Sophia Nordenholz

Natalie Porter Track & Field. Photo by Owen Main 1/6/24

Height:
5-8
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Albany HS
Hometown:
Albany, CA
Previous Team:
Washington

TFRRS Profile
Transferred to Cal Poly in spring 2024 with three years of eligibility remaining in indoor track, outdoor track and cross country.

Washington (2022-23)
As a true freshman in 2022, part of UW's top-seven runners in cross country in every meet ... was UW's sixth runner at the 2022 NCAA West Regional, placing 46th overall with a personal-best 6K time of 20:09.1 and helping the Washington women finish third as a team ... competed at the 2022 NCAA XC Championships, finishing 170th overall ... second Husky to cross the finish line in the 2022 Nuttycombe Invitational, capturing 94th out of over 260 runners ... in track, took 11th in the 5,000-meter at the 2023 Pac-12 Championships ... recorded personal bests in the 1,500 (4:25.05) and 5,000 (16:24.02) ... ran unattached indoors in 2023, posting PRs in the mile (4:48.64) and 3,000 (9:21.56) ... redshirted during 2023 cross country season.

Prep
During career at Albany High (Albany, Calif.), won the 2021 CIF Division IV state cross country title with a 5K time of 16:46.0 — the fifth-fastest time in the history of the meet and the fastest across all five divisions that year ... took ninth at the 2021 Eastbay National XC Championships ... secured runner-up in the 3,200 (10:10.49) at the 2022 CIF state meet as a senior ... placed second in the 3,200 at the 2021 Arcadia Invite with a PR of 10:05.91.

Personal
Daughter of Kris Kelly and Tom Nordenholz ... born in Albany, Calif ... has one sister, Audrey ... majoring in environmental science ... enjoys hiking, backpacking ... says parents have had biggest influence on athletic career because "they always encourage me to be my best and support me in what I want to do."