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Kate Current (born February 16, 1998) is a Canadian middle-distance runner. She represents Canada at international competitions, including at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.

Kate Current
Personal information
NationalityCanada
Born (1998-02-16) February 16, 1998 (age 26)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event1500m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 4:07.23 (Budapest, 2023)

Early Life

Kate was born in Cobourg, Ontario.

Education

Kate attended Western University, where she received a degree in Civil Engineering and a Masters in Civil Engineering. Kate was a three-time recipient of the D.C Buck Engineering Award "given to a civil engineering student who demonstrates leadership in extra-curricular activities."[1]

In 2022, she was awarded the Alan G. Davenport Memorial Scholarship, based on academic achievement and contributions to the wind engineering community.[2]

In 2022 she was also the recipient of the Governor General's Academic All-Canadian Award for 2021-2022[3], Among the more than 4900 student-athletes who achieved U Sports Academic All-Canadian status in 2021-22, one female and one male student-athlete from each of the four U Sports conferences were selected to make up the U Sports Top 8 Academic All-Canadians. Current was the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) female honouree. She is the eighth Mustang to receive the honour.[4]

Career

Current won the Mustangs athletics award in 2021.[5] In 2022 she became Western University female athlete of the year.[6] Current was the 2022 Usports women's 1500m and 3000m champion[7][8] as a member of the Western Mustangs[9]. During her career at Western, she was the recipient of the schools 2019-2020 and 2021-2022 Athlete of the Year award[10] as well as being the recipient of the schools 2020-2021 F.W.P. Jones Trophy which is given out to "honour the person  who made the greatest contribution to women’s athletics during their years spent at Western." [11] “She is one of very few multi-time athlete-of-the-year winners and if you add in the year she received the F.W.P. Jones Trophy, you could argue she is among the most decorated student-athletes in Western’s history,”[12]

In 2023 Kate competed in the women's 1500 metres eventevent at the 2023 World Athletics Championship held in Budapest, Hungary running a personal best of 4:07.23.[13] In 2023 she also competed in the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships as a member of Canada's mixed relay team who finished 8th.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Western News - Western student-athlete among Top 8 Academic All-Canadians". Western News. 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  2. ^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (2023-01-24). "List of 2021-2022 recipients for the Governor General's Academic All-Canadian Commendation". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  3. ^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (2023-01-24). "List of 2021-2022 recipients for the Governor General's Academic All-Canadian Commendation". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  4. ^ "Western News - Western student-athlete among Top 8 Academic All-Canadians". Western News. 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  5. ^ Runner Kate Current wins top Mustangs athletics award, The London Free Press
  6. ^ Western University names its male, female athletes of the year, The London Free Press
  7. ^ "U Sports Championships". www.windsortiming.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  8. ^ "U Sports Championships". www.windsortiming.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  9. ^ "Kate Current Gold - London Free Press".
  10. ^ "Female Athlete of the Year". John P. Metras Sports Museum. 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  11. ^ "F.W.P. Jones Trophy Recipients". John P. Metras Sports Museum. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  12. ^ "Western News - Western student-athlete among Top 8 Academic All-Canadians". Western News. 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  13. ^ "HEATS | 1500 Metres | Results | Budapest 23 | World Athletics Championships". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  14. ^ "FINAL | Mixed Relay | Results | Bathurst 23 | World Athletics Cross Country Championships". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-08-28.

Kate Current at World Athletics