The University of Mississippi Athletics
2021 Track and Field Roster
Ylvi Traxler
- Year (Indoor/Outdoor):
- R-Jr./Jr.
- Position:
- Distance
- Hometown:
- Maria Enzersdorf, Austria
- High school:
- BG Bachgasse
- Major:
- Linguistics
TFRRS Bio
2020 Outdoor (Junior)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Junior)
SEC Scorer (Distance Medley Relay, 5th Place)
Scored SEC points by placing fifth in the Distance Medley Relay (11:33.52) ... Also competed at the SEC Championships in the 3K, placing 17th (9:41.64) ... Came in 33rd in the 5K at the Husky Classic (16:39.94) ... Placed 17th in the 3K at the Indiana Relays (9:48.65) ... Finished ninth in the 3K at the Vanderbilt Invite (9:42.73) ... Began the season by finishing second in the mile at the Blazer Invite (5:09.38).
2019 Outdoor (Sophomore)
Competed in five meets during the outdoor season ... Opened the season by finishing fourth in the 1500-meter (4:33.12) and eighth in the 800-meter (2:14.08) at the Miami Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge ... Placed second in the 3K at the Ole Miss Classic (9:49.45) ... Finished fourth in the 1500-meter at the Joe Walker Classic (4:26.04) ... Came in fourth in the 5K at the Bryan Clay Invite (16:34.07) ... Ended the season at the SEC Outdoor Championships by finishing 10th in the 1500-meter (4:25.33).
2019 Indoor (Sophomore)
SEC Scorer (Distance Medley Relay, 4th Place)
Scored SEC points as a member of the fourth-place DMR squad (11:33.49) at the SEC Indoor Championships … Also competed in the mile at the Indiana Relays, finishing ninth with a time of 4:56.47, the 14th best in school history.
2018 Outdoor (Freshman)
Competed in four meets during the outdoor season … Opened the season with a fifth-place finish in the 1500-meter at the USC Power 5 Challenge (4:32.88) … Followed this up with a second-place finish at the Joe Walker Invite in the 1500-meter (4:30.07) … Set a PR in the 1500-meter (4:27.91) at the Bryan Clay Invite, the No. 12 time in school history … Ended the season with a 10th place finish in the 1500-meter (4:33.33) after qualifying for the final at the SEC Outdoor Championships.
2018 Indoor (Freshman)
Did not compete.
High School
Ran four years of outdoor track and cross country while in high school in Austria ... Set high school records in 800-meter (2:09) and 1500-meter (4:26.30) ... Participated in the 2015 U18 world youth championships in Cali, Colombia in the 800m ... Made final heat in the 1500-meter at the 2017 U20 European Junior Championships in Grosseto, Italy.
Personal
Born: Oct. 16, 1998 ... Full name: Ylvi Johanna Traxler ... Daughter of Petra and Stefan Traxler ... Majoring in linguistics.
