Kate Hall (athlete)

Kate Hall (born January 12, 1997) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the long jump and Sprint. Hall started coaching Track and Field at Saint Joseph's College of Maine in 2018.

Kate Hall
American Female jumper
Personal information
Born (1997-01-12) January 12, 1997
Casco, Maine
EducationLake Region High School (2015)
University of Georgia
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump
60 meters
College teamGeorgia Bulldogs
Coached byChris Pribish
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States

Career

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

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.[4][5]

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 6.59 m (21 ft 7 1⁄4 in) and in the final placed 10th with a best of 6.34 m (20 ft 9 1⁄2 in).[6][7]

US National ChampionshipEventVenuePlaceTime
2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsLong JumpDes Moines, Iowa10th6.55 m (21 ft 5 3⁄4 in)[8]
2019 USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsLong JumpOcean Breeze, New York1st6.51 m (21 ft 4 1⁄4 in)
60 meters2nd7.23
2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)Long JumpEugene, Oregon10th6.34 m (20 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[9]

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 6.14 m (20 ft 1 1⁄2 in).

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 6.73 m (22 ft 3⁄4 in) ahead of Georgia Lady Bulldogs teammates (triple jump champion) Keturah Orji and Tara Davis whom placed 2nd and 3rd respectively.[10] 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 6.71 m (22 ft 0 in) ahead of Georgia Lady Bulldogs teammate and triple jump champion Keturah Orji.[11]

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).[12][13][14]

Representing University of Georgia
YearSoutheastern 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
201860 meters 7th
7.27		60 meters 6th
7.24		100 meters 11th
11.30
Long Jump 1st
6.64 m (21 ft 9 1⁄4 in)		Long Jump 1st
6.73 m (22 ft 3⁄4 in)		Long Jump 6th
6.45 m (21 ft 1 3⁄4 in)		Long Jump 16th
6.14 m (20 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
201760 meters 8th
7.35		100 meters 9th
11.34
Long Jump 4th
6.40 m (20 ft 11 3⁄4 in)		Long Jump 4th
6.48 m (21 ft 3 in)		Long Jump 4th
6.67 m (21 ft 10 1⁄2 in)		Long Jump 1st
6.71 m (22 ft 0 in)
Representing Iowa State University
YearBig Ten Conference
Indoor track and field
Championship		NCAA
Indoor
Championships		Big Ten
Outdoor
Championships		NCAA
Outdoor
Championships
2016Long Jump 2nd
6.44 m (21 ft 1 1⁄2 in)		Long Jump 12th
6.12 m (20 ft 3⁄4 in)
60 meters 4th
7.39

[15] [16]

Prep

Hall is a 2015 graduate of Lake Region High School in Naples, Maine.[17]

She had a high school personal best long jump of 22 feet 5 inches.[18] Kate Hall's national record leap of 6.835 m (22 ft 5 in) 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.[19]

Hall defended her New England Meet of Champions Long jump crown and set a Maine state record with a 6.38 m (20 ft 11 in) 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.[20]

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.[21]

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.

References
  1. "Olympic hopeful Kate Hall gets personal about her diabetes". WCSH. June 22, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. "Diabetes doesn't slow Maine track star Kate Hall from becoming record setter". USA Today Sports Weekly. April 29, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  3. "Maine star athlete tells Senate committee her struggles with diabetes". Bangor Daily News. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  4. "Long Jumper Kate Hall Has A National Record And An Olympic Dream -- And Diabetes Isn't Holding Her Back". ESPN Inc. November 9, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  5. "World performance SENIOR OUTDOOR 2017 LONG JUMP WOMEN". IAAF. December 31, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  6. "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Results - Track & Field - 6/30/2016 to 7/10/2016 Eugene, Oregon". usatf.com. July 10, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  7. "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". Runner's World. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  8. "Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships Drake Stadium - Drake University Des Moines, IA July 25-28". USATF. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  9. "2016 United States Olympic Trials Results". usatf.org. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  10. "Kate Hall of Casco on NCAA indoor meet: 'It couldn't have been better'". Portland Press Herald. March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  11. "University of Georgia 2018 profile for Kate Hall". Georgia Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs. January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  12. "Freshman long jumper Kate Hall to transfer from Iowa State". iowastatedaily.com. April 19, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  13. "Two jumpers grab honors on first day of NCAA Indoors". iowastatedaily.com. March 12, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  14. "Christina Hillman wins Big 12 title in shot put". iowastatedaily.com. February 16, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
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  16. "TFRRS KATE HALL GEORGIA Track and Field Results". TFRRS. July 10, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  17. "Lake Region High School (Maine) graduate Kate Hall articles". me.milesplit.com. January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  18. "Lake Region High School (Maine) graduate Kate Hall results". athletic.net. June 24, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  19. Fleming, Deirdre (21 June 2015). "Kate Hall jumps into U.S. record book – twice". Press Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  20. "Maine Girls Track & Field AOY: Kate Hall". USA Today High School. June 17, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  21. "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. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
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