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2012 Women's Cross Country Roster

Amber Karnofel

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Los Altos Hills, Calif.
  • High School Carson High School

Biography

Nevada:

(2011-12) Junior

Cross Country: Placed 13th at the Nevada Chase Race, clocking in at 24.52 ... Named to the Academic All-Mountain West Team.

(2010-11) Sophomore

Ran 18:07 to finish 28th at her first collegiate race, the Twilight Meet.

High School: Attended Carson High School in Carson City, Nev. ... Earned one varsity letter in track and one in cross country ... Didn[apos]t get involved in sports until her senior year of high school ... Top times: 5K, 20:33 (2010); 1600m, 5:40 (2010) and 3200m, 12:05 (2010) ... Earned second team All-State honors in cross country.

Personal: Undecided on a major ... Was a member of the National Honor Society in high school ... Also earned an academic letter ... Loves the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, camping and Lake Tahoe ... Also likes to paint and draw ... Chose Nevada for the opportunity to run and the campus ... Favorite sports moment was running in the Foot Locker Regional Qualifiers ... Daughter of Thomas Karnofel and Kathy Hukari ... Has one sibling, Morgan ... Born in December of 1991.

Historical Player Information

  • 2011Sophomore

  • 2012Junior