Katelyn Tuohy

Katelyn Tuohy
Tuohy in January 2017
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (2002-03-18) March 18, 2002
New York
Residence Thiells, New York
Height 5'4
Sport
Sport Track and field,cross country
Event(s) 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, cross country
Team North Rockland High School
Coached by Brian Diglio

Katelyn Tuohy (born March 18, 2002) is an American long distance runner from Rockland County, New York.[1] Encouraged by her parents, Patrick and Denise,[2] she won the 2017 Nike National cross country championship as a sophomore, to cap an undefeated season. With a time of 16:44.7, she won by 40 seconds, trimming 12 seconds off the course record.[3] The Rockland County legislature honored her victory, declaring December 19, 2017, as "Katelyn Tuohy Day."[4] Tuohy competes for the North Rockland High School Red Raiders.

She became the fastest US outdoor high school 3,200-meter runner of all-time, running 9:47.88. She also set the U.S. national junior (under-20) indoor 5,000-meter record. On January 21, 2018, Tuohy ran 15:37.12 to become the best ever female indoor 5,000-meter high school runner. Her 9:09.71 for 3,000 meters, run in June 2018, is the second fastest U.S. outdoors time ever in the country by a high school girl. She has run 9:05.26 indoors.[1]

On June 17, 2018, at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals Track & Field championships in Greensboro, North Carolina, Tuohy won the mile by over 15 seconds breaking Polly Plumer's 36-year high school outdoor mile record when she broke the tape at 4:33.87.[5]

Her performances earned her both the Gatorade Female Cross Country Player of the Year award and the Gatorade Female Track & Field Player of the Year award making her the first athlete ever to capture the award in two sports, and she won the Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year award during her sophomore year.[6] Her photo was on the cover of Sports illustrated, that summer.[7]

On September 22, 2018 at the Ocean State Invitational, Tuohy ran the fastest American girls cross country 5K ever with a time of 16:06.87, slashing over 88 seconds off the course record. Her pace was under five minutes for the first mile. She was delighted to help carry her team to victory as well. [8] Her time clipped almost 17 seconds from Katie Rainsberger's 2016 best-ever high school girls' standard on any course. It was faster than all but one of the more than 1,000 high school boys running the sandy course, the same day.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Track: Katelyn Tuohy breaks girls U.S. high school record in mile; Ursuline DMR champs, Rockland/Westchester Journal News, Nancy Haggerty, June 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ Katelyn Tuohy could have run farther and faster but is very happy as mile record-holder, New York Times, Nancy Haggerty, Rockland/Westchester Journal NewsJune 18, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ Tuohy wins Nike Cross National Championship, setting course record despite rain, cold, Lohud, Nancy Haggerty, December 2, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Katelyn Tuohy Day In Rockland County". Rockland County Times. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Track: North Rockland's Katelyn Tuohy sets U.S., world record, marks at Virginia Showcase, Lohud, Nancy Haggerty, Jan. 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  6. ↑ Katelyn Tuohy’s Impressive Award Haul Continues to Grow, Runners World, Jacob Meschke, July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Tuohy runs national-record race, her time second to only one boy out of 1,000-plus, Lohud, Nancy Haggerty, September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ Rundown And Race Video Of Katelyn Tuohy's Insane Ocean State Course Record, Milesplit.com, September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
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