Kate Current

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Kate Current
Personal information
Nationality Canada
Born (1998-02-16) February 16, 1998 (age 26)
Cobourg, Ontario
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event 1500m
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.

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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]

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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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