Kate Hall (athlete) explained

Kate Hall-Harnden
Birth Name:Kate Hall
Birth Date:January 12, 1997
Birth Place:Casco, Maine, U.S.
Education:Lake Region High School (2015)
University of Georgia
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long jump
60 meters
Collegeteam:Georgia Bulldogs
Coach:Chris Pribish

Kate Hall-Harnden (Hall, born January 12, 1997) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the long jump and Sprint. Hall coached Track and Field at Saint Joseph's College of Maine between 2018 - 2022.[1]

Career

Hall is a Type 1 diabetic, having been diagnosed with the condition age 10.[2] [3] [4]

Kate Hall erased the oldest girls' high school record in track and field when the 2015 high school senior from Maine leaped 22 feet, 5 inches outdoors at New Balance Outdoor Nationals in June 2015. Hall's record-breaking long jump has surpassed the minimum standard for the 2016 Rio Olympics set by the international track federation (IAAF). It also made her the No. 6-ranked American female long jumper in 2015, No. 16 in the world in 2016 and No. 6-ranked American female long jumper - No. 18 in the world in 2017.[5] [6]

Hall competed in the final of the long jump where she qualified for the final at 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) jumped and in the final placed 10th with a best of .[7] [8]

In January 2021, Hall-Harnden announced recovering from ACL injury.[9] [10]

US National Championship Event Venue Place Time
Long Jump 5th
Long Jump bgcolor=silver2nd [11]
Long Jump 10th [12]
Long Jump bgcolor=gold1st
60 meters bgcolor=silver2nd 7.23
Long Jump 10th [13]

NCAA

Kate Hall placed 16th in Eugene, Oregon / University of Oregon at 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Long Jump with a jump of .

Kate Hall won long jump in College Station, Texas / Texas A&M University at 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in Long Jump with a jump of ahead of Georgia Lady Bulldogs teammates (triple jump champion) Keturah Orji and Tara Davis whom placed 2nd and 3rd respectively.[14] Hall also placed 6th in the 60 meters (7.24 s) after running a lifetime best 7.17 seconds (p).

Kate Hall won long jump in Eugene, Oregon / University of Oregon at 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Long Jump with a jump of ahead of Georgia Lady Bulldogs teammate and triple jump champion Keturah Orji.[15]

Hall, who broke the national girls high school record in the long jump less than a year ago, in her first event as a Cyclone at the Big 4 Duals on January 23, 2016, ran the second fastest 60-meter dash time in ISU history (7.40 seconds).[16] [17] [18]

Representing University of Georgia
Year Southeastern Conference
Indoor track and field
Championship
NCAA Division I
Indoor track and field
Championship
SEC Outdoor track and field
Championship
NCAA Outdoor track and field
Championship
2018 60 meters 7th
7.27
100 meters 11th
11.30
bgcolor=goldLong Jump 1st
bgcolor=goldLong Jump 6th
Long Jump 16th
2017 60 meters 8th
7.35
100 meters 9th
11.34
Long Jump 4th
Long Jump 4th
bgcolor=goldLong Jump 1st
Representing Iowa State University
Year Big Ten Conference
Indoor track and field
Championship
NCAA
Indoor
Championships
Big Ten
Outdoor
Championships
NCAA
Outdoor
Championships
2016 bgcolor=silverLong Jump 2nd
60 meters 4th
7.39
[19] [20]

Prep

Hall is a 2015 graduate of Lake Region High School in Naples, Maine.[21]

She had a high school personal best long jump of 22 feet 5 inches.[22] Kate Hall's national record leap of in the girls long jump won her a title at the 2015 New Balance Nationals Outdoor on Sunday in Greensboro, North Carolina, and broke a 39-year-old national high school record. Hall placed third in 100 meters at the 2015 New Balance Nationals Outdoor.[23]

Hall defended her New England Meet of Champions Long jump crown and set a Maine state record with a at the 70th New England Interscholastic Outdoor Track and Field Championship in May 2015.

She was named Maine Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year by USA Today High School Sports in June 2015. The Gatorade State Girls Track & Field Athletes of the Year were selected based on athletic production and impact in the 2014–15 season.[24]

The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, on June 19, 2014, announced selected her as its 2013–14 Gatorade Maine Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year. She is the first Gatorade Maine Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year to be chosen from Lake Region High School.[25]

Hall won 2015 Maine State Track and Field Championship Class B State titles in long jump (20' 4.75), 200 meters (24.82), 100 meters (11.69), and placed 4th in 4x100 meters relay with Danica Chadwick, Hannah Chadwick, Sarah Hancock, Kate Hall.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.gomonks.com/sports/wtrack/archive Women's Track & Field Archive
  2. Web site: Olympic hopeful Kate Hall gets personal about her diabetes . . June 22, 2018 . July 10, 2018.
  3. Web site: Diabetes doesn't slow Maine track star Kate Hall from becoming record setter . . April 29, 2015 . July 10, 2018.
  4. Web site: Maine star athlete tells Senate committee her struggles with diabetes . . July 16, 2015 . July 10, 2018.
  5. Web site: Long Jumper Kate Hall Has A National Record And An Olympic Dream -- And Diabetes Isn't Holding Her Back . . November 9, 2015 . July 10, 2018.
  6. Web site: World performance SENIOR OUTDOOR 2017 LONG JUMP WOMEN . . December 31, 2017 . July 10, 2018.
  7. Web site: 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Results - Track & Field - 6/30/2016 to 7/10/2016 Eugene, Oregon . . July 10, 2016 . January 20, 2018.
  8. Web site: Can an Athlete With Type 1 Diabetes Make the Olympic Track Team? Kate Hall, a jumper and sprinter, wants to be the first American to do so. She’ll get there her way. . . July 27, 2019.
  9. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKmq03DhMf5/?igshid=j3aew3vqshjo Kate Hall-Harnden announcement
  10. https://www.pressherald.com/2021/01/28/kate-hall-harndens-quest-for-2021-olympics-ends-with-injury/ Kate Hall-Harnden’s quest for 2021 Olympics ends with injury
  11. Web site: Toyota USATF Indoor Championships - Feb 14th to Feb 15th - 2020 USATF Indoor Championships Home - Albuquerque Convention Center . Runnerspace.com . January 29, 2021.
  12. Web site: Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships Drake Stadium - Drake University Des Moines, IA July 25–28 . . July 27, 2019.
  13. Web site: 2016 United States Olympic Trials Results . . February 23, 2019.
  14. Web site: Kate Hall of Casco on NCAA indoor meet: ‘It couldn’t have been better’ . . March 11, 2018 . March 11, 2018.
  15. Web site: University of Georgia 2018 profile for Kate Hall . . January 20, 2018 . January 20, 2018.
  16. Web site: Freshman long jumper Kate Hall to transfer from Iowa State . iowastatedaily.com . April 19, 2016 . January 20, 2018.
  17. Web site: Two jumpers grab honors on first day of NCAA Indoors . iowastatedaily.com . March 12, 2016 . January 20, 2018.
  18. Web site: Christina Hillman wins Big 12 title in shot put . iowastatedaily.com . February 16, 2016 . January 20, 2018.
  19. Web site: TFRRS KATE HALL IOWA STATE Track and Field Results . TFRRS . July 10, 2016 . January 20, 2018.
  20. Web site: TFRRS KATE HALL GEORGIA Track and Field Results . TFRRS . July 10, 2016 . January 20, 2018.
  21. Web site: Lake Region High School (Maine) graduate Kate Hall articles . me.milesplit.com . January 20, 2018 . January 20, 2018.
  22. Web site: Lake Region High School (Maine) graduate Kate Hall results . athletic.net . June 24, 2015 . January 20, 2018.
  23. Web site: Fleming . Deirdre . Kate Hall jumps into U.S. record book – twice . Press Herald . 20 February 2018 . 21 June 2015.
  24. Web site: Maine Girls Track & Field AOY: Kate Hall . USA Today High School . June 17, 2015 . January 20, 2018.
  25. Web site: Lake Region High School Standout Named Gatorade Maine Track & Field Athlete of the Year . me.milesplit.com courtesy of USA Today High School . June 19, 2014 . January 20, 2018.