Kate Grace
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Born | October 24, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 122 lb (55 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 1500 metres, 800 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Yale Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nike | ||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Joe Bosshard | ||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 1500 m: 4:02.49
800 m: 1:57.20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kate Grace (born October 24, 1988) is an American middle-distance runner. A multiple
Prep
Grace was a multiple-league champion in high school for Marlborough School in Los Angeles. She won 2005, 2006 and 2007 CIF Southern Section Division IV 800 metres titles and placed 3rd at 800 meters in the CIF State Track and Field Championships in 2006. She set a high school personal best of 2:10.31[1] at Cerritos College in 2006.[2]
As a senior, Grace won the 2006 CIF Southern Section Division IV Cross country running title, qualified to California Interscholastic Federation State Cross country running Championships,[3] Grace led Marlborough to a team CIF State Cross country running Championship title, won CIF state cross country division four championships title in 18:24.[4]
College
Attending
NCAA championships
Outdoor track and field
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Yale | |||||
2009 | NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 17th | 800 m
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2:08.50[10][11] |
2010 | NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 7th | 800 m
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2:05.92[12] |
2011 | NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 5th | 800 m | 2:04.22[13] |
Indoor track and field
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Yale | |||||
2009 | NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships | College Station, Texas | 8th | 800 m | 2:07.77[14] |
2011 | NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships | College Station, Texas | 13th | Mile | 4:43:07[15] |
Professional
Grace joined the New Jersey-New York Track Club in 2011, training under legendary coach Frank "Gags" Gagliano.
In 2012, Grace signed with Oiselle, a running apparel company based out of
While working with Gagliano, Grace continued to improve her times on the track and won the 2013 USA road mile championship — her first national title. Grace won the 2013 USA 1 Mile Road Championship Grand Blue Mile. She placed 4th in the 800 meters at the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[17]
Grace placed 11th in the 1500 meters in the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California.[18][19] Grace was part of Team USA setting an American and North American record at the 2014 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 1500 metres relay in 16:55.33. In 2014, Grace left New Jersey and Gagliano for Bend, Oregon where she began to train with Lauren Fleshman.
In 2015, Grace battled foot injuries that took her out of the racing season. She moved to Sacramento, California in July 2015 to join the NorCal Distance Project.
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.[20][21][22]
Grace placed 5th in 4:22.7 at the 2016
Grace placed first in the
In January 2017, Grace moved to
In September 2017, Grace joined Coach Jerry Schumacher and the Bowerman Track Club.
In February 2018, Grace placed second behind teammate Colleen Quigley in the Wanamaker Mile at Millrose Games. In August 2018, Grace set a championship record in winning the 2018 NACAC Championships 1500 m in 4:06.23 at the Varsity Stadium, Toronto.
In July 2019, Grace won The Match Europe v USA 1500 m in 4:02.49. Grace scored nine points to help Team USA win in Minsk at Dinamo National Olympic Stadium.
In early 2021, Grace announced her departure from
Grace has not competed since 2021 due to long COVID and pregnancy. [35]
Personal
Grace is the daughter of fitness instructor and entrepreneur Kathy Smith.[36]
Grace and her husband have one son, River, born in March 2023.[37]
Competition record
USA National Championships
Road
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2013 | USA 1 Mile Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 1st | Mile | 4:43.02[38] |
Track and Field
Personal best
Surface | Event | Time | Date | Location |
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Outdoor track | 800 m | 1:57.20 | July 9, 2021 | Diamond League, Monaco |
1500 m | 4:03.59 | May 27, 2017 | Eugene, Oregon | |
Indoor track | 800 m | 2:02.29 | January 28, 2017 | Dempsey Indoor Track, Seattle |
1500 m | 4:04.86 | February 11, 2017 | Millrose Games New York City | |
Mile | 4:22.93 | February 11, 2017 | Millrose Games New York City | |
3000 m | 8:47.26 | January 14, 2017 | Seattle, Washington
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Road | Mile | 4:22.7 | September 3, 2016 | New York Road Runners New York City |
References
- ^ 2006 CIF state track championships
- ^ Marlborough School track and field 800 meter success over the last 12 years
- ^ Picture of Marlborough School Senior Kate Grace November 18, 2006 winning CIF SS XC title
- ^ 2006 CIF State Cross Country Championships Athletic.net. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "Endurance sports – Olympic medal a driving factor for Kate Grace". Espn.go.com. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^ "Kate Grace". Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^ "Yale : Kate Grace". Archived from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ^ "Kate Grace". TFRRS. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^ "USA Track & Field | Kate Grace". usatf.org.
- ^ 2009 Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Retrieved February 15, 2018
- ^ 2009 Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 800 m prelim results. Flash Results. Retrieved February 15, 2018
- ^ 2010 Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Retrieved November 1, 2015
- ^ 2011 Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Retrieved November 1, 2015
- ^ 2009 Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. Retrieved February 15, 2018
- ^ Kate Grace TFRRS profile. Retrieved November 1, 2015
- ^ www.legacy.usatf.org http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-TF/results/Results10-2.htm.
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(help) - ^ "oiselle haute volée | kate grace | Oiselle Running Apparel for Women". Oiselle.com. 1988-10-24. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^ "Kate Grace '11 to Compete in USA Track and Field Championships". Yale Bulldogs. 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^ a b "2014 USA Track & Field Championships : Women 100m". Usatf.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^ Women's Mile Elite - New Balance Games 2016 recap
- ^ Women's Mile Elite - New Balance Games 2016 video
- ^ New Balance Games 2016 elite results
- ^ New Balance 5th Avenue Mile Professional Women[permanent dead link] nyrrc.org. Retrieved by September 3, 2016.
- ^ IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE Zürich (SUI) 31 August - 1 September 2016 Results 800m Women[permanent dead link] http://zurich.diamondleague.com/. Retrieved by September 1, 2016.
- ^ Dutch, Taylor (2017-01-28). "Kate Grace Signs With Nike". FloTrack. FloSports, Inc. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- IAAF. Retrieved by May 29, 2017.
- ^ 2017 Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee DATE: 04/26 - 04/29/17 LOCATION: Drake Stadium - Des Moines, IA Women's 1500 Meters Special Hy-Vee. Retrieved by May 29, 2017
- ^ After Breakthrough Year, Grace Looks For More - RRW Published by Race Results Weekly – http://preclassic.runnerspace.com/. Retrieved by May 29, 2017.
- IAAF. Retrieved by May 29, 2017.
- ^ "Instagram".
- ^ "The Summer of Kate Grace Continues - Women's Running". www.womensrunning.com. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ l'équipe
- ^ "The Summer of Kate Grace Continues - Women's Running". www.womensrunning.com. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "World Rankings | Women's 800m (600m-1000m)".
- ^ "7 Keys to Recovery From an Elite Runner Who Experienced Long COVID - Runner's World". www.runnersworld.com. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ Crouse, Lindsay (16 August 2016). "Inspiring Her Daughter, an Olympic Runner, Was No Sweat for a Fitness Guru". The New York Times.
- ^ "Instagram".
- ^ 2013 USA 1 Mile Road Championships results. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
- Usatf.org. June 23, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- Usatf.org. June 29, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ "2013 USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^ "2014 USATF Championships". Usatf.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^ "USA Track & Field - 2014 Indoor USA Track & Field - Visa Championship Series". Usatf.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^ "Rio 2016 800m women Results - Olympic athletics".
- ^ "USA Track & Field - 2017 USATF Championships at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California". Usatf.org. June 25, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- Usatf.org. February 18, 2018. Archived from the originalon December 19, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- Usatf.org. June 29, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ Podcast: Episode 189 with Kate Grace - January 10, 2022 The Morning Shakeout podcast
External links
- Kate Grace at World Athletics
- Kate Grace at www.USATF.org
- Kate Grace at Team USA (archive)
- Kate Grace at Olympics.com
- Kate Grace at Olympedia