Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Club Oiselle Country United States Coached by Drew Wartenburg | Event(s) 1500 metres 800 metres Name Kate Grace College team Yale Bulldogs Turned pro 2011 | |
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Born October 24, 1988 (age 35) ( 1988-10-24 ) | ||
Kate grace
Kate Grace (born October 24, 1988) is an American middle distance runner.
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Kate grace after going out in 1500 semis at 2017 worlds
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. 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.
College
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.
Professional
Kate Grace ran a personal best 4:22.93 Mile on February 11, 2017 at Millrose Games. Kate placed second in 1000 meters in 2:36.97 at 2017 Indoor muller Grand Prix at Birmingham behind Laura Muir. Kate Grace won the 800 meters in 2:01.25 at the 2017 Portland Twilight. Kate placed third in 1500 meters in 4:16.62 at 2017 Drake Relays behind Jennifer Simpson and Brenda Martinez. Kate placed 7th in the 1500 meters in 4:03.59 in Eugene at 2017 Prefontaine Classic on May 27th.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
In January 2017, Grace announce she would now be a Nike sponsored athlete and wore the Nike kit for the first time in competition during the University of Washington Invitational.