Caterina Granz Named University Athlete of the Year

Freie Universität Berlin Student Honored at the Annual Meeting of the German University Sports Association in Hamburg. No 347/2019 from Nov 17, 2019 Psychology student Caterina Granz from Freie Universität Berlin received the honor of female athlete of the year from the German university sports association, Allgemeiner Deutscher Hochschulsportverband . It has been a big year for Granz, who won the German national championship in track and field for the 1500 meter race as well as a gold medal at the 30th Universiade in Naples - and now this latest honor from the university sports association at their annual general assembly. She was selected for her exceptional performance at the Summer Universiade earlier this year, according to the association. Founded in 1948, the  Allgemeiner Deutscher Hochschulsportverband is an association of university sports organizations from across Germany. Almost 200 universities are members representing around 2.4 million students and 550,000 employees. Caterina Granz calls it an "amazing honor." For her, it was also special to be recognized for her personal achievements outside of a competitive sports event.