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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Katelynne Hart

Distance
GLENBARD WEST HS
GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

16:09.56

5000m

4:45.84

1600m

4:39.57

Outdoor mile
“What Katelynne Hart has accomplished the past four years, with the official times she posted, the course records and the state titles, is unprecedented for a distance athlete in the state of Illinois. Nevertheless, Katelynne always embraced the concept of team; the notion that no one person is above the needs of the squad. Rather than limit herself to one or two events to strive for a state record, Katelynne ran multiple events at the state track meet to help garner as many team points possible.”
Paul Hass
Head Coach - Glenbard West distance coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-4 senior ran the 5000-meter race in 16:09.56 this past winter, which ranked as the nation’s No. 1 indoor performance in 2020. She also clocked the country’s No. 2 time (4:45.84) in the 1600-meter run. The state’s two-time returning Gatorade Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year, Hart has also won three Gatorade Illinois Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year awards, making her the state’s most decorated Gatorade award-winner as a runner. She broke the tape in the 800, 1600 and 3200 races at the Class 3A state championship meet in 2019 in addition to running the fastest outdoor mile (4:39.57) in state history.

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Academic Achievement

Hart has maintained a 4.78 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to run on scholarship at the University of Michigan.

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Exemplary Character

Hart has volunteered locally on behalf of the Mawi Learning leadership group and her school’s Medical and Global Giving club.