Grace Stark

Grace Stark
Stark at the 2018 Youth Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2001-05-06) May 6, 2001 (age 23)
Home townWhite Lake, Michigan, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m hurdles: 7.78 (Birmingham, 2022)
100m hurdles: 12.31 (Eugene, 2024)

Grace Stark (born May 6, 2001) is an American hurdler.[1]

Early life

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From White Lake, Michigan, she attended Lakeland High School. As a junior in 2018, she won MHSAA Division 1 state championship titles over 100 metres and 100 metres hurdles. In the hurdles she ran the fastest time ever recorded by a Michigan high school athlete.[2][3] She attended the University of Florida.[4]

Career

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Stark won the NCAA Indoor 60m hurdles title in 2022, having run a personal best 7.83 seconds in the heats and lowering it to 7.78 in the final.[5] This time equalled the collegiate record set by Brianna Rollins in 2013.[6] She missed competition time due to a broken leg sustained at the SEC Outdoor Championships in 2022.[7]

Stark went undefeated competing outdoors in the college season in 2024,[8] culminating with the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor 100m hurdles title in June 2024.[9] That month, she qualified for the final of the US Olympic Trials.[10] In the final, she finished third in a personal best time of 12.31 seconds to earn a place on the US team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[11]

She competed in the 100m hurdles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, reaching the finals, where she placed fifth overall.[12]

Competition results

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International competitions

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Representing the  United States
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result
2024 Summer Olympics[13] Paris, France 5th 100 m hurdles 12.43

References

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  1. ^ "Grace Stark". World Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Lakeland's Grace Stark on winning 100 hurdles, 100 dash". Detroit News. June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Grace Stark is state's best 100m hurdler ever, a 'once in a lifetime' talent". mlive. April 26, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "10 way-too-early women's Bowerman frontrunners for the 2024 track and field season". ncaa.com. January 23, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ross attacks world record, Steiner and Stark secure NCAA indoor success". World Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Becton, Stan (March 12, 2022). "Watch: Florida's Grace Stark ties NCAA women's 60 meter hurdle record". NCAA.COM. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  7. ^ Mull, Cory (May 12, 2024). "It's Grace Stark Season. The Florida Gator Re-Sets NCAA Lead At SECs". Flotrack. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS — TRACK & FIELD EVENT-BY-EVENT PREVIEW". usatf. June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "Valby, Stark-led Florida 2nd At NCAA Women Outdoor Track & Field Championships". wruf. June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "U.S. Olympic Track And Field Trials Results Day 7". Flotrack. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  11. ^ Mowery, Matthew (June 30, 2024). "Lakeland grad Grace Stark earns Olympic berth with third-place finish in 100 hurdles". Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  12. ^ "Women's 100m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 10, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "Women's 100m Hurdles - Final results" (PDF). Olympics. August 10, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
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