2020 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... All-GNAC in 10,000 meters (2019). ... GNAC All-Academic (2018, 2019, 2020).
Senior (2020): INDOOR – Raced in two meets, doing the 1000 at the UW Indoor Preview and the 3000 at Portland Indoor Two. OUTDOOR – Placed 2nd in the 1500 meters at the season-opening Ed Boitano / Puget Sound Invitational in 4 minutes, 50.79 seconds. … Rest of the season canceled because of the coronavirus.
Junior (2019): INDOOR – Despite missing most of the season with an injury, placed 4th in the 5000 meters at the GNAC Championships in 18:33.47, picking up five crucial team points as the Falcons went on to win the title by four points over Central Washington. ... Her only other race was the 3000 at the season-opening UW Indoor Preview, in which she logged a personal-best 10:27.26. OUTDOOR – Placed 2nd in the 10,000 meters at the GNAC Championships in 38 minutes, 11.53 seconds. It was her first-ever 10K and was worth eight points to SPU's team-title effort. ... Came back the next day and placed 10th in the 5000 (18:07.86). ... Ran four 5Ks during the season, including the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational in Bellingham where she placed 6th in 17:51.81.
Sophomore (2018): INDOOR – Placed 9th in the 5000 meters at GNAC in 18:24.91. ... Ran her first indoor 5K on Jan. 26 at the UW Invitational, coming across the line in 18:00.02. ... After not racing indoors as a freshman, made her debut at the season-opening UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 13, clocking 10:32.73 in the 3000 meters. ... Ran the mile for the first time on Feb. 11 at the UW Indoor Open, finishing in 5:19.13. OUTDOOR – Placed 11th in the 5000 meters at GNAC in 17:58.53 ... Focused on the 1500 and 5000 during the season. ... Ran the 1500 in four meets, and PR'd each time. Came into the season with a best of 4:55.43, and subsequently lowered it to 4:53.88 on March 10, then 4:52.33 on March 30, then 4:47.81 on April 28, and finally 4:45.46 on May 5 at the Ken Shannon Invitational on the UW's Husky Track. ... Recorded her first sub-18 minute 5K on March 17 at the Sacramento State Hornet Invitational, finishing in 17:58.73. Knocked almost 20 seconds off of that on April 6 at the Western Washington Team Invitational in Bellingham, clocking 17:38.85.
Freshman (2017): INDOOR – Did not compete.  OUTDOOR – Placed 12th in the 5000 meters at GNAC in a personal-best time of 18:12.55. That was a drop of 16 seconds from her previous PR. ... Broke the five-minute mark in the 1500 for the first time when she clocked 4:55.43 at the UW'S Ken Shannon Invitational on May 6.
Mountlake Terrace High School:Â Placed 6th in the 3200 at state as a senior in 2016 with a personal-best time of 11:02.31. ... During her senior year, set personal bests at every distance from 800 to 3200 meters. ... Ran at the Class 3A (medium-large school) Washington state cross country meet as a sophomore, junior, and senior.
Personal:Â Katherine Anne Walter. ... Business administration / accounting major. ... She is the sixth member of her family to attend SPU, preceded by her mom Gillian, two aunts, an uncle, and a cousin.
Fun facts: Has been a runner since 5th grade. ... Previously played soccer for 10 years and also played volleyball for a few years. ... Favorite kind of training is on trail runs, especially early in the morning. ... If not for running, would still be playing soccer. ... Favorite sport to watch is soccer. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "Napoleon Dynamite." ... Book she just couldn't put down is "typically whichever book I'm reading. Most recently would be the "5th Wave" series." ... Favorite junk food is popcorn. ... Favorite healthy food is carrots with ranch. ... Favorite sports team is the Seattle Seahawks. ... Easiest subject in school is math. ... Toughest subject is science. ... If she could be any action hero, would be Wonder Woman because she can fly. ... Her friends call her K-Walt. ... In 10 years, wants to be working at a steady job that she enjoys and be living somewhere close to lakes, running trails, and the coast.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
Mile:Â Â Â Â 5:19.13 (2/11/2018)
1000:Â Â Â Â 3:05.47 (1/18/2020)
3000:Â Â Â 10:14.60 (2/9/2020)
5000:Â Â Â 18:00.02 (1/26/2018)
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OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800:Â Â Â Â Â Â 2:25.19 (3/30/2018)
1500:Â Â Â Â Â 4:45.46 (5/5/2018)
3000:Â Â Â Â 10:50.29 (4/22/2017)
5000:Â Â Â Â 17:38.85 (4/6/2018)
10,000:Â Â 38:11.53 (5/10/2019)
CAREER RESULTS
