Cate Conklin

Career Honors and Recognition

2026 CSC Academic All-District
2026 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2025 SEC Fall Honor Roll
2025 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results

2025-26

Indoor

Ran in just one meet during the indoor season, competing in the 5000m at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Opener and running a personal best time of 16:12.44 for the third fastest time in Gamecock history.

Outdoor

Did not make any appearances during the outdoor season.

Cross Country

Raced in six meets during the cross country season for Carolina … Ran a new personal best 6K time of 20:23.3 at the NCAA Championship in the Gamecocks’ first ever NCAA Championship appearance … Her time of 20:23.3 ranks eighth best 6K in Carolina history … Placed 43^rd at the NCAA Southeast Regional, clocking 20:32.2 in the 6K to aid the Gamecocks in advancing to the NCAA Championship … Crossed the finish line in 21:11.1 at the SEC Championship … Opened the season with a Top 10 finish at the Covered Bridge Open, running 17:37.2 in the 5K for ninth place overall … Turned in a new personal best 5K time at the Joe Piane Invitational, cruising to a 17:03.6 time for the 10^th fastest 5K in South Carolina history.

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.

Outdoor

Ran the 5K in three meets during the outdoor season … Made her outdoor debut at the Raleigh Relays with the fifth fastest 5K in program history, clocking 16:17.14 to place 37^th overall … Season best 20^th at the Wake Forest Invitational 5K, crossing the finish line in 16:23.46 … Also ran the SEC Outdoor Championship 5K, placing 21^st overall after running 16:25.88.

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

Outdoor

Cross Country