Kathleen Abrams

position Distance
class Senior
Hometown Matthews, N.C.
High school Weddington HS

position Distance
class Senior
Hometown Matthews, N.C.
High school Weddington HS

Academic Highlights
2023 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results
2023-24

Cross Country

Competed in two meets during the season, running the Royals Challenge and the Upstate Invite … Set a new personal best in the 5K at the Upstate Invite when she clocked 19:25.7.

2022-23

Indoor

Did not compete.

Outdoor

Competed in one event during the season, running the 3,000 meter at the Weems Baskin Relays … Turned in a time of 11:46.76 to finish 16^th overall.

Cross Country

Did not compete.

2021-22

Indoor

Competed in four meets for Carolina during her sophomore season … Ran the Mile in three events during the indoor season and competed in one 3,000-meter event … Her best placement in the Mile was 13^th at the UofSC Indoor Open with a time of 5:18.42, setting a new PR … Her 3,000-meter time of 10:50.43 also set a new PR, finishing 17^th in the South Carolina Invitational.

Outdoor

Appeared in three outdoor races for the Gamecocks … Ran the 1,500-meter in all three meets with a best finish of 8^th in the Gamecock Invitational with a time of 5:01.21 … Set a new PR in the 1,500-meter at the UofSC Open on April 23 when she ran it in 4:56.23.

Cross Country

Competed in all five events for the Gamecocks in her second season in Columbia … Competed in two 5K races with her fastest time being the Eye Opener in Spartanburg, S.C., running with a time of 20:20.8 … Her best finish was 16^th in the Winthrop Invitational, running a 20:32.02 time … Took part in three 6K races, with her best outcome coming in the Pirate Invitational in Greenville, N.C. with a time of 24:25.9 to place 39^th overall.

2020-21
Indoor

Ran in four races for Carolina … Ran her only Mile at the Gamecock Opener where she took 5^th place and ran a time of 5:33.31 … Ran the 3,000 meter three times … Her best placement came at the Carolina Challenge where she took home 8^th in the 3k … Ran a season-best 3,000-meter time of 10:56.22 at the South Carolina Invitational … Also ran the 3k at the USC Indoor Open.

Outdoor

Ran in three races for the Gamecocks … Ran the 1,500 meters at the Gamecock Invitational and took 25^th with a time of 5:09.58 … Ran the 3,000 meters at the USC Open and took 24^th with a time of 11:13.34 … Ran the 5,000 meters at Weems Baskin and finished 14^th with a time of 19:59.39.

Cross Country

Ran in three events for South Carolina in her first season in Columbia … Ran a time of 19:37.5 in her collegiate debut at the FSU Invite, marking her then collegiate PR in the 5K … Ran her first collegiate 6K at the UAB Blazer Classic, finishing in a time and PR of 24:04.71 … Competed at the 2020 SEC Championships in Baton Rouge.

Pre-South Carolina
High School

Member of her high school’s DMR school record … Took third at states in Cross Country for four years … Her team took second place at the North Carolina State Indoor Track and Field Championships … Her 4x800m relay team took 4^th at the Indoor Track and Field Championships … Was on the Honor Roll and was a Junior Marshall all four years of high school.

Personal

Daughter of Mary and Michael Abrams … Has two siblings, William and Anne … Plans to major in Biomedical Engineering … Uncle, Dave, played basketball at Holy Cross … Uncle, Mike, played basketball at Villanova … Uncle, Tom, played basketball at Catholic University … Uncle, Pat, played basketball at Hampden-Sydney.

Personal Records
Indoor