Mary Kate DuBard Class: Senior Hometown: Rock Hill, S.C. High School: Northwestern Height: 5-7 Position: Distance Birthdate: 10/07/1990

In 2010-11: Indoor: Finished in 14th place in the 3000 meter run at the Kentucky Rod McCravy Invitational (1/28) with a time of 10:00.36...Earned a eighth-place finish in the 3000 meter run at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet (2/4) with a time of 9:51.38....Crossed the line 14th in 17:31.30 in the 5000 meter run at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/24). Outdoor: Finished in third place at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invitational (3/18) in the 4x8 with a time of 9:53.31 and also in fourth place in the 1500 meter run (4:38.80)...Took second place at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invitational (3/25) in the 5000 meter run (17:17.80)...Crossed the line fifth at the Auburn Tiger Classic (4/1) in the 1500 meter run with a time of 4:37.98...Earned eighth place at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (4/21) in the 10000 meter run with a time of 35:52.39 and 14th place in the 5000 meter run (17:15.12)...Finished in 14th place at the Penn Relays (4/28) in the 10000 meter run (35:31.99)

In 2009-10: Indoor: Won the 5000 meter run at the Clemson Invitational (1/8) crossing the line first with a time of 18:23.18 ... Took sixth in the 3000 meter run at the Rod McCravy Invitational (1/29) with a time of 9:59.09 ... At the VT Elite Meet (2/5) finished seventh in the one mile run with a time of 5:03.88 while also helping the distance medley relay to a third-place finish (11:58.54) running the fourth leg ... Took seventh place in the 5000 meter run finishing in a time of 16:56.73. Outdoor: Took second in the 3200 meter run (10:42.94) while also finishing third in the 1500 meter run (4:39.90) at the Georgia Dual Meet (3/19) ... Crossed the line first in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (3/26) in 10:48.33, also finishing seventh in the 5000 meter run (3.26) ... Earned points in both the 5000 meter run (17:13.68) and 10,000 meter run (35:54.79) at the ACC Championships (4/15-17) ... Took first in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a season-best time of 9:47.86 at the GT/Clemson/KSU Double Dual Meet (5/1), also finishing third in the 1500 meter run (4:48.09) ... Did not finish the 10,000 meter run at the NCAA East Regionals.

In 2008-09: Indoor: Posted team-best time in the 300m at the Tyson Invitational after crossing the finish line in 10:02.98 ... also posted team-best mark in the mile run at the ACC Indoor Championships in 5:01.85 ...

High School: Three-time all-state in track & field (2007 & 08) ... 2008 all-state in cross country ... cross country individual State Champion in 2007 ... 4A track & field State Champion in 1600m and 3200m ... 2007 Gatorade South Carolina Cross Country Athlete of the Year ... named High School Sports Report Cross Country Runner of the Year in 2007 and 4A track & field Runner of the Year in 2008 ... high school record-holder in the 1600m and the 3200m ... only the second female runner in South Carolina history to break the 5-minute mark in the 1600m ... participated in the 2007 Cross Country Shrine Bowl Run ... two-year point guard and captain of her high school basketball team ... National Honor Society and Spanish Club ... graduated in the top four percent of her class.

Personal: Full name is Mary Kate DuBard ... born Oct. 10, 1990 in Rock Hill, S.C.... daughter of Rocky and Karen DuBard ... uncle David Douglas played football at the University of Tennessee (1981-1985) and in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots ... cousin Aaron Douglas currently plays football at the University of Tennessee ... chose to attend Georgia Tech because of the academics, athletics and school atmosphere as a whole ... majoring in Engineering.