Kate DeSimone

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Fort Wayne, IN
High School:
Canterbury

At Brown: Represented Brown at the 2010 CrossCountry Heps and 2011 Indoor Heps (Mile).

Before Brown: A four-year letterwinner on theCanterbury track & field team and swimming team, and was atwo-year letterwinner on the cross country team ... During the2009-2010 track & field season, DeSimone earned a statechampionship in the 1,600m with a time of 4:54.32 (personalrecord), was a team captain, a winner of the IHSAA Mental AttitudeAward and an Indiana All-Star team selection ... In cross countrythat year, DeSimone was a sectional and regional champion, earning15th at the states ... Earned both All-State and All-Area accolades... In 2008-09, she collected her first 1,600m state championshiptitle with a 4:56.98, and finished ninth overall in the 800m ...Named the News Sentinel Runner of the Year and receivedthe Chris Brown Outstanding Female Distance Runner award ... Incross country, she was a sectional and regional champion, andfinished 19th at the state championships ... She was All-State,News-Sentinel All-area, and ran a season best 19:39 in the5k ... In 2007-08, she placed eighth at states in the 800m with a2:17 and was a Regional Champion and a News-SentinelAll-Area selection ... During her rookie campaign, DeSimone earnedsixth place at the state track meet in the 800m run (2:15.97) andwas a News-Sentinel All-Area selection.

Personal: Kate is the daughter of Jim &Marta DeSimone ... Has one brother, Joseph ... Concentration isundecided.

Personal Records:
Mile (Indoor): 4:57.74
3,000 (Indoor): 9:58.4
6k (xc): 22:13