Katie McGregor was born on September 2,1977 and is an American runner who participates in track, cross country and the marathon.
13 Facts About Katie McGregor
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Katie McGregor was the state champion of Ohio in the 3200-meter run with a time of 10:49.74 as a freshman, and a state champion in the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:56.32 as a senior.
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Katie McGregor continued running as a student-athlete at the University of Michigan in the fall of 1995, majoring in English and competing in both cross country and track.
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Katie McGregor was the first freshman and first Wolverine to complete the course at the conference championship meet, helping her team to third-place finish behind the champion Wisconsin Badgers.
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Katie McGregor was the third Wolverine finisher in the championship, helping her team run to a seventh-place finish at the final meet.
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Katie McGregor was the first finisher for the Wolverines, leading the team to seventh-place in the meet overall.
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Katie McGregor's running success continued during her senior cross country season, when she won seven out of eight meets, including the Big Ten title in a time of 17:16, the Great Lakes Regional title in a time of 17:02.39, and the NCAA championship in a time of 16:47.21.
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Katie McGregor later bested this time at the NCAA meet, earning All-American honors by taking third place in the race with a time of 16:15.75.
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Katie McGregor competed in the event at the Olympic trials later that summer, but did not qualify to represent the US team in Sydney, Australia.
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Katie McGregor set a personal best in this competition, taking twenty-seventh place in the half marathon with a time of 1:12:01.
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Katie McGregor competed well, but her time of 32:29.82 only earned her another fourth-place finish in the event at the Trials.
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Unlike the 2004 trials, this time Katie McGregor had already met the "A" standard.
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Katie McGregor enjoys reading literature by authors such as Sylvia Plath and Cormac McCarthy.