Name: Karissa Schweizer
Sport: Track and Field
Event(s): 5000-meter, 10,000-meter
Height: 5-4
DOB: 5/4/1996
Hometown: Urbandale, Iowa
High School: Dowling Catholic High School (West Des Moines, Iowa) ‘14
College: University of Missouri ‘18, Health Sciences
Team/Club: Nike Bowerman Track Club
Coach(es): Jerry Schumacher
Olympic Experience
- One-time Olympian (2020)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 11th (5,000-meter)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – 9th (5,000-meter)
- Years of participation: 2019
- Top finish: 9th – 2019 (5,000-meter)
Personal:
Daughter of Mike and Kathy Schweizer...Has a younger brother, Ryan, and younger sister, Kelsey...Enjoys baking, drawing, reading, and watching Netflix.
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