Kate Grace

Kate Grace
Personal information
Born (1988-10-24) October 24, 1988
Residence Sacramento, California
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sport
Country  United States
Event(s) 1500 metres 800 metres
College team Yale Bulldogs
Club Oiselle
Turned pro 2011
Coached by Drew Wartenburg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

1500 m: 4:07.35

800 m: 1:59.47
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Relay Championships
2014 Nassau 4×1500 m relay

Kate Grace (born October 24, 1988) is an American middle distance runner.

Prep

Kate Grace was a multiple time league champion at Marlborough School in Los Angeles. She competed in CIF Southern Section and qualified to CIF State Track and Field Championships in 2006 and 2007. Grace set a high school personal best of 2:10.31[1] at Cerritos College in 2006 CIF State Meet.

College

Kate Grace was four time NCAA Division I Track and Field and Cross country All-American at Yale University.[2][3][4][5]

Professional

Kate Grace ran 4:06.75 in the 1500 meters at the 2016 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix - a time qualifier for Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Grace was second in the New York Armory Women's Mile Elite - New Balance Games 2016 after leading teammate Kim Conley for 1500 meters.[6][7][8]

Kate Grace placed 11th in 1500 meters in the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California.[9][10] Kate Grace was part of Team USA setting an American and North American record in 2014 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 1500 metres relay in 16:55.33.

Grace won 2013 USA 1 Mile Road Championship &endash Grand Blue Mile. Grace placed 4th in the 800 meters at 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [11]

Competition record

USA National Championships

Road

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2013 USA 1 Mile Championships Des Moines, Iowa 1st Mile 4:43.02[12]

Track and Field

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 11th 1500 m 4:18.97[10][13]
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 19th 1500 m 4:36.46[14]
2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 4th 800 m 2:00.10[15]

NCAA championships

Outdoor track and field

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Yale
2010 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 7th 800 m 2:05.92[16]
2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 5th 800 m 2:04.22[17]

Indoor track and field

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Yale
2011 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships College Station, Texas Mile 13th 4:43:07[18]

Personal best

Surface Event Time Date Location
Outdoor track 800 m 1:59.47 March 21, 2009 Paris, France
1500 m 4:07.35 June 18, 2008 Palo Alto, California
Indoor track 800 m 2:03.71 March 2, 2013 New York, New York
1500 m 4:09.76 January 24, 2016 New York, New York
Mile 4:28.30January 24, 2016 New York, New York

[19]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.championshipproductions.com/forum/read.php?18,726,726
  2. ↑ "Endurance sports - Olympic medal a driving factor for Kate Grace". Espn.go.com. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  3. ↑ "Kate Grace". Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  4. ↑ http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-xc/2010-11/bios/grace_kate00.html
  5. ↑ "Kate Grace". TFRRS. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  6. ↑ Women's Mile Elite - New Balance Games 2016 recap
  7. ↑ Women's Mile Elite - New Balance Games 2016 video
  8. ↑ New Balance Games 2016 elite results
  9. ↑ "Kate Grace ’11 to Compete in USA Track and Field Championships". Yale Bulldogs. 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  10. 1 2 "2014 USA Track & Field Championships : Women 100m". Usatf.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  11. ↑ "oiselle haute volée | kate grace | Oiselle Running Apparel for Women". Oiselle.com. 1988-10-24. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  12. ↑ 2013 USA 1 Mile Road Championships results. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
  13. ↑ "USATF Championships". Usatf.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  14. ↑ "USA Track & Field - USA Track & Field - Visa Championship Series". Usatf.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  15. ↑ "USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  16. ↑ https://www.tfrrs.org/results/17769_1139582.html 2010 Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Retrieved November 1, 2015
  17. ↑ 2011 Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Retrieved November 1, 2015
  18. ↑ Kate Grace TFRRS profile. Retrieved November 1, 2015
  19. ↑ "Athlete profile for Kate Grace". iaaf.org. 1988-10-24. Retrieved 2015-10-20.

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