2021 Women's Cross Country Roster

Cate Ambrose
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Riverside
- Major:
- Early Childhood Education
- Hometown:
- Greer, S.C.
SCHOOL RANKINGS
Cross Country – fourth in the 5k (17:44.8); third in the 6k (20:40.7)
Indoor Track and Field – fourth in the mile (5:04.16); ninth in the 3000 (10:18.43)
Outdoor Track and Field – first in the mile (5:00.54); fourth in the 1500 (4:33.55); seventh in the 800 (2:16.20); seventh in the 5000 (17:48.24)
CAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (6k)
2017 – 22:27.37 (22nd)
2018 – 22:19.2 (28th)
2019 – 21:59.1 (26th)
2020 – 20:40.7 (15th)
2021 – 22:49.2 (21st)
NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL MEET (6k)
2017 – 22:32.3
2018 – 22:32.1
2019 – 22:32.8
2021 – 22:29.3
TOP CAREER CROSS COUNTRY TIMES
5k
17:44.8 (2021 Royals Challenge)
17:50.38 (2021 Firetower Project)
17:52.13 (2020 CAA Preview)
18:05.20 (2017 Louisville Classic)
6k
20:40.7 (2020 CAA Championships)
22:19.2 (2018 CAA Championships)
22:21.4 (2017 Pirate Invitational)
22:27.37 (2017 CAA Championships)
CAA TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
2018 – 1500 (4:51.92); 5000 (17:48.24)
2019 – 1500 (4:51.05); 5000 (19:38.45)
2021 – 1500 (4:58.84); 5000 (17:58.12)
2022 – 1500 (4:33.55 - prelims; 4:42.56 - finals) - 7th Place
TOP CAREER OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD MARKS
800
2:16.20 (Duke Invitational – 2022)
2:16.97 (UofSC Open – 2022)
2:19.82 (Montreat Invitational – 2022)
1500
4:33.55 (CAA Championships Prelims – 2022)
4:36.66 (Duke Invitational – 2022)
4:38.03 (USC Open – 2021)
Mile
5:00.54 (Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational – 2022)
5:09.97 (Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational – 2021)
5:10.91 (Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational – 2018)
3000
10:28.39 (CSU Spring Break Invitational – 2019)
10:30.75 (Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge – 2021)
5000
17:48.24 (CAA Championships – 2018)
17:58.12 (CAA Championships – 2021)
TOP CAREER INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD MARKS
800
2:26.55 (USC Indoor Open – 2020)
2:27.49 (USC Open – 2022)
Mile
5:04.16 (USC Open – 2022)
5:05.90 (South Carolina Invitational – 2022)
5:10.40 (UCS Invitational – 2018)
3000
10:18.43 (UCS Invitational – 2018)
10:20.41 (Camel City Invitational – 2018)
5000
18:39.96 (Appalachian Open – 2018)
Cross Country – fourth in the 5k (17:44.8); third in the 6k (20:40.7)
Indoor Track and Field – fourth in the mile (5:04.16); ninth in the 3000 (10:18.43)
Outdoor Track and Field – first in the mile (5:00.54); fourth in the 1500 (4:33.55); seventh in the 800 (2:16.20); seventh in the 5000 (17:48.24)
CAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (6k)
2017 – 22:27.37 (22nd)
2018 – 22:19.2 (28th)
2019 – 21:59.1 (26th)
2020 – 20:40.7 (15th)
2021 – 22:49.2 (21st)
NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL MEET (6k)
2017 – 22:32.3
2018 – 22:32.1
2019 – 22:32.8
2021 – 22:29.3
TOP CAREER CROSS COUNTRY TIMES
5k
17:44.8 (2021 Royals Challenge)
17:50.38 (2021 Firetower Project)
17:52.13 (2020 CAA Preview)
18:05.20 (2017 Louisville Classic)
6k
20:40.7 (2020 CAA Championships)
22:19.2 (2018 CAA Championships)
22:21.4 (2017 Pirate Invitational)
22:27.37 (2017 CAA Championships)
CAA TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
2018 – 1500 (4:51.92); 5000 (17:48.24)
2019 – 1500 (4:51.05); 5000 (19:38.45)
2021 – 1500 (4:58.84); 5000 (17:58.12)
2022 – 1500 (4:33.55 - prelims; 4:42.56 - finals) - 7th Place
TOP CAREER OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD MARKS
800
2:16.20 (Duke Invitational – 2022)
2:16.97 (UofSC Open – 2022)
2:19.82 (Montreat Invitational – 2022)
1500
4:33.55 (CAA Championships Prelims – 2022)
4:36.66 (Duke Invitational – 2022)
4:38.03 (USC Open – 2021)
Mile
5:00.54 (Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational – 2022)
5:09.97 (Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational – 2021)
5:10.91 (Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational – 2018)
3000
10:28.39 (CSU Spring Break Invitational – 2019)
10:30.75 (Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge – 2021)
5000
17:48.24 (CAA Championships – 2018)
17:58.12 (CAA Championships – 2021)
TOP CAREER INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD MARKS
800
2:26.55 (USC Indoor Open – 2020)
2:27.49 (USC Open – 2022)
Mile
5:04.16 (USC Open – 2022)
5:05.90 (South Carolina Invitational – 2022)
5:10.40 (UCS Invitational – 2018)
3000
10:18.43 (UCS Invitational – 2018)
10:20.41 (Camel City Invitational – 2018)
5000
18:39.96 (Appalachian Open – 2018)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from Riverside High School in Greenville, S.C..
- Named all-region and all-state every season of her career
- Earned six state championships spread out across the 1600, 3200, 4x800 and cross country
- Had PRs and set school records with times of 18:07.17 in the 5k, 5:02.93 in the 1600 and 11:05.26 in the 3200
- Member of the National Honor Society, Student Council and Beta Club
PERSONAL
- Born on July 27, 1999 in Fairfax, Va.
- Daughter of Paul and Leigh Ambrose
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