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Daira Deicmane TFFRS Profile

2022-2023 (Senior): Indoor - Ran the 800 at the Bob Pollock Invite and Music City Challenge...advanced to the finals of the 800 at the Conference USA Indoor Championships, running 2:14.42 to place seventh. Cross Country: Set a 5K PR at the FAU XC Invite with a time of 18:56...comepted at the Alabama Crimson Classic and Conference USA XC Championships where she placed 36th

2021-2022 (Junior): Outdoor - Placed 17th in the 800 at the UNF Invite...placed tenth in the prelims of the 800 at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships. Indoor - Opened the season with a second place finish in the 800 at the South Carolina Invitational...set an 800 PR of 2:10.51 at the Music City Challenge...finished sixth in the finals of the 800 at the Conference USA Indoor Championships, while also competeing as a leg on the eighth place 4x400 squad. Cross Country - Competed in four meets over the course of the season, setting a 6K PR at the Conference USA Championships with a 41st place mark of 22:51

2020-2021 (Sophomore): Outdoor - Began the season with a sixth place finish at the USF Invite in the 800...placed sixth the following week at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational...competed in the 800 and 4x400 at the UCF Knights Invite...finished the regular season running the 800 at the UNF Invite...advanced to the finals of the 800 at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships, running a personal best of 2:11.40 to place eighth and score for the Panthers. Indoor - Finished second in the 800 and was part of the winning 4x600 team at the Marshall Classic...placed second in the 800 at the Marshall Invitational...placed fifth in the finals of the 800 at the Conference USA Indoor Championships, running 2:16.04

2019-2020: Indoor - Began the indoor campaign with a PR in the 600 at the UAB Blazer Invitational, running 1:39.43 for 10th place...competed on the DMR team at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational that placed sixth...ran the 800 at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational...competed in the 800 and on the fifth-place DMR team at the Conference USA Indoor Championships. Cross Country - Opened her sophomore season running at the UCF XC Invite, finishing with a 6K PR of 25:18 for 24th place...competed in the Conference USA Cross Country Championships, setting a 5K PR of 19:57

2018-2019: Outdoor - Began the outdoor season with a third place finish in the 800 at the UCF Knights Invite, running 2:14.63...set a PR in the 800 at the Raleigh Relays, running 2:13.07...competed at the Miami Hurricane Invitational...finished the regular season at the Virginia Grand Prix...completed her freshman season with an 11th place finish in the prelims at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships, running 2:17.59
Indoor - Began her indoor campaign competing in the 4x400, 4x800, and DMR at the Keydet Invitational, as the 4x800 team placed third...competed in the 800 at the IU Relays, running 2:18.13 for 11th place...finished eighth at the SPIRE Divsion I Classic in the 800, running 2:15.11. Cross Country - Began her FIU career with a 21:02.5 at the FAU Invite...set a 5K PR at the South Florida Cross Country Invitational, running 20:24.4

Personal: Daughter of Sandra Deicmane and Imants Kolomenskis...majoring in Nutrition & Dietetics...career ambition is to become a nutritionist or pro athlete...enjoys photography, reading, baking...2017 European Athletics U20 Championships qualifier...chose FIU for the location, environment, and study programs...

PRs
Cross Country
5K: 19:57.1 (Conference USA Championships, 11/2/19)
6K: 22:51 (Conference USA Championships, 10/30/21)
Indoor 
600m: 1:39.43 (UAB Blazer Invitational, 1/10/20)
800m: 2:10.51 (Music City Challenge, 2/12/22)
Outdoor
800m 2:11.40 (Conference USA Outdoor Championships, 5/16/21)