Paige Kouba
Paige Kouba (born January 8, 1994) is an American cross country and track athlete from Eugene, Oregon. Paige earned a 2016 NACAC U23 silver medal. As a long-distance runner she has been most successful in the steeplechase, earning National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) All-American honors in that event in 2016 after finishing 7th at Outdoor Nationals. She was a 2016 Olympic Trials qualifier, the 2016 Ivy League champion in the steeplechase, and was also a member of Harvard's winning DMR at the 2016 Ivy League indoor championships.
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||
| Born | January 8, 1994 Eugene, Oregon | |||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | 3000 metres steeplechase | |||||||||||
| College team | Harvard Crimson | |||||||||||
| Club | Saucony | |||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Personal best | 3000 m SC: 9:50.21 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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High school edit
As a freshman, Paige Kouba won the 2008 Northwest regional meet in the Nike Cross Nationals series, and was a four time state cross country finalist. As a senior, Kouba won the 2012 Outdoor track and field Oregon School Activities Association 6A title in 800 meters.[1]
NCAA edit
Competing in the Ivy League (2012–16), Kouba ran cross country and track and field and was captain of the 2015-16 Harvard University team that won in the 2016 Ivy League outdoor championships at Princeton University. Kouba placed 7th in steeplechase at 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[2]
Professional edit
Paige Kouba signed with Saucony in July 2016 and debuted at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field).[3][4] Kouba represented the US in steeplechase by earning a silver medal in a time of 10:38.84 at 2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics in El Salvador contributing to USA's 62 medals at this competition.[5]
References edit
- ^ Paige Kouba TEAM: South Eugene HS, athletic.net, retrieved July 18, 2016
- ^ Paige Kouba TEAM: Harvard, NCAA DI, Heptagonals, Ivy League, NEICAAA, DI East, IC4A/ECAC, TFRRS, retrieved July 18, 2016
- ^ 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - 6/30/2016 to 7/10/2016 Eugene, Oregon Results, USATF, retrieved July 18, 2016
- ^ Goe, Ken (April 5, 2016). "South Eugene grad Paige Kouba qualifies for the Olympic Trials in the steeple: Oregon track & field rundown". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ^ North America Central America Caribbean (NACAC) - IX International Athletics Championships 2016 NACAC U23 - Technical Manual, NACAC, retrieved July 16, 2016
External links edit
- Paige Kouba at World Athletics