2024-25 Women's Track & Field Roster

Karina Janik

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown San Diego, California
  • Highschool Torrey Pines High School
  • Instagram karina_janikkk

Biography

2025 Outdoor Track: Finished in first place in the 400 meter hurdles at the Badger Challenge, completing the race in 1:03.19 (May 2)... Earned a runner-up placement in the 400 meter hurdles at the Fighting Illini Twilight, covering the distance in 1:01.28 (Apr. 26)... Placed 12th in the 400 meter hurdles with a time 1:01.33 at the 44 Farms Team Invitational. Finished in 36th in the 400 meters with a time of 58.20 seconds (Apr. 12). Finished in third in the 400 hurdles Hurricane Collegiate Invitational, covering the distance in 1:02.02 (March 29)... Placed 16th in the 400 hurdles at the USF Bulls Invite with a time of 1:01.11, a new personal best (March 22).

2025 Indoor Track: Finished in 14th in the 600 meters at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, turning in a time of 1:32.63, her season and personal best (March 1)... Placed fourth in the 600 meters at the Wisconsin Windy City Invite with a time of 1:32.87 (Feb. 14)... Finished fifth in the 400 meters with a time of 58.27 seconds at the DePaul Invite, while also placing 18th in the 200 meters by running a 26.91 (Feb. 8)... Placed 10th in the 800 meters at the Lenny Lyles Invitational, turning in a time of 2:13.05. Also competed in the 400 meters, running a 57.87, good for 11th place (Feb. 1)... Finished fourth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:13.66 at the Fighting Illini Invite (Jan. 25)... Earned a second-place finish at the Hawkeye Invite in the 600 meters, turning in a time of 1:34.19 (Jan. 18)... Finished as the runner-up in the 600 meters at the Wisconsin Midwest Invite with a time of 1:36.05 (Jan. 11). Competed in a pair of 4x400 meters relay at the Chicago State Invite, placing second and fifth (Dec. 7).

2024 Outdoor Track: won the 400 meter hurdles crossing in 1:02.45 at the Badger Challenge (May 3)... finished 21st in the 400 meter hurdles crossing in 1:01.36 at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (April  11), finished second in the 400 meters with a time of 1:02.15 at the Cerritos Invitational (April 12), and finished second in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:01.90 at the UCLA Legends Invitational (April 13)... finished 19th in the 400 meters crossing in 1:02.85 at the Battle of the Bayou (March 29)

High School: As a senior was North County League Champion in the 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles, 400m, and 4x100 relay… North County League Girls Track Athlete of the Year… finished seventh in the 400m hurdles at Nike Nationals… finished second at Mt. Sac Invitational Invite in the 300m hurdles junior year… North County League Champion in 300m hurdles and 4x400 relay… sophomore year finished third in the 300m hurdles at CIF San Diego

Personal: Parents are Adam and Renata Janik… has a twin sister, Dominika… majoring in biology

 

Why Wisconsin?

“I chose Wisconsin because I felt comfortable with the coach and the team, the school has good academics, in a good athletic conference.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Hurdles
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Middle Distance