Grace Stark (born May 6, 2001) is an American hurdler.[1]
![]() Stark at the 2018 Youth Summer Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | May 6, 2001 |
Home town | White Lake, Michigan, U.S. |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hurdles |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 60m hurdles: 7.78 (Birmingham, 2022) 100m hurdles: 12.31 (Eugene, 2024) |
Early life
editFrom White Lake, Michigan, she attended Lakeland High School. As a junior in 2018, she won MHSAA Division 1 state championship titles over 100 metres and 100 metres hurdles. In the hurdles she ran the fastest time ever recorded by a Michigan high school athlete.[2][3] She attended the University of Florida.[4]
Career
editStark won the NCAA Indoor 60m hurdles title in 2022, having run a personal best 7.83 seconds in the heats and lowering it to 7.78 in the final.[5] This time equalled the collegiate record set by Brianna Rollins in 2013.[6] She missed competition time due to a broken leg sustained at the SEC Outdoor Championships in 2022.[7]
Stark went undefeated competing outdoors in the college season in 2024,[8] culminating with the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor 100m hurdles title in June 2024.[9] That month, she qualified for the final of the US Olympic Trials.[10] In the final, she finished third in a personal best time of 12.31 seconds to earn a place on the US team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[11]
Competition results
editInternational competitions
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
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2024 | Summer Olympics[12] | Paris, France | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 12.43 |
References
edit- ^ "Grace Stark". World Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Lakeland's Grace Stark on winning 100 hurdles, 100 dash". Detroit News. June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Grace Stark is state's best 100m hurdler ever, a 'once in a lifetime' talent". mlive. April 26, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "10 way-too-early women's Bowerman frontrunners for the 2024 track and field season". ncaa.com. January 23, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Ross attacks world record, Steiner and Stark secure NCAA indoor success". World Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Becton, Stan (March 12, 2022). "Watch: Florida's Grace Stark ties NCAA women's 60 meter hurdle record". NCAA.COM. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Mull, Cory (May 12, 2024). "It's Grace Stark Season. The Florida Gator Re-Sets NCAA Lead At SECs". Flotrack. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS — TRACK & FIELD EVENT-BY-EVENT PREVIEW". usatf. June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Valby, Stark-led Florida 2nd At NCAA Women Outdoor Track & Field Championships". wruf. June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Olympic Track And Field Trials Results Day 7". Flotrack. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Mowery, Matthew (June 30, 2024). "Lakeland grad Grace Stark earns Olympic berth with third-place finish in 100 hurdles". Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "Women's 100m Hurdles - Final results" (PDF). Olympics. August 10, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.