Player Profiles



Kate                               Harrison
Kate
Harrison
Class: r-Sr.
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Height: 5-6
Sport: Women's Track
Position: Distance

Biography

At West Virginia in 2012:
Indoor
  • Came in 1st place in the 5,000-meter run at the WVU State Farm Games in 17:23.99



Outdoor
  • Finished seventh in the 10,000-meter run at BIG EAST in 35:43.54



At West Virginia in 2011:
  • Named first team All-America following second-place finish in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 34:30.35
  • Came in first place at the NCAA East Regional in the 10,000 meter with a personal-best 33:48.64
  • Earned her first BIG EAST title in the 10,000-meter run in 33:59.84 at the BIG EAST Championships
  • Achieved third place in the 1,500-meter run at the Jesse Owens Classic
  • During indoor season, came in second in the mile run in 5:00.57 at the Blue-Gold Meet
  • Finished third in the 5,000-meter run at the WVU State Farm Games in 17:19.35



At West Virginia in 2010:
  • Runner-up in the 5,000-meter at the BIG EAST Championships (16:45.79)
  • Finished in 13th place at regionals in the 5,000-meter run
  • Competed in the 1,000-meter race at the Penn State National Invitational and finished in seventh place with a time of 3:00.01
  • Finished in 14th in the 1,000-meter run at the PSU Northeast Challenge
  • Posted a personal-best time in the 5,000-meter race at the Stanford Invitational, finishing fifth (16:24.40)
  • Took second in the 1,500-meter run (4:33.54) at the James Madison Invitational



At West Virginia in 2009:
  • Finished 18th (11:15.1) in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships
  • Finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Sea Ray Relays with a time of 10:50.30
  • Finished third in the 1,000-meter with a time of 3:00.31 at the State Farm Games
  • Took second in the 800-meter run (2:21.95) at the Bill Van Horne Invitational



At West Virginia in 2008:
  • Took a redshirt for the indoor and outdoor seasons



Prep:
  • Ran for coach Bill Stephens while attending Birchmount Park C.I.
  • Finished eighth in the 3,000-meter run at 2005 Canadian Junior Nationals
  • Ran to a seventh-place finish in the 3,000-meter run at 2006 Canadian Junior Nationals
  • Won bronze in the 3,000-meter run at the 2005 OFSAA
  • Took silver in the 3,000-meter run at the 2006 OFSAA



Personal:
  • Daughter of David and Wilhelmina Harrison
  • Has one brother and one sister
  • Birthday is June 20
  • Majoring in exercise physiology
  • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll member
  • BIG EAST Academic All-Star
  • 2012 Capital One Academic All-District
  • 2012 Capital One/CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American

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