had one of the best outdoor seasons as a Ute her first season at Utah
• Opened the season with a pair of PRs in the 100m (12.04) and 200m (24.20) at the West Coast Relays, which were also good for fifth and second all-time at Utah respectively
• Won the 800m race at the home meet with a time of 2:06.23
• Ran the anchor leg on the 4x400m relay team that won at Drake Relays (3:41.95) and a member of the DMR squad that ran the fourth-fastest time at Utah (11:17.92)
• Was also a part of the 4x800m relay team that set the school record (8:35.59) at Drake Relays
• Won the 200m race at Oregon Twilight (24.37)
• Posted a PR time of 52.72 in the finals of the 400m dash at the Pac-12 Championships and ran anchor on the4x400m relay team that posted the third-fastest time at Utah (3:40.19)
• Set a PR in the 800m run at the NCAA West Regionals with a 2:02.49
• Earned All-America honors after finishing 24th in the 800m run at the NCAA Championships
2021-22 Indoor Track:
• Made a splash in her Utah debut during the indoor season, etching her name in several categories of the school record book
• Started the season with a PR time of 1:20.40 to win the 600y race and ran a leg on the winning 4x320m team at the BYU December Invite
• Ran the anchor led in Utah’s 4x400m relay victory at the UW Invitational (3:45.53) while breaking the school record in the 400m with a mark of 54.03
• Ran the fastest 200m (24.24) time at Utah to take second before guiding the Utes to a second-place finish in the 4x400m relay (3:47.50) at the WSU Invitational
• Broke the 8-year old school record in the 600m (1:28.27), the Norwegian women’s 600m indoor record and the ABQ Convention Center facility record at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational
• Led the Utes to another runner-up finish in the 4x400m relay (3:43.21 aa) – which was the third-fastest time in program history
• Member of the DMR squad that broke the school record at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a mark of 10:59.24
• Broke her own school record in the 400m with a time of 54.01 at the Pac-12 Invitational for fifth overall
2021 Outdoor Track (UTRGV):
• Saw action in seven meets her freshman year at UTRGV, including a silver medal at the WAC Championships and two individual event wins
• Ran the 12th-fastest time in program history in her collegiate debut with a PR time of 54.80 in the 400m and ran a leg with the 4x400m team that took first at the Longhorn Invitational
• Captured event victories in the 800m (2:10.78) and 4x400m at the Rice Invitational while her 800m was the third-fastest in UTRGV history
• Won the 400m event with a mark of 55.16 at the Victor Lopez Classic
• Member of the 4x400m relay team that clocked the second-fastest time in school history at the UIW Invitational (3:46.01)
• Took second at the Roadrunner Invitational with a PR time of 2:10.28 in the 800m, which was also the second-fastest time at UTRGV
• Helped lead 4x400m team to a silver medal at the WAC Championships
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2020-21 Indoor Track (UTRGV):
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
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High School:
• Took bronze in the 400m at the Youth European Championship (U18) in 2016 before winning gold at the Youth Nordic Championship later that year
• Was a two-time silver medalist in 2017 at the Youth Nordic Championship races while also competing in the Youth European Championship that year
• Ran in the Youth European Championship her senior year
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Personal:
• Daughter of Anett and Gøran EriksenÂ
• Has an older sister, ChristianeÂ
• Graduated in 2024 with a degree in family, community & human development with a minor in health
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