Cate Conklin

position Distance
class Freshman
Hometown Lexington, Ky.
High school Lexington Catholic HS

position Distance
class Freshman
Hometown Lexington, Ky.
High school Lexington Catholic HS

Season and Career Results

2024-25

Indoor

Appeared in three meets during the indoor season, cracking the top 10 on the program leaderboard in both the 3000m and the 5000m … Opened the season with a third-place finish in the Gamecock Challenge 3K, running 9:35.82 … The following week she ran the fifth fastest indoor 3K in program history, clocking 9:29.56 at the Scarlet & White Invitational … Ran one 5K at the SEC Indoor Championship, crossing the line in 16:28.38 to rank fourth all time in program history.

Cross Country

Competed in all six meets as a true freshman, making her collegiate debut in the Covered Bridge Open 5K with a fourth-place finish following a time of 17:58.90 … Ran a personal best 5K at the Live in Lou Classic, clocking 17:49.1 for the 20^th fastest 5K in program history … Ran in four 6K events during the campaign with a season-best finish of 14^th at the Furman Invitational (21:55.1) … Clocked a 6K personal best time of 20:38.8 at the SEC Championship, turning in the fifth fastest 6K in Carolina history … Also competed in the NCAA Southeast Regional where she placed 42^nd overall with a time of 21:38.2.

Pre- South Carolina
High School
Lettered in track & field, cross country and soccer at Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Ky. … Ran the 1600m, 3200m and cross country events for the Knights … Holds the Eastern Relays DMR record as well as the school’s 4x800m record … Was named Academic All-State, All-Region and was also an All-American in high school … Finished second and fourth in the Nike Nationals DMR during her high school career.

Personal
Born to her parents John and Susie Conklin on Sept. 16, 2005 … Was on the National Honor Society, First Honors List and was a Top-10 Student for four consecutive years and finished third in her class … Plans to major in Exercise Science and wants to become a dentist … Was awarded the Capstone Scholar and the Academic Merit Scholarship.

Personal Records

Indoor