Kate Grace
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| Born | October 24, 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Sacramento, California | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 lb (55 kg) | ||||||||||||
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 United States
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| Event(s) | 1500 metres 800 metres | ||||||||||||
| College team | Yale Bulldogs | ||||||||||||
| Club | Nike | ||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Coached by | Drew Wartenburg | ||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) |
1500 m: 4:05.65 800 m: 1:58.28 |
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1500 m: 4:05.65
Kate Grace (born October 24, 1988) is an American middle distance runner.
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. She won 2006 CIF Southern Section Division four Cross country running title and qualified to California Interscholastic Federation State Cross country running Championships. Grace set a high school personal best of 2:10.31 at Cerritos College in 2006 CIF California State Meet.
Attending Yale University, 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.
Kate Grace placed 5th in 4:22.7 at 2016 Fifth Avenue Mile. Grace improved her personal best time to 1:58.28 at Weltklasse Zürich of 2016 IAAF Diamond League in a fifth-place finish. 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.
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