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Tori Herman
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hilton Head Island, S.C.
- High School:
- Hilton Head Island
- Prev School:
- Kentucky
Bio
2023 All-America Second Team (DMR)
2022 All-America First Team (DMR) and Second Team (3,000m, Indoors)
2021 All-America in Cross Country
2021 All-America Second Team (Mile, Indoors) and Honorable Mention (1,500m, Outdoors)
2022 All-SEC XC Second Team
2021 All-SEC XC First Team
Two-time All-Southeast Region in XC (2021, 2022)
2024 Cross Country: Raced at the first two meets of the season … opened the year at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite, placing 166th overall and sixth on the team … ran at Pre-Nationals, placing 232nd as the No. 8 Husky finisher … named to the Fall Academic All-Big Ten Team.
2024 Track: Limited to three meets during the indoor season … had a top mile time of 4:43.80 at the Husky Classic … ran the 3,000-meters at the UW Preview in 9:19.32.
2023 Cross Country: Ran in the top-seven at all five meets in her first season as a Dawg, helping UW win the Pac-12 title and place eighth at nationals … at the Pac-12 Championships, was 21st overall as the No. 5 scorer as UW earned a tight two-point win, its first Pac-12 title since 2009 … was the No. 7 finisher at the NCAA Championships, finishing 210th overall … was the fifth Husky scorer at West Regionals in 40th-place … the No. 5 scorer at the Wisconsin Invitational, in 119th-place overall … season opener at the Virginia Invitational, placing 78th and 7th on the squad.
2022-23 (Track At Kentucky): Ran just once outdoors, missing the remainder of the season with an injury, after starting the outdoor year with a 5,000-meters time of 15:57.61 at the Stanford Invitational … indoors, earned Second Team All-America honors on the DMR which placed ninth at the NCAA Indoor Championships, running the anchor leg … third at the SEC Indoor Championships in the 3k in 9:12.21 and fifth on the DMR … anchored the DMR to an NCAA qualifying time of 10:53.45 at the Arkansas Qualifier … raced in UW’s Dempsey, going 9:13.44 for a 3,000-meters at the Husky Classic … (Cross Country At Arkansas): Was an individual qualifier for the NCAA Cross Country Championships, finishing 56th overall in 20:19 … was an All-Southeast Region honoree, placing fourth at the NCAA Southeast Regionals in 20:10 … at the SEC Championships, was ninth overall in 19:38, second on the squad … runner-up at the Panorama Farms XC Invite, running 16:29 for 5k … 21st at the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater.
2021-22 (Track At Kentucky): Placed 17th overall in the NCAA East Prelims in the 1,500-meters, running 4:15.85 in the quarterfinals after going 4:14.56 to advance through round one … also doubled back to place 15th in the 5,000-meters at East Prelims … at SEC Outdoors, was seventh in the 1,500m final and ninth in the 5k final … won the Kentucky Invite 1,500m in 4:14.12, exactly tying her PR … won the 5,000m at the Joe Walker Invite in a PR of 15:52.95 … indoors, earned All-America First Team honors on the Wildcat DMR that took fifth at NCAA Indoors in 11:02.41, running the anchor leg … also qualified individually in the 3,000m earning Second Team All-America … set a 3k PR of 9:00.60 at the SEC Indoor Championships, taking second, and was third on the DMR in 11:00.18 … (Cross Country At Kentucky): An All-American and top-20 finisher at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, finishing 17th overall in 19:44 after qualifying as an individual … just the second Kentucky runner in 20 years to finish Top-20 … took third at the 2021 Southeast Regional Championships, running 20:09 … at the SEC Championships was fifth overall, tops among Wildcats … at Pre-Nationals, was 22nd overall … won her season-opener at the Commodore Classic in 17:02 for 5k.
2020-21 (Track At Kentucky): Advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1,500-meters as a true freshman, placing 21st overall for All-America honorable mention … advanced to nationals with a ninth-place finish at NCAA East Prelims with a Kentucky School Record 1,500m time of 4:14.12 … placed eighth at SEC Outdoors in the 1,500m and 13th in the 5,000m … made the NCAA Indoor Championships in the mile as a true freshman, placing 13th in the semis for All-America Second Team honors … qualified for NCAAs with a mile time of 4:39.52 at SEC Indoors … (Cross Country At Kentucky): The SEC held its cross country season in fall of 2020 during the pandemic, ending with the SEC Championships … finished 19th at the SEC meet, earning Freshman All-SEC honors … also finished 20th at the Blazer Classic, 14th at the Louisville Classic, and 8th at the season-opening Commodore Classic.
High School and Personal: Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana … parents are Margaret and Timothy Herman … Timothy was a collegiate swimmer at Miami University … three siblings, JT, Kate, and Luke … JT Herman plays golf at the University of Georgia … senior track season canceled due to pandemic … in 2018 as a sophomore, won the South Carolina state title at 1,600-meters in 5:05.32 … won the 800-meters state title as just a freshman in 2017 in 2:16.46.
Major Meets
2020 SEC XC – 19th (2nd UK)
2021 SEC Indoors – 8th, Mile
2021 NCAA Indoors – 13th, Mile (All-America Second Team)
2021 SEC Outdoors – 8th, 1500m | 13th, 5000m
2021 NCAA East Prelims TF – 9th, 1500m
2021 NCAA Outdoors – 21st, 1500m (All-America Hon. Mention)
2021 SEC XC – 5th (1st UK)
2021 Southeast Regionals XC – 3rd (1st UK)
2021 NCAA XC – 17th (1st UK) (All-America)
2022 SEC Indoors – 2nd, 3000m | 3rd, DMR
2022 NCAA Indoors – 16th, 3000m (All-America Second Team) | 5th, DMR (All-America First Team)
2022 SEC Outdoors – 7th, 1500m | 9th, 5000m
2022 NCAA East Prelims TF – 17th, 1500m | 15th, 5000m
2022 SEC XC – 9th (2nd UK)
2022 Southeast Regionals XC – 4th (1st UK)
2022 NCAA XC – 56th (1st UK)
2023 SEC Indoors – 3rd, 3000m | 5th, DMR
2023 NCAA Indoors – 9th, DMR (All-America Second Team)
2023 Pac-12 XC - 21st (5th UW)
2023 Regional XC - 40th (5th UW)
2023 NCAA XC - 210th (7th UW)
Outdoors Bests
1500m…….4:14.12
5000m…….15:52.95
Indoor Bests
Mile…….4:39.52
3000m…….9:00.60
Academic Honors
2024 Fall Academic All-Big Ten Team
2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022 All-America First Team (DMR) and Second Team (3,000m, Indoors)
2021 All-America in Cross Country
2021 All-America Second Team (Mile, Indoors) and Honorable Mention (1,500m, Outdoors)
2022 All-SEC XC Second Team
2021 All-SEC XC First Team
Two-time All-Southeast Region in XC (2021, 2022)
2024 Cross Country: Raced at the first two meets of the season … opened the year at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite, placing 166th overall and sixth on the team … ran at Pre-Nationals, placing 232nd as the No. 8 Husky finisher … named to the Fall Academic All-Big Ten Team.
2024 Track: Limited to three meets during the indoor season … had a top mile time of 4:43.80 at the Husky Classic … ran the 3,000-meters at the UW Preview in 9:19.32.
2023 Cross Country: Ran in the top-seven at all five meets in her first season as a Dawg, helping UW win the Pac-12 title and place eighth at nationals … at the Pac-12 Championships, was 21st overall as the No. 5 scorer as UW earned a tight two-point win, its first Pac-12 title since 2009 … was the No. 7 finisher at the NCAA Championships, finishing 210th overall … was the fifth Husky scorer at West Regionals in 40th-place … the No. 5 scorer at the Wisconsin Invitational, in 119th-place overall … season opener at the Virginia Invitational, placing 78th and 7th on the squad.
2022-23 (Track At Kentucky): Ran just once outdoors, missing the remainder of the season with an injury, after starting the outdoor year with a 5,000-meters time of 15:57.61 at the Stanford Invitational … indoors, earned Second Team All-America honors on the DMR which placed ninth at the NCAA Indoor Championships, running the anchor leg … third at the SEC Indoor Championships in the 3k in 9:12.21 and fifth on the DMR … anchored the DMR to an NCAA qualifying time of 10:53.45 at the Arkansas Qualifier … raced in UW’s Dempsey, going 9:13.44 for a 3,000-meters at the Husky Classic … (Cross Country At Arkansas): Was an individual qualifier for the NCAA Cross Country Championships, finishing 56th overall in 20:19 … was an All-Southeast Region honoree, placing fourth at the NCAA Southeast Regionals in 20:10 … at the SEC Championships, was ninth overall in 19:38, second on the squad … runner-up at the Panorama Farms XC Invite, running 16:29 for 5k … 21st at the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater.
2021-22 (Track At Kentucky): Placed 17th overall in the NCAA East Prelims in the 1,500-meters, running 4:15.85 in the quarterfinals after going 4:14.56 to advance through round one … also doubled back to place 15th in the 5,000-meters at East Prelims … at SEC Outdoors, was seventh in the 1,500m final and ninth in the 5k final … won the Kentucky Invite 1,500m in 4:14.12, exactly tying her PR … won the 5,000m at the Joe Walker Invite in a PR of 15:52.95 … indoors, earned All-America First Team honors on the Wildcat DMR that took fifth at NCAA Indoors in 11:02.41, running the anchor leg … also qualified individually in the 3,000m earning Second Team All-America … set a 3k PR of 9:00.60 at the SEC Indoor Championships, taking second, and was third on the DMR in 11:00.18 … (Cross Country At Kentucky): An All-American and top-20 finisher at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, finishing 17th overall in 19:44 after qualifying as an individual … just the second Kentucky runner in 20 years to finish Top-20 … took third at the 2021 Southeast Regional Championships, running 20:09 … at the SEC Championships was fifth overall, tops among Wildcats … at Pre-Nationals, was 22nd overall … won her season-opener at the Commodore Classic in 17:02 for 5k.
2020-21 (Track At Kentucky): Advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1,500-meters as a true freshman, placing 21st overall for All-America honorable mention … advanced to nationals with a ninth-place finish at NCAA East Prelims with a Kentucky School Record 1,500m time of 4:14.12 … placed eighth at SEC Outdoors in the 1,500m and 13th in the 5,000m … made the NCAA Indoor Championships in the mile as a true freshman, placing 13th in the semis for All-America Second Team honors … qualified for NCAAs with a mile time of 4:39.52 at SEC Indoors … (Cross Country At Kentucky): The SEC held its cross country season in fall of 2020 during the pandemic, ending with the SEC Championships … finished 19th at the SEC meet, earning Freshman All-SEC honors … also finished 20th at the Blazer Classic, 14th at the Louisville Classic, and 8th at the season-opening Commodore Classic.
High School and Personal: Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana … parents are Margaret and Timothy Herman … Timothy was a collegiate swimmer at Miami University … three siblings, JT, Kate, and Luke … JT Herman plays golf at the University of Georgia … senior track season canceled due to pandemic … in 2018 as a sophomore, won the South Carolina state title at 1,600-meters in 5:05.32 … won the 800-meters state title as just a freshman in 2017 in 2:16.46.
Major Meets
2020 SEC XC – 19th (2nd UK)
2021 SEC Indoors – 8th, Mile
2021 NCAA Indoors – 13th, Mile (All-America Second Team)
2021 SEC Outdoors – 8th, 1500m | 13th, 5000m
2021 NCAA East Prelims TF – 9th, 1500m
2021 NCAA Outdoors – 21st, 1500m (All-America Hon. Mention)
2021 SEC XC – 5th (1st UK)
2021 Southeast Regionals XC – 3rd (1st UK)
2021 NCAA XC – 17th (1st UK) (All-America)
2022 SEC Indoors – 2nd, 3000m | 3rd, DMR
2022 NCAA Indoors – 16th, 3000m (All-America Second Team) | 5th, DMR (All-America First Team)
2022 SEC Outdoors – 7th, 1500m | 9th, 5000m
2022 NCAA East Prelims TF – 17th, 1500m | 15th, 5000m
2022 SEC XC – 9th (2nd UK)
2022 Southeast Regionals XC – 4th (1st UK)
2022 NCAA XC – 56th (1st UK)
2023 SEC Indoors – 3rd, 3000m | 5th, DMR
2023 NCAA Indoors – 9th, DMR (All-America Second Team)
2023 Pac-12 XC - 21st (5th UW)
2023 Regional XC - 40th (5th UW)
2023 NCAA XC - 210th (7th UW)
Outdoors Bests
1500m…….4:14.12
5000m…….15:52.95
Indoor Bests
Mile…….4:39.52
3000m…….9:00.60
Academic Honors
2024 Fall Academic All-Big Ten Team
2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Raising the Bar | Hana & Amanda Moll
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Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
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Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13
