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02/27/2013
Three Jackets Named To ACC All-Academic Cross Country Team
Alec Clifford, Mary Kate DuBard and Katie Townsend made the team
02/27/2013
Three Jackets Named To ACC All-Academic Cross Country Team
Alec Clifford, Mary Kate DuBard and Katie Townsend made the team
11/09/2012
Georgia Tech Finishes Fourth and 16th at NCAA South Regionals
Florida State swept both titles
10/27/2012
Tech Cross Country Places Ninth At ACC Championships
Katie Townsend and Shawn Roberts were the top finishers for Tech
10/27/2012
Tech Cross Country Places Ninth At ACC Championships
Katie Townsend and Shawn Roberts were the top finishers for Tech
2012 Cross Country:
Finished seventh in the UGA Invitational with a 5K time of 17:36.88, which was the second overall time for Georgia Tech ... Competed in both the ACC Championships and NCAA South Regional, with 6K times of 21:59 and 21:45, respectively.
2012 Track:
Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: Placed fourth at the Georgia Tech Invite with a season-best 5,000-meter time of 17:18.08 ... Competed in the same event for a time of 17:50.06 at the Florida Relays.
2011 Cross Country:
Received a medical redshirt.
2011 Track:
Indoor: Earned an eighth-place finish in the 3,000-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 5,000-meter run at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/24). Outdoor: Finished in third place at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invitational (3/18) in the 4x800 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 5,000-meter run (17:17.80) ... Earned eighth place at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (4/21) in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 35:52.39.
2010 Cross Country:
Earned her first career victory at the UGA vs. GT Dual Meet ... Top finisher for Tech at the Greater Louisville XC Classic with a time of 17:40 and a 24th place finish ... Finished fourth with a time of 17:22 at the Royal Cross Country Challenge ... Top Yellow Jacket finisher at the 2010 ACC Championships with a time of 21:06 and a 23rd-place finish ... Named to the All-South Region team when she finished 13th in 20:31 at the NCAA South Regionals.
2010 Track:
Indoor: Won the 5,000-meter run at the Clemson Invitational (1/8) crossing the line first with a time of 18:23.18 ... At the VT Elite Meet (2/5) finished seventh in the one mile run with a time of 5:03.8,8 while also helping the distance medley relay to a third-place finish (11:58.54) running the fourth leg. Outdoor: Took second in the 3,200-meter run (10:42.94), while also finishing third in the 1,500 meters (4:39.90) at the Georgia Dual Meet (3/19) ... Crossed the line first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (3/26) in 10:48.33 ... Earned points in both the 5,000 (17:13.68) and 10,000meters (35:54.79) at the ACC Championships (4/15-17) ... Took first in the 3,000 -eter 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 1,500 meters (4:48.09).
2009 Cross Country:
ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Led Tech in each of the five races that she competed ... Earned All-South Region honors with a 22nd place finish at the NCAA South Regional Championships for the second-straight season ... Came in second place with a season best 5K time of 18:03 at the Great American Cross Country Festival in Cary, N.C. ... Posted a team-best 46th place performance at the ACC Championships.
2009 Track:
Indoor: Posted team-best time in the 3,000m 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.
2008 Cross Country:
All-ACC Academic Team ... Led Tech in all six races competed ... Earned All-South Region honors while finishing 22nd with a time of 21:42 in the 6K at the 2008 NCAA South Regional Championships ... Posted an identical result of 21:42 in the 6K at the 2008 ACC Championships with a 31st-place finish.
High School:
Three-time all-state in track & field (2007 & 2008) and two-time all-state in cross country (2007 & 2008) ... Cross country individual State Champion in 2007 ... A 4A track & field State Champion in 1,600m and 3,200m ... 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 1,600m and the 3,200m ... Only the second female runner in South Carolina history to break the 5-minute mark in the 1,600m ... 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 member... Graduated in the top four percent of her class.
Personal:
Full name is Mary Kate DuBard ... Born Oct. 7, 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 ... Chose to attend Georgia Tech because of the academics, athletics and school atmosphere as a whole ... Majoring in industrial engineering.
