| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 June 2004 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Long-distance running, Cross country running |
Grace Hartman (born 30 June 2004) is an American long-distance and cross country runner. [1]
From Ohio, Hartman attended Oakwood High School. She was named the 2020-21 Gatorade Ohio Girls Cross Country Player of the Year. In 2021. She commited to attend North Carolina State University. [2] [3]
Hartman won both the ACC Championship and the NCAA Southeast Regional cross country titles in 2024, competing for North Carolina State University, and was named the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Cross County Scholar-Athlete of the Year. [4] Hartman then placed fifth at the 2024 NCAA Division I cross country championships in November 2024. [5]
Hartman was nominated for the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year Award after a season in which she set a new program, facility and meet record in the 10,000 metres at the Raleigh Relays, running 31:20.60 to move to third-fastest on the NCAA all-time list. [6] In May, she also set a new 5000m personal best, running 14:58.11, in Durham, North Carolina. [7] Hartman was runner-up to Pamela Kosgei over 10,000 metres at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon in June 2025. [8] She also placed fifth over 5000 metres two days later at the championships. [9]
Hartman won the Nuttyville cross country race in Wisconsin in October 2025, leading teammate Angelina Napoleon in a North Carolina 1-2 finish. [10] On 31 October, she placed fourth in the ACC individual cross country race, also helping North Carolina to the team title alongside race winnner Napoleon, as well as Hannah Gapes and Sadie Engelhardt. [11] [12]