TFRRS
General: Completed her fifth season in the Pitt State program in 2024 as a two-time All-MIAA performer (2023-24) and an All-Reigon honoree in 2024 ... AÂ nominee for the Ken B. Jones Award as the MIAA Female Student-Athlete of the Year in 2023-24.Â
2024: Earned All-Region honors after finishing sixth at the NCAA Division II Central Region Championships (Nov. 9) in Joplin, Mo., with a time of 21:05.2 over the 6k course ... Earned All-MIAA honors for the second year in a row after finishign third at the MIAA Championships (Oct. 26) in St. Joseph, Mo., with a time of 21:39.7.
2023: Earned All-MIAA honors at the MIAA Championships (Oct. 20) in Columbia, Mo., finishing in second place on the 6k course with a time of 21:36.7 ... At the Central Region Championships (Nov. 4) she finished with a personal-best time of 21:27.0 over the 6k course in Joplin, Mo., and came in 19th ... Running at the Division II Championships (Nov. 18) in Joplin, Mo., Kate finished the 6k course in a time of 21:38.8 ... Was a nominee for the Ken B. Jones Award as the MIAA Female Student-Athlete of the Year.
2022: At the MIAA Championships (Nov. 5) in Joplin, Mo., she finished 24th over the 6k course in a time of 22:17.4 ... Running at the Central Region Championships (Nov. 19) in Joplin, Mo., Kate finished 39th with a time of 21:45.9 over the 6k course ... At the Division II Championships (Dec. 2) in University Place, Wash, she finished the 6k course in a time of 22:34.0.
2021: Ran at the MIAA Championships (Oct. 23) in Kearney, Neb., finishing with a time of 23:32.7 on the 6k course and was 27th ... At the Central Region Championships (Nov. 6) in Joplin, Mo., she finished with a time of 22:44.7 over teh 6k course.
HS: A multiple-time Kansas Class 2A All-State performer at Jayhawk-Linn High School … Captured the Class 2A state title in the 800 meters and also placed third at state in the 1,600 meters.
Personal: Born April 18, 2002 … Daughter of Jeff and DeAnn Dawson … A five-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll with a 3.89 GPA as an elementary education major ... Two-time MIAA Scholar-Athlete.
