Tarleton State University Athletics

2x Academic All-WAC (Winter 2025, 2023-24)

Junior (2024-25): 
Appeared in 26 games and made six starts, averaging 4.2 points per game (109 points) … Grabbed 47 rebounds to go with 30 assists and 13 steals … Shot 91.7% from the free throw line, making 11 of her 12 attempts from the charity strike … One of two Tarleton State players to represent the Texans on WAC Media Day … Knocked down three 3-pointers at Arizona (11/7) en route to nine points … Made six consecutive starts from Nov. 16 -Dec. 7 … Had a season-high of 14 points off the bench at No. 24 nationally-ranked Nebraska (12/11) to go with four 3-pointers … Scored nine points and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line in a win against New Mexico State (12/16) … Matched her season-high a month later at CBU (1/16) with 14 points and four 3-pointers … Named Academic All-WAC for Winter 2025. 

Sophomore (2023-24): 
Played in 28 games with one start and scored 97 points, grabbed 60 rebounds and dished out 31 assists … Shot 71.4 percent from the floor en route to a season-high 12 points, four rebounds and three assists in the season opener against Howard Payne (11/6) … Blocked a season-high two shots at Texas Southern (12/30) … Had her second game with double-digit points with 10 in her first start of the season against California Baptist (1/11) … Named Academic All-WAC … Led Norway to the gold medal in the 2024 FIBA Women’s European Championship for Small Countries over the summer, averaging 10.2 points per game and 4.6 rebounds per game. 

UAlbany (2022-23):
As a true freshman, totaled 40 points and 11 rebounds in 19 games, playing 9.1 minutes per contest … Had her best game at UNLV, scoring a career-high 10 points on 2-of-4 shooting from downtown … Helped the Retrievers to a 14-2 mark in the America East Conference, where they advanced to the championship in the conference tournament … Sanford and her UAlbany squad earned a WNIT berth.
 
Metis Videregående:
Competed for the European Championship, Nordic Championships, and both the U16 and U19 Norwegian Championships … Totaled three MVP awards and five All-Star honors.
 
Personal:
Is a 2022 graduate of Metis Videregående in Bergen, Norway … Played for Norway's U16 National Team in 2017 and 2018, plus represented her country in the European Girls Basketball League for three seasons (2017-2020) … Tallied 18 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in two games at the Eurocup Qualifiers in 2021 … With the Ulriken Eagles, she averaged 16.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 7.2 assists, and 2.4 steals in 21 games … Made the Dean’s List while at UAlbany … Hometown is Bergen, Norway … Full name is Karyn Sofie Sanford … Nickname is Special K … Daughter of DuRell and Ingvild … Has one sister, Siena, and two brothers, Gabriel and Oliver … Majoring in political science … Born Dec. 28.