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2012-13 Women's Track and Field

Katie France

Katie France

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Portland
  • High School:
    Portland '10

Summary

Biography

At Eastern : Third-year member of the indoor program who has also lettered three seasons with the cross country team and has lettered once as a two-year member of the outdoor track program... in cross country, has been among the team's top three runners each season... ran either No. 1 or No. 2 each time out in cross country in 2012, leading all Eastern runners in two of six races in 2012... has placed among the Top 25 in the Little East Championships every season in cross country... outdoors, qualified for the Little East/New England Alliance Championships in the 10,000 as a freshman and 1500 as a sophomore, placing eighth among 23 runners in the latter event and seventh in a field of 17 in the former event en route to All-NEA honors in both events... outdoors, ran the first leg of the record-setting distance medley relay (13:04.13) at Springfield College Feb. 4, 2012... in 2012 outdoors, ran the fourth-fastest 3000 (11:22.46), fifth-fastest 1500 (5:05.79), sixth-fastest 5000 (19:40.58) and eighth-fastest 10,000 (43:37.96) in program history... in 2011/12 indoors, ran the fourth-fastest mile (5:33.23) in program history in placing third among 21 at Wesleyan... has contributed to two of the top four fastest 4x800 relays in program history, both indoors: ran the first leg of the second-fastest (10:23.05) relay at the 2011/12 LEC/NEA Championships and the second leg of the fourth-fastest (10:24.60) Dec. 3, 2011 at Springfield... has earned a spot on the LEC All-Academic Team in all four seasons of eligiblity...

High School: Four year member of cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track teams…in cross country received Most Improved award sophomore year and was named to the 2nd team All Conference team sophomore, junior, and senior year…in outdoor track received Most Improved award junior year and Best in Track senior year…in indoor track was named MVP junior year and received Most Dedicated Award senior year…cross country team were three time Class S champions and two year conference champions…

PERSONAL: born Kathleen J. France July 26, 1992…Parents: Sharon and John…Major: American Studies and Elementary Education…Career Plans: Elementary teacher…Residence: Portland, CT…

KATIE... REVEALED

Favorite professional sports team: Red Sox

Favorite subject in school: American History

A class you’ve taken that you’ll never need to use: Oceanography

Choice for a last meal: Chocolate chip pancakes

Last movie you’ve seen: Les Miserables

Favorite musical artist: Lady Antebellum

Favorite actor: Zac Efron

Favorite Olympic sport to watch: Track and Field

Your goals for the upcoming season: Run a personal best

If you could travel anywhere in the world, it would be to: Paris

Most dangerous animal: Shark

Favorite pizza topping: Cheese

 

INDOOR
 
 
 
Date
Meet
Time
Finish
800m
   
2013/14
   
Februray    1Springfield2:40.2814th (17)
2012/13
   
December 11
Harvard
2:36.21
30th (63)
January    26Springfield2:33.67#11th (35)
2010/11
   
December 11
Harvard
2:36.21
30th (63)
    
1000m
   
2013/14
   
February    1Springfield5:53.71#16th (23)
    
MILE
   
2013/14
   
January     25
Springfield5:57.8119th (29)
2012/13
   
December 8
Yale
5:36.51
5th (10)
January   26Springfield5:39.0813th (42)
February 10
NE Alliance
5:31.05#
7th (18)
 
LEC
 
4th (10)
2011/12
   
December 10
Harvard
5:42.16
13th (30)
January    21Wesleyan5:33.233rd (21)
February  11
NE Alliance
5:33.40
9th (22)
 
LEC
 
6th (12)
2010/11
   
December 11
Harvard
5:43.47
32nd (63)
February    5
Springfield
5:48.96
5th (9)
    
3000m
   
2012/13
   
December 1
UMass Boston
11:20.14#
6th (13)
January 19Coast Guard11:22.021st (11)
2011/12
   
December 3
Springfield
11:38.93
6th (14)
February  4
Springfield
11:23.11
5th (18)
2010/11
   
December 4
Springfield
11:47.20
6th (17)
January   29
Coast Guard
11:30.04
2nd (7)
February 12
NE Alliance
11:38.20
11th (27)
 
LEC
 
8th (18)
    
5000m
   
2012/13
   
February 2
Springfield
20:32.77#
5th (8)

#-Personal best

OUTDOOR
DateMeetTimeFinish
800m   
2013   
April     6UMD2:42.32#14th (24)
2011   
March 26 Bridgewater2:46.1515th (21)
    
1500m   
2013   
April    6UMD5:23.256th (17)
April  14ECSU5:12.862nd (11)
April  27NE Alliance5:07.799th
 LEC 5th
2012   
March 24Westfield5:05.79#9th (35)
April   28 NE Alliance 5:09.278th (23)
 LEC 5th (9)
2011   
March 26 Bridgewater5:25.9014th (25)
April   23Springfield5:26.2215th (29)
    
3000m   
2011   
April    9Wesleyan11:22.46#7th (17)
    
5000m   
2013   
April 20Springfield20:55.6913th (21)
April 27NE Alliance20:21.7415th
 LEC 8th
    
2011   

April   2

April 13

Coast Guard

ECSU

20:11.85

20:19.71

8th (19)

4th (9)

April 15ECSU19:40.58#2nd (13)
April 21Springfield20:58.6917th (18)
    
10,000m   
2011   
March 19 Northeastern43:33.63#11th (18)
April   30LEC/NE Alliance43:37.965th(8)/7th(17)

#- Personal best

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