Sydney Partyka

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chicago, IL

OREGON STATE:

2025 Track and Field:
Outdoor:

Placed third in the 1500 at the Oregon State High Performance Meet
Finished seventh in the 1500 at the Oregon Open
Took ninth in the 1500 at the Stanford Invitational

Indoor:

Finished eighth in the mile and 14th in the 3000 at the MSPF Championships
Placed 23rd in the mile at the UW Preview
Was part of the distance medley relay team that finished fourth at the UW Invite

2024 Cross Country:

Finished 33rd at the WCC Championships
Placed 93rd at the NCAA West Regional
Placed sixth at the Charles Bowles Invitational

LOUISVILLE:

2023-24
Cross Country:
• Did not compete in any cross country events due to injury

Indoor:
• Competed in four meets in the mile and distance medley relay
• Led off the DMR at the PNC Indoor Championships with the team finishing in a time of 11:55.13
• Recorded a season-best time of 4:58.29 in the mile for a fourth-place finish in the event at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational
• Finished as the runner-up in the mile at the Bellarmine Open with a time of 5:04.90

Outdoor:
• Competed at five meets in the 800m and 1500m
• Finished with a season-best time of 4:28.70 at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 1500m
• Set a season-best in the 800m with a time of 2:15.86 at the Jim Green Invitational
• Notched a runner-up finish in 2:15.93 in the 800m at the Jim Vargo Invitational

2022-23
Cross Country:
• Competed and scored in all six meets, finishing second on the team in five of them
• Earned a personal-best 6K time of 21:58.6 at the Bradley Pink Classic
• Posted 6K times of 22:48.4 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships and 22:25.0 at the ACC Championships
• Completed 5K at the Live in Lou Classic in 18:34.8
• Earned 50th place at the John McNichols Invitational in 18:56.5
• Led team through the tape in Louisville debut, finishing 19th overall in a personal-best 5K time of 18:16.3 at the Covered Bridge Open

Indoor:
• Competed in three meets in the mile and 3000m
• Earned personal bests of 4:57.34 in the mile and 9:49.39 in the 3000m at the ACC Indoor Championships

Outdoor:
• Competed in six meets while setting new personal-bests in the 800m, 1500m, and 5000m
• Clocked 4:28.20 for a personal record in the 1500m at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Became the first Louisville woman since 2021 to break through the 17-minute barrier in the 5000m, running 16:57.64 at the Indiana Invitational

Indiana State Honors:
• Finished 58th overall at the 2021 Bradley Pink Classic with a 6K season-best time (22:10.50)
• Placed 70th at the 2021 Joe Piane Invitational with a 5K season-best time of 18:42.10
• Placed second in the mile at the 2021 Friday Night Special with a personal-best time of 5:09.65
• Finished third overall in the 800m at the 2021 Indiana State Invitational with a personal-best time of 2:21.67

Prep/High School Honors:
• Was a 2019 Foot Locker Midwest XC Regional Qualifier
• Placed 40th at the Illinois Class 3A State Cross Country Championships

Personal:
• Full name is Sydney Partyka
• Birthdate is October 10, 2001
• Major is Biology
• Parents are Heather Kehl and Tyler Partyka
• Has a twin brother, Dylan
• Chose UofL because of the opportunity to achieve both her athletic and academic goals