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2016-17 Women's Track Roster

Grace Gothers

  • Class Senior
  • High School East Catholic
  • Hometown Wethersfield, Conn.

Biography

Stats

As a Senior in 2016-17:
All-Region in the distance medley relay…NE10 champion in the distance medley relay…USTFCCCA All-Academic selection...Placed first in the mile (5:14.21) at the Spartan Regional Invite on January 13…Finished fourth in the 1000 meters (3:04.36) at the URI Sorlien Invitational on January 21…Placed 10th in the mile (5:14.83) at the Villanova Open on January 27…Finished first in the DMR (12:08.37) at the Metropolitan Championships on February 3… Placed seventh in the DMR (12:06.19) and 20th in the 1000 meters (2:59.20) at the Valentine’s Invite on February 11…Placed first in the DMR (12:26.31), third in the 4x800 relay (9:54.48) and fourth in the 1000 meters (3:01.03)  at the NE10 Championship on February 18…Finished 10th in the 1000 meters (3:01.41) at the New England Championships on February 25…Competed in the 1500 meters at the Mark T. Young Invitational on April 1…Finished 19th in the 800 meters (2:31.35) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational on April 8…Placed 14th in the 1500 meters (5:02.91) at the UConn Northeast Challenge on April 15…Finished sixth in the 4x4 relay (4:33.34) and 14th in the 800 meters (2:32.22) at the George Davis Invitational on April 22…Placed 20th in the 800 meters (2:26.57) at the Yale Springtime Invitational on April 30…Finished ninth in the 4x00 relay (10:09.38), 20th in the 1500 meters (4:58.87) and 22nd in the 800 meters (2:25.96) at the NE10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 5-6.

As a Senior in 2016: (Cross Country)
All-Conference selection...Started the year off at the Bruce Kirsh Cup (5K) on 9/17 with a time of 19:30:3 to place fifth overall…Ran the Ted Owen Invitational (5K) on 9/24 in 19:04:9…Completed the course at the Paul Short Invitational (6K) on 10/1 in 22:41:0 to earn a 12th place finish…Partook in the New England Championship and finished the course (5K) in 19:13:7…At the NE10 Championship (6K) on 10/22 finished in 16th place with a time of 23:21:0…Finished the season at the NCAA Regional Championship (6K) on 11/5 with a time of 23:21:5 to finish 38th overall.

As a Junior in 2015-16:
All-Region and All-New England selection in the distance medley relay… Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection …Finished sixth in the 4x400 relay (4:13.91) and third in the 1000m (3:10.32) at the Yale Season Opener on December 5…Took second in both the mile (5:23.95) and distance medley relay (12:51.22) at The Elm City Challenge on December 10…Finished 10th in the mile (5:27.49) at the Dartmouth Relays on January 10…Claimed third in both the mile (5:22.48) and 4x800 relay (10:18.04) at the Tufts Stampede and Multi on January 30…Finished fifth in the 4x800 relay (9:58.73) and 10th in the 800m (2:21.92) at the NYC Metro Champs on February 4…Competed in the 1000m (3:03.76) at the David Henry Valentine Invitational on February 12…Finished third in both the distance medley relay (12:22.86) and the 1000m (3:03.66) and fifth in the 4x800 relay (10:01.21)at the Northeast-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships on February 20…Was eighth in the distance medley relay (12:14.73) at the New England Indoor Track and Field Championships on February 26…Claimed 12th in the 1500m (4:54.28) at the Yale Multi Team on April 2…Finished 14th in the 1500m (4:57.02) at the UCONN Northeast Challenge on April 16…Took fifth in the 4x800 relay (9:42.84), 10th in the 1500m (4:54.97), and 13th in the 800m (2:23.35) at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 6…Finished 17th in the 1500m (4:55.73) at the New England Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 13. 

As a Junior in 2015: (Cross Country)
Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection.

As a Sophomore in 2014-15:
Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection.

As a Sophomore in 2014: (Cross Country)
Opened up the season at the CCSU Ted Owen Invitational on 9/27 with time of 19:36.8 to finish 36th overall…Competed in the New England Cross Country Championship on 10/11 with a time of 20:17.2…Participated in the Connecticut College Invite on 10/18 with a time of 23:57 to finish 51st overall.

As a Freshman in 2013-14:
Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Finished third in the Mile (5:34.19) at the Elm City  Challenge…Placed fifth in the 800 meters (2:24.07) and sixth in the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:17.09 at the Yale Season Opener…At the Dartmouth Relays, tallied fifth in the 4x800 relay (10:05.27)…Placed third in the distance medley relay (12:53.06) at the Ramapo College Invite…Was fourth in the distance medley relay with a time of 12:42.77 at the Metropolitan Indoor Track and Field Championship…Was sixth in the 1500 meters (4:58.86) at the Wolfie Invitational…At the Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships, finished third in the 4x800 relay (9:31.02).

In the 2013 Cross Country Season:
Placed 15th in the 5K Franklin Pierce Bruce Kirsh Cross Country Cup with a time of 23:07.4 on 9/14…Finished ninth in the 5K Father Leeber Invitational with a time of 19:49.6 on 9/21…Competed in the 5K NEICAAA New England Championship with a time of 20:08.4 on 10/12…Participated in the 6K Connecticut College Cross Country Invitational with a time of 24:27.0 on 10/19…Competed in the 5K Northeast-10 Cross Country Championship with a time of 20:39.5 on 10/27...Took part in the 6K NCAA Division II East Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 24:53.5 on 11/9.

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
All-State selection in each of her four years for East Catholic High School (Conn.)…Finished second in the Class S cross country meet all four years…Four-time All-Conference and All-Area for cross country, indoor track and outdoor track…Placed within the top 10 at every state meet for cross country, indoor and outdoor track…Competed in the State Open Championship for every season all four years…Broke six school records (800, 1000, 1600, 3200 meters, 4x800 relay and sprint medley relay)…Placed 16th at the New England Indoor Championships in the 1600 meters as a junior and was 11th in that event at New England’s in her senior year…Took first at the Class M outdoor championships in the 4x800 relay…Two-year captain.

Personal:
Daughter of Mary and Tim Gothers…Born in Hartford, Conn…Majoring in communications.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

  • 2014-15Sophomore

  • 2015-16Junior

  • 2016-17Senior