2015 Cross Country Roster

Grace Victor

  • Position Distance
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Wakerley, Australia

Biography

WSU CAREER. SENIOR (2018-19): Indoor - At the New Mexico Invitational helped the 4x400m relay squad place fourth overall with a time of 3:50.93...Competed at the MPSF Championships, finishing 27th overall in the 800m at 2:11.62...Named to the MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete team…Outdoor - Recorded an individual victory at the Cougar Invite in the 800m with a time of 2:11.95...Posted an additional top five finish at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate in the 800m with a time of 2:13.25...Named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team.

JUNIOR (2017-18): Indoor - Competed in four total meets during the indoor campaign, seeing her best finish at the UW Preview in the 800m at 2:16.10 for sixth place...Ran in the 800m at the MPSF Championships finishing ninth overall with a time of 2:14.82...Named to the MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete team…Outdoor - Began the season posting a PR in the 800m at the USC Trojan Invitational and placing ninth overall at 2:10.50...Recorded an additional lifetime best in the 400m at the Beach Pacific Coast Intercollegiate with a time of 58.68...Named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team.

SOPHOMORE (2016-17): Indoor - Ran a PR time in the 400m of 59.14i at WSU Open (1/21/17, Pullman)…at MPSF Championships was on Distance Medley Relay that placed 10th…also ran 800m in 2:16.28i for 28th…Outdoor - Clocked a PR time in 800m of 2:11.86 at the WSU-UW Dual Meet (4/23/17, Seattle)…at Pac-12 Championships on 4x400m relay team for 10th and finished 22nd in 800m (2:15.38)…named to Pac-12 T&F All-Academic First Team.
  
FRESHMAN (2015-16): Cross Country - Redshirt season…running unattached, finished 44 at the Clash of Inland NW with 4k time of 15:31.0…Indoor - Ran the 800m in a time of 2:13.31i at the UW Invite (1/30/16, Seattle)…at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation was 23rd in the 800m (2:13.97i) and on DMR squad that finished 11th…Outdoor - Limited season with only an 800m run at Jim Bush Collegiate with time of 2:16.35.
 
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. At Moreton Bay College, a girls secondary school, competed in cross country and track for coaches Wayne Leaver and Ben Norton, swimming for coach Shawn Crowe, and sailing for coach Ken Hurling…freshman year was Queensland Girls School Secondary Sport (QGSSSA) 800m champion…during cross country seasons, at Queensland State XC relay championships finished first as sophomore and runner-up senior year…at QGSSSAXC Championships, finished third in 3k both junior and senior years…Regional XC Champion both junior and senior years…on the track, at the Australian Knockout Athletics National Championships, sophomore year team won title, she was runner-up in 800m, junior year team repeated as champs and she was runner-up in 400m and on runner-up medley relay squad…at World Schools Knockout Athletics Championships junior year, team placed fourth and she was third in 800m and runner-up in Swedish relay…at Queensland State Championships, finished third in 400m as junior, runner-up a senior and third in 2000m steeplechase as senior…at QGSSSA Track Championships, junior year won 400m and runner-up in 800m, senior season repeated as 400m champ and third place in 800m…two-time Regional 400m and 800m champion…Queensland State Champion in 800m for U20 in 2014…ran 400m PR time of 55.99 at 2014 Oceania Championships…in 2015 was Australian representative for Oceania Athletics Championships: won 400m and set record in 4x400m relay, placed second in 800m and 4x100m relay…school awards included three-time best cross country runner and two-time best middle distance runner and head of sports award for international performance…junior year was awarded Excellence on an Australian team and House Sports honors…senior year given Pierre de Coubertin Award for sporting performance and sportsmanship by the Australian Olympic Committee…given the Queensland Women in Sport Sporting Star Award…named Senior Sports Woman of the Year after being the runner-up the previous year...selected to the A-Squad as one of Australia’s top eight competitors.
 
PERSONAL. Born in March 1997, in Sydney, Australia…father Bruce is a marine pilot…mother Janelle is a business consultant…younger brother Harrison…coached the Primary School Triathlon team…majoring in international business at WSU.

VICTOR’S WSU BESTS
400m - 58.68 (2018)
800m - 2:10.50 (2018)
 
PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS PERFORMANCES
2017       800m                     22nd       2:15.38
               4x400m Relay       10th        3:48.25