Vera Sjöberg

Position:
Distance
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Stockholm, Sweden
High School:
Rudbeck High School
Prev School:
Boston University

2025-26 Track at Carolina:
Impressed in her Carolina track debut as she shattered the 22-year-old 3000m school record that was held by the legendary Shalane Flanagan; Sjöberg is now the eighth-fastest 3k athlete in NCAA history... Sjöberg was named ACC Women's Track Athlete of the Week for her historic debut...

2025 XC at Carolina:
Made her Tar Heel debut as she finished in sixth at the Nuttycombe Invitational (6k)... Earned All-ACC honors as she led the Tar Heels with a sixth-place finish at the ACC Championships... All-Region honoree at the Southeast Regionals as she finished in third... Became the first Tar Heel since 2008 to finish in the top ten of the NCAA Championship, earning All-America honors with an eighth-place finish.

2022-25 at BU (XC)
2024 USTFCCCA Northeast All-Region Team... 2024 Patriot League Cross Country Champion... 2024 Patriot League Outstanding Runner of the Meet... Two-time Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year... Two-time First Team All-Patriot League... 2022 Second Team All-Patriot League... Two-time Patriot League Runner of the Week... Patriot League Female Rookie of the Week

2022-25 at BU (Track)
First Team All-America: Indoor (2025: mile); Outdoor (2025: 5000m)... USTFCCCA Second Team All-American: Outdoor (2025: 1500m)... USTFCCCA Northeast Region Track Athlete of the Year: Outdoor (2025)...Twelve-Time First Team All-Patriot League... Two-Time Second Team All-Patriot League... Four-time Patriot League Track Athlete of the Meet... Two-time Patriot League Championship Highest Points Scorer... Patriot League Rookie of the Meet... Nine-time Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week...Two-time Swedish National champion (1,500m & 5,000m).