Kate Niehaus Class: Junior Hometown: Columbia, SC High School: Spring Valley Position: Distances

Collegiate Career Bests:
1,500 Meters 4:39.08
3,000 Meters 9:41.83i
5,000 Meters 16:47.96
10,000 Meters 36:46.81

2008 Season (Sophomore): Acheived the regional standard in the 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 16:47.96...placed third in the 3,000 meters and fourth in the 1,500 meters at the Big Meet...placed eighth in the 5,000 meters and 12th in the 3,000 meters at the MPSF Championships.

2007 Season (Freshman): Finished eighth with a career-best 36:46.81 in the 10,000 meters at the Pac-10 Championships...also ran a 17:26.09 to take 14th in the 5,000 meters at the Pac-10 Championships...ran an indoor career-best 9:41.83 3,000 meters at the Husky Classic...finished fourth with a time of 16:56.73 in the 5,000 meters at the MPSF Indoor Championships.

High School: A 2006 graduate of Spring Valley High School in Columbia, S.C....four-time All-American in indoor and outdoor track...14-time South Carolina champion...state record-holder in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters...2005 Nike Indoor Nationals two-mile champion...2005 and 2006 South Carolina Gatorade Athlete of the Year...2005 and 2006 Wendy's South Carolina Heisman winner...four-time Foot Locker Nationals cross country finalist...cross country state record-holder.

Cardinal Catalogue: Engineering major...parents are Greg and Elizabeth Niehaus...first Team Pac-10 All-Academic in cross country in 2008...2007 Pac-10 All-Academic Second Team in cross country...2008 Pac-10 All-Academic first team for track and field and MPSF All-Academic for indoor track and field.