Ricky Quintana: You were feeling pretty good yesterday. I guess today you felt even better.
Katelyn Kaltenbach: I felt really great. My legs felt fresh. I just went out and ran and it all worked.

RQ: Marie Lawrence, did you expect her to be up there?
KK: No, I really didn't expect it, but a lot of people were saying that she hadn't really run hard all year, that she'd been running with her sister. So, it wasn't like a huge surprise. I thought it would come down to different people, but she's an awesome runner and she's only a freshman.

RQ: Where do you think the difference for you was in the race?
KK: I think my kick. I ran smart throughout the race and just stayed in it. Down the downhill, I didn't give it everything because I knew it would burn my quads. I just stayed patient on the downhill and when I got to the bottom, I just started going.

RQ: You went together up the hill, right?
KK: We went up together, and then on the downhill, she got a gap on me because I was just being patient on the downhill. Once I got down to the bottom, I just started. I caught her a lot faster than I was expecting too. And then right when we crossed the road, I passed her.

RQ: You finished with a lot of energy. You really opened it up on her.
KK: Yeah, I felt really great today. It was awesome.

RQ: Did you notice anyone that was expected to be up there that wasn't up there ?
KK: No, not really, because running is one of those sports you can feel good one day and then [not] the next day. I knew everyone was so awesome, it was going to come down to whoever wanted it more.

RQ: Looking to the track season, this is a big breakthrough for you. What do you have your eyes set on?
KK: Well, right now, I'm going to take two weeks off and let my legs recover again. I'll probably start just training and do some indoor meets. [Then I'll do] Arcadia, Golden West and AOC maybe. I haven't really thought that far yet.

RQ: What did your coach have to say about the race?
KK: He was just like, 'You ran it the perfect way that we planned it out.' When I came down that hill, he was like 'You've got to go now,' so I just started going. It worked out just like we wanted it to.

RQ: I know your sister was at the Midwest Regional. I guess she wasn't able to make it here.
KK: Yeah, I know that was really sad. She had a final today, but she wrote me a really long note and I talked to her today when I got to the course. She called actually right after I was done. I was thinking about her during the race, I just didn't hear her screaming like she did at Midwest.

RQ: Did she give you any advice before the race?
KK: Yeah. She said that I needed to believe in myself and be confident that I can run the race all different ways. Just be confident with my kick and she'll be proud of me no matter what happens.