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Karli Branch
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Draper, Utah
- High School:
- Corner Canyon HS
- Major:
- Biology
Bio
TFRRS Bio
Personal Bests:Â
4K (XC): 14:59.45
5K (XC): 18:21.2
6K (XC): 20:45.5
Mile (Indoor): 5:03.47
3000 (Indoor): 9:49.56
1500 (Outdoor): 4:34.36
3000 (Outdoor): 10:18.32
5000 (Outdoor): 17:35.46
3000 Steeplechase (Outdoor): 10:49.35
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Academic Honors:
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
School Records:
4th all-time in 3000m steeplechase outdoors (10:49.35)
2023 Cross Country:
• Opened her season finishing 35th-overall as Utah’s fifth scorer with a time of 22:03.3 to help the Utes finish second at the Roy Griak Invitational
• Competed in the Nuttycombe Invitational and crossed the finish line at 21:39.1
• Ran at the Pac-12 Championships and finished with a time of 21:07.9
• Posted a mark of 21:05.8 at the NCAA Mountain Regionals as Utah’s sixth runner to cross the finish line
• Came in at 21:46.6 (220th-overall) in her first-ever NCAA Championships race
2023 Outdoor Track:
• Opened the season with an eighth-place finish in the 1500m at the Utah Tech Invitational
• Ran a PR time of 4:34.36 in the 1500m race at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic
• Took second in the 3000m steeplechase at the Robison Invitational with a time of 11:08.01
• Ran a leg on the 4x1600m relay team that took sixth to help Utah capture its first Relays Cup title at the Drake Relays
• Recorded a new PR time of 10:49.35 in the 3000m steeplechase at the Pac-12 Championships - good for fourth all-time
2022-23 Indoor Track:
• Competed in three indoor meets
• Started the indoor season with an eighth-place finish in the Mile (5:09.27) at the Lauren McCluskey Memorial
• Ran a 9:54.52 in the 3000m race at the UW Invite
• Posted a PR run of 5:03.47 in the mile and also competed in the 3000m race at the Husky Classic
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2022 Cross Country:
• Opened her season at the Roy Griak Invitational (22:21.6) as Utah swept the awards stand
• Improved her 6k time on the season with a run of 21:51.8 at a very stacked Nuttycombe Invitational
• Recorded a new 6k PR at the Pac-12 Championships (20:45.5) with Utah taking second as a team on a tiebreaker to tie for the program’s best finish ever
• Competed for the Utes at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships before crossing at 21:49.2
2022 Outdoor Track:
• Took ninth (4:48.00) in the 1500m to open the outdoor season at the Trojan Invitational
• Placed second in her section of the 3000m steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 11:15.52
• Recorded a top-12 finish in the 3000m steeplechase at the Idaho State Bengal Invitational
• Set a new PR by over 15 seconds at the Pac-12 Championships with a mark of 10:59.08 in the 3000m steeplechase
2021-22Â Indoor Track:
• Ran in four meets during the indoor season, setting a pair of new PRs
• Set her first PR in the mile at the WSU Invitational with a 5:07.10 mark to take 12th
• Followed up with a new personal best in the 3000m (9:49.56) at the Husky Classic
2021 Cross Country:
• Opened the season breaking her 5k PR by nearly 25 seconds with a mark of 18:21.2 and was the first Ute to cross the finish line in third to help Utah take second overall
• Ran a 21:52.9 in her first 6k of the season while Utah captured the Dellinger Invitational title
• Crossed the finish line at 23:04.2 in the Women's Open 6k race at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals meet
• Was Utah's top finisher at the Utah Open with a time of 19:07.5 for seventh
2021 Outdoor Track:
• Saw action in five meets in her first official outdoor season with the Utes
• Raced in her first-career outdoor meet at the USC Trojan Invitational and finished fourth in the 3000m with a time of 10:18.32
• Followed up with a 12th-place finish in the 5k at the NW Distance Jamboree
• Captured her second top-5 finish coming in fourth at the Utah Spring Classic with a time of 4:41.96 in the 1500m
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2020-21 Indoor Track:
• Did not compete
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2020 Cross Country:
• Competed in all three meets for the Utes in the shortened COVID-19 season during the spring
• Opened the season at the Silver State Collegiate Challenge with a mark of 22:21.9
• Followed up with a time of 22:27.2 at the Battle Born Collegiate Challenge
• Closed out the short season with a new PR in the 6k at the Pac-12 Championships and crossed the finish line at 21:33.6
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2020 Outdoor Track:Â
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019-20 Indoor Track:Â
• Did not compete
2019 Cross Country:Â
• Competed in six events during her freshman campaign
• Finished 11th overall at the Utah Valley Invite to open the season
• Captured sixth at the CSI Invite, while recording a new 5k PR
• Finished fourth at the Color Country Invite and recorded a new 4k PR
• Finished 10th at the Utah Open
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High School:
• 2018 Utah Cross Country Region 7 Champion, winning the 5K race in a personal-best time of 17:41.4
• Went on to finish fourth in the 5A state cross country meet with a time of 18:37.6 in the 3 mile event
• Won the 2017 5A state cross country championship finishing the 3 mile race in 17:51.4 and helped her team capture third-place
• Finished among the top-20 runners as a sophomore in the 4A state championship meet
• Captured first at the regional championships in the 3200m (11:25.84) her junior year (2018)
• Took third in the 3200m (11:08.48) at the state championship meet
• Registered a personal best time of 5:09.14 and finished seventh in the championship meet of the 3200m
Personal:
• Parents are Laura and Jayson Branch
• Has two siblings, Hannah and Isaac
• Sister Hannah was a distance runner on the Utah Valley cross country and track & field team (2017-22)
• Majoring in biology
Personal Bests:Â
4K (XC): 14:59.45
5K (XC): 18:21.2
6K (XC): 20:45.5
Mile (Indoor): 5:03.47
3000 (Indoor): 9:49.56
1500 (Outdoor): 4:34.36
3000 (Outdoor): 10:18.32
5000 (Outdoor): 17:35.46
3000 Steeplechase (Outdoor): 10:49.35
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Academic Honors:
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
School Records:
4th all-time in 3000m steeplechase outdoors (10:49.35)
2023 Cross Country:
• Opened her season finishing 35th-overall as Utah’s fifth scorer with a time of 22:03.3 to help the Utes finish second at the Roy Griak Invitational
• Competed in the Nuttycombe Invitational and crossed the finish line at 21:39.1
• Ran at the Pac-12 Championships and finished with a time of 21:07.9
• Posted a mark of 21:05.8 at the NCAA Mountain Regionals as Utah’s sixth runner to cross the finish line
• Came in at 21:46.6 (220th-overall) in her first-ever NCAA Championships race
2023 Outdoor Track:
• Opened the season with an eighth-place finish in the 1500m at the Utah Tech Invitational
• Ran a PR time of 4:34.36 in the 1500m race at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic
• Took second in the 3000m steeplechase at the Robison Invitational with a time of 11:08.01
• Ran a leg on the 4x1600m relay team that took sixth to help Utah capture its first Relays Cup title at the Drake Relays
• Recorded a new PR time of 10:49.35 in the 3000m steeplechase at the Pac-12 Championships - good for fourth all-time
2022-23 Indoor Track:
• Competed in three indoor meets
• Started the indoor season with an eighth-place finish in the Mile (5:09.27) at the Lauren McCluskey Memorial
• Ran a 9:54.52 in the 3000m race at the UW Invite
• Posted a PR run of 5:03.47 in the mile and also competed in the 3000m race at the Husky Classic
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2022 Cross Country:
• Opened her season at the Roy Griak Invitational (22:21.6) as Utah swept the awards stand
• Improved her 6k time on the season with a run of 21:51.8 at a very stacked Nuttycombe Invitational
• Recorded a new 6k PR at the Pac-12 Championships (20:45.5) with Utah taking second as a team on a tiebreaker to tie for the program’s best finish ever
• Competed for the Utes at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships before crossing at 21:49.2
2022 Outdoor Track:
• Took ninth (4:48.00) in the 1500m to open the outdoor season at the Trojan Invitational
• Placed second in her section of the 3000m steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 11:15.52
• Recorded a top-12 finish in the 3000m steeplechase at the Idaho State Bengal Invitational
• Set a new PR by over 15 seconds at the Pac-12 Championships with a mark of 10:59.08 in the 3000m steeplechase
2021-22Â Indoor Track:
• Ran in four meets during the indoor season, setting a pair of new PRs
• Set her first PR in the mile at the WSU Invitational with a 5:07.10 mark to take 12th
• Followed up with a new personal best in the 3000m (9:49.56) at the Husky Classic
2021 Cross Country:
• Opened the season breaking her 5k PR by nearly 25 seconds with a mark of 18:21.2 and was the first Ute to cross the finish line in third to help Utah take second overall
• Ran a 21:52.9 in her first 6k of the season while Utah captured the Dellinger Invitational title
• Crossed the finish line at 23:04.2 in the Women's Open 6k race at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals meet
• Was Utah's top finisher at the Utah Open with a time of 19:07.5 for seventh
2021 Outdoor Track:
• Saw action in five meets in her first official outdoor season with the Utes
• Raced in her first-career outdoor meet at the USC Trojan Invitational and finished fourth in the 3000m with a time of 10:18.32
• Followed up with a 12th-place finish in the 5k at the NW Distance Jamboree
• Captured her second top-5 finish coming in fourth at the Utah Spring Classic with a time of 4:41.96 in the 1500m
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2020-21 Indoor Track:
• Did not compete
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2020 Cross Country:
• Competed in all three meets for the Utes in the shortened COVID-19 season during the spring
• Opened the season at the Silver State Collegiate Challenge with a mark of 22:21.9
• Followed up with a time of 22:27.2 at the Battle Born Collegiate Challenge
• Closed out the short season with a new PR in the 6k at the Pac-12 Championships and crossed the finish line at 21:33.6
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2020 Outdoor Track:Â
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019-20 Indoor Track:Â
• Did not compete
2019 Cross Country:Â
• Competed in six events during her freshman campaign
• Finished 11th overall at the Utah Valley Invite to open the season
• Captured sixth at the CSI Invite, while recording a new 5k PR
• Finished fourth at the Color Country Invite and recorded a new 4k PR
• Finished 10th at the Utah Open
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High School:
• 2018 Utah Cross Country Region 7 Champion, winning the 5K race in a personal-best time of 17:41.4
• Went on to finish fourth in the 5A state cross country meet with a time of 18:37.6 in the 3 mile event
• Won the 2017 5A state cross country championship finishing the 3 mile race in 17:51.4 and helped her team capture third-place
• Finished among the top-20 runners as a sophomore in the 4A state championship meet
• Captured first at the regional championships in the 3200m (11:25.84) her junior year (2018)
• Took third in the 3200m (11:08.48) at the state championship meet
• Registered a personal best time of 5:09.14 and finished seventh in the championship meet of the 3200m
Personal:
• Parents are Laura and Jayson Branch
• Has two siblings, Hannah and Isaac
• Sister Hannah was a distance runner on the Utah Valley cross country and track & field team (2017-22)
• Majoring in biology
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