2013 Track:
Indoor: Took 12th in the 3,000 meters (10:15.53) at the Crimson Tide Opener … Ran a career-best 5,000 meter time of 17:50.00 at the Meyo Invite. Outdoor: Placed fourth in the 1,500 meters (4:51.15) at the Georgia Relays … Logged a seventh-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:36.92) at the Yellow Jacket Invite … Improved that time to a career-best 11:18.68 at the Florida Relays.
2012 Cross Country:
Finished third for Georgia Tech and 13th overall at the UGA Invitational with a career-best 5K time of 17:56 … Ran the Louisville CC Classic with a time of 18:13 … Recorded a career-best 6K time of 22:14 at the ACC Championships, closely followed by a time of 22:32 at the NCAA South Regional.
2012 Track:
Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: Took fifth in the 5,000 meters at the Yellow Jacket Invite with a time of 18:29.86 … Ran the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 11:50.20 at the Florida Relays … Raced to a time of 4:56.23 in the 1,500 meters at the UCF Invitational.
2011 Cross Country:
Top finisher for Georgia Tech at the Clemson Invitational 6K, recording a season-best time of 22:44.22 and finishing 39th out of 114 runners … Turned in a season-best performance at the Charlotte Invite with a time of 18:38.14 to place 63rd out of 260 runners … Ran a 23:06.00 at the ACC Championships and a 23:56.90 at the NCAA South Regionals.
Before Tech:
Ran for two seasons at North Georgia College and State University before enrolling at Georgia Tech under Coaches Tom Williams and Amanda Harris … On the Peach Belt All-Conference team for both years … Secretary of the running club at NGCSU.
Personal:
Full name isKathryn Allison Vance … Born on Aug. 8, 1990 in Cumming, Ga. … Parents are Byron and Cindy Vance … Brother is Ethan … Grandfather, Charles Monroe Vance, Sr., played baseball for the Atlanta Crackers … Hobbies include biking, swimming, triathlons, kayaking and extreme event running races … Her biggest influencesare her family and friends … Her most memorable accomplishment is not quitting and sticking with running through the ups and downs of her running career … Majors in chemistry.
