Carina came to the Mammoth Track Club in summer 2021 after graduating from the University of Arkansas. She represents her home country of South Africa where in high school she was 11-time South Africa National Champion on the track and in cross country. She has represented Team South Africa in the World Youth Track & Field Championships and the World Cross Country Championships. In Mammoth, she has been adapting well to altitude, and has the Mammoth Track Club mile record which says a lot since we've had Olympic middle distance runners in the past. Carina has had the privilege of seeing bears at the lakes while soaking her legs. On a light training day you'll find her hiking in Yosemite.