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Kate Current
Personal information
NationalityCanada
Born (1998-02-16) February 16, 1998 (age 26)
Cobourg, Ontario
Sport
SportAthletics
Event1500m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 4:06.91 (Montreal, 2024)

Kate Current (born February 16, 1998) is a Canadian middle-distance runner.[1] She represents Canada at international competitions, including at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, 2023 Pan American Games, and 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships.

Early life

Current was born and raised in Cobourg, Ontario where she attended Cobourg Collegiate Institute before pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering from Western University.[2]

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, for "leadership in extra-curricular activities".[3]

In 2022, she was awarded the Alan G. Davenport Memorial Scholarship, based on academic achievement and contributions to the wind engineering community.[4]

In 2022, she was also the recipient of the Governor General's Academic All-Canadian Award for 2021-2022.[5]

Athletic Career

Current was the 2022 USports women's 1500m and 3000m champion[6][7] as a member of the Western Mustangs.[8] During her career at Western, she was the recipient of the schools 2019-2020 and 2021-2022 Athlete of the Year award [9][10] as well as being the recipient of the schools 2020-2021 top athletics award, the F.W.P. Jones Trophy.[11][12]

In 2023 Kate competed in the women's 1500 metres event at the 2023 World Athletics Championship held in Budapest, Hungary running a 4-second 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 team in the Mixed relay event finishing 8th.[14] Current also represented Canada at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, where she competed in the 1500m and finished 7th overall.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Kate Current". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  2. ^ The Kate Current interview: gymnastics, engineering, and university goals, Athletics Illustrated
  3. ^ "Western News - Western student-athlete among Top 8 Academic All-Canadians". Western News. 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "U Sports Championships". www.windsortiming.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  7. ^ "U Sports Championships". www.windsortiming.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  8. ^ "Kate Current Gold - London Free Press".
  9. ^ Western University names its male, female athletes of the year, The 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. ^ Runner Kate Current wins top Mustangs athletics award, The London Free Press
  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.
  15. ^ "Juegos Panamericanos 2023 - Web Results". Juegos Panamericanos - Web Results. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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