Kate Grace

Kate Grace
Personal information
Born (1988-10-24) October 24, 1988
Residence Sacramento, California
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
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: 4:05.65

800 m: 1:58.28
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 won 2005, 2006 and 2007 CIF Southern Section Division four 800 metres titles and qualified to CIF State Track and Field Championships in 2006 and 2007.[1] She won 2006 CIF Southern Section Division four Cross country running title and qualified to California Interscholastic Federation State Cross country running Championships.[2] Grace set a high school personal best of 2:10.31[3] at Cerritos College in 2006 CIF California State Meet.

College

As a Bulldog Kate Grace broke four school records, won six Heps championships (one as a member of a relay team), and was four time NCAA Division I Track and Field and Cross country All-American at Yale University.[4][5][6][7]

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[8]
2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 5th 800 m 2:04.22[9]

Indoor track and field

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Yale
2011 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships College Station, Texas 13th Mile 4:43:07[10]

Professional

Kate Grace placed 5th in 4:22.7 at 2016 Fifth Avenue Mile.[11] Grace improved her personal best time to 1:58.28 at Weltklasse Zürich of 2016 IAAF Diamond League in a fifth place finish.[12] Grace placed eighth in the final of Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres. Grace placed first in 800 m ahead of Team USA teammates Ajee' Wilson and Chrishuna Williams at 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) and will represent  United States at Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Grace won 4:05.65 at 2016 Hoka One One Mid Distance Classic May 20th at Occidental College a week after running 2:00.05 in the Portland Rain 2016 Portland Twilight women 800 meters.[13]

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.[14][15][16]

In 2015, she battled foot injuries that took her out of the racing scene. Grace moved to Sacramento, California July 2015 to join Coach Drew Wartenburg’s NorCal Distance Project.

Kate Grace placed 11th in 1500 meters in the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California.[17][18] 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. In 2014, Grace left New Jersey and Coach Gagliano for Bend, Oregon and Coach Fleshman.

While working with Coach Gags, Grace continued to improve her times on the track and won the 2013 USA road mile championship — her first national title. Grace won 2013 USA 1 Mile Road Championship Grand Blue Mile. Grace placed 4th in the 800 meters at 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [19]

In 2012, Grace signed with an apparel sponsor in Oiselle, a woman-owned company. Grace was the first runner that Oiselle signed, but the company now boasts a full roster of professional runners, including Kara Goucher and Lauren Fleshman. Grace competed in the 800 and 1,500 meters at the 2012 Olympic Trials, but did not qualify for the final.

After graduation in 2011, Grace joined the New Jersey-New York Track Club to train under legendary coach Frank “Gags” Gagliano.

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[20]

Track and Field

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2012 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 20th 800 m 2:04.28[21]
20th 1500 m 4:12.92[22]
2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 4th 800 m 2:00.10[23]
2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 11th 1500 m 4:18.97[18][24]
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 19th 1500 m 4:36.46[25]
2016 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 1st 800 m 1:59.10

Personal best

Surface Event Time Date Location
Outdoor track 800 m 1:58.28 September 1, 2016 Letzigrund Zurich
1500 m 4:05.65 May 20, 2016 Eagle Rock, California
Indoor track 800 m 2:03.71 March 2, 2013 New York, New York
1500 m 4:06.75 February 14, 2016 Reggie Boston
Mile 4:28.30January 24, 2016 New York, New York
Road Mile 4:22.7 September 3, 2016 New York, New York

References

  1. ↑ Marlborough School track and field 800 meter success over the last 12 years
  2. ↑ Picture of Marlborough School Senior Kate Grace November 18, 2006 winning CIF SS XC title
  3. ↑ http://www.championshipproductions.com/forum/read.php?18,726,726
  4. ↑ "Endurance sports - Olympic medal a driving factor for Kate Grace". Espn.go.com. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  5. ↑ "Kate Grace". Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  6. ↑ http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-xc/2010-11/bios/grace_kate00.html
  7. ↑ "Kate Grace". TFRRS. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  8. ↑ https://www.tfrrs.org/results/17769_1139582.html 2010 Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Retrieved November 1, 2015
  9. ↑ 2011 Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Retrieved November 1, 2015
  10. ↑ Kate Grace TFRRS profile. Retrieved November 1, 2015
  11. ↑ New Balance 5th Avenue Mile Professional Women nyrrc.org. Retrieved by September 3, 2016.
  12. ↑ IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE Zürich (SUI) 31 August - 1 September 2016 Results 800m Women http://zurich.diamondleague.com/. Retrieved by September 1, 2016.
  13. ↑ 2016 RESULTS - HOKA ONE ONE MIDDLE DISTANCE CLASSIC
  14. ↑ Women's Mile Elite - New Balance Games 2016 recap
  15. ↑ Women's Mile Elite - New Balance Games 2016 video
  16. ↑ New Balance Games 2016 elite results
  17. ↑ "Kate Grace '11 to Compete in USA Track and Field Championships". Yale Bulldogs. 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  18. 1 2 "2014 USA Track & Field Championships : Women 100m". Usatf.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  19. ↑ "oiselle haute volée | kate grace | Oiselle Running Apparel for Women". Oiselle.com. 1988-10-24. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  20. ↑ 2013 USA 1 Mile Road Championships results. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
  21. ↑ "USA Track & Field - 2012 Olympic Trials 800 m Results - Full". Usatf.org. June 23, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  22. ↑ "USA Track & Field - 2012 Olympic Trials 1500 m Results - Full". Usatf.org. June 29, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  23. ↑ "USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  24. ↑ "USATF Championships". Usatf.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  25. ↑ "USA Track & Field - USA Track & Field - Visa Championship Series". Usatf.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
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