A large number of Serbian athletes in the past few years have taken the opportunity and accepted scholarships from American colleges, where they continued to improve their sports careers, but also embarked on a student quest. One of the most successful guys since leaving for the USA is Mihajlo Katanić.
Still a member of Partizan in competitions in Serbia and a talented runner in the 400 and 400-meter hurdles disciplines, he recorded two big victories on the same day at the start of the new outdoor season, during last weekend, for his Texas State. At the Charles Austin Classic in San Marcos, 21-year-old Katanić recorded a victory in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 52.71 seconds, which is not close to his best, but is decent for the start of the season.
In addition, together with his college relay team, he celebrated in the 4 x 400 meters and thus completed a phenomenal day. If we keep in mind that a week earlier at the UTSA Invitational he was second in the 400 hurdles with a better time of 51.91, and third in the relay, Mihajlo can be very satisfied indeed.
The guy who won the 400-meter hurdles title at the Serbian Championship in Kraljevo last summer, was also the indoor national champion in both the 400 and 4 x 400 meters during 2024, and is progressing in the hurdles as well, so in 2025 he ran a personal record of 50.48.
Besides numerous successes at the junior level, Mihajlo Katanić was a participant in the European Under-20 Championship in Jerusalem in 2023, and before going to college, he progressed together with the celebrated Emir Bekrić, who now works in the Netherlands, in the Federation there, and trains relay teams. After all, his discipline was also the 400-meter hurdles and we all remember the bronze from Moscow in 2013, and a few days ago he received a special award.
Ivana Ilić and Miloš Marković worked alongside him together with Bekrić, and talent will, we hope, enhanced by quality work in the coming period, bring new successes. Ivana Ilić and Miloš Marković worked alongside him together with Bekrić, and talent will, enhanced by quality work in the coming period, bring new successes. Emir progressed rapidly at the age of 19-20, and we hope that Mihajlo will reach his “peak” a bit later.
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