2021-22 Track & Field Roster
Dean, Grace

Grace Dean
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Lawrence North
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
Bio
Grace Dean TFRRS Career Results
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Academic All-MAC (Cross Country: 2020 … Indoor: 2021, 2022 … Outdoor: 2021, 2022)
2022 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in four meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … ran season-best 1,500-meter time of 5:00.64 at the We Fly Challenge (April 16), improving by eight seconds from the 5:08.71 mark at the Blizzard Buster (March 18) … ran season-best time of 2:18.66 in the 800-meter run at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 23).
2022 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in five meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … part of sixth-place finishing distance-medley relay team at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26) with a time of 12:12.86, improving by nearly 30 seconds from the 12:46.53 mark set at the Jim Green Invitational (Jan. 15) … knocked five seconds off mile time to 5:23.66 at the Doug Raymond National Qualifier (Feb. 12).
2021 CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete in any meets.
2021 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in five meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … ran a season-best time of 4:35.27 in the 1,500-meter run at the MAC Championships (May 8), improving by nearly 12 seconds from the 4:47.14 mark at the Blizzard Buster (March 20) … part of second-place finishing 4x800-meter relay with a time of 9:29.19 at the Blizzard Buster (March 20) … took third at the RedHawk Invitational (April 24) in the 1,500-meter after crossing the line in 4:36.69.
2021 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in four meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … ran sea-son-best mile time of 5:02.85 at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27) and placed 10th, improve by nearly five seconds from the season-opening time of 5:07.33 at the Sid Sink Invite (Jan. 29), which was a second-place finish … improved 800-meter time by three seconds, cap-ping it off with a 2:16.37 mark and a fourth-place finish in the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 18).
2020 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in three meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … ran season-best 6k time of 22:46.1 at the MAC Championships (Nov. 21), a 30-second improvement from the 23:16.2 time posted during a 17th-place finish at the Cardinal Classic (Oct. 30).
2020 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: The 2020 outdoor season was canceled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in seven meets ... placed second in the 800m with a career-fast time of 2:17.75 at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 21) ... was also a member of the winning 4x400m relay which clocked in at 4:53.86 at the meet ... turned in a career-fast mile time of 5:07.26 at the Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 25) ... ran anchor for the distance medley re-lay which scored two points at the Mid-American Conference Championships with a seventh-place time of 11:52.20.
2019 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in three meets ... opened the season with a career-fast 5K time of 19:53.6 at the Butler Open (Aug. 30).
HIGH SCHOOL: Placed 26th in the 1600m at the 2018 Girls IHSAA Track and Field State Championships … helped her 4x400 meter relay team to a third-place finish and her 4x800 meter re-lay team to a fourth-place finish at state in 2018 … placed 25th in the 800m and 13th in the 1600m at the 2017 Girls IHSAA Track and Field State Championships … helped her 4x400 meter relay team to a 12th-place finish at state in 2017 … finished 18th in the 800m at the 2016 Girls IHSAA Track and Field State Championships … helped her 4x800 meter relay team to an 11th-place finish at state in 2016.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Academic All-MAC (Cross Country: 2020 … Indoor: 2021, 2022 … Outdoor: 2021, 2022)
2022 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in four meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … ran season-best 1,500-meter time of 5:00.64 at the We Fly Challenge (April 16), improving by eight seconds from the 5:08.71 mark at the Blizzard Buster (March 18) … ran season-best time of 2:18.66 in the 800-meter run at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 23).
2022 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in five meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … part of sixth-place finishing distance-medley relay team at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26) with a time of 12:12.86, improving by nearly 30 seconds from the 12:46.53 mark set at the Jim Green Invitational (Jan. 15) … knocked five seconds off mile time to 5:23.66 at the Doug Raymond National Qualifier (Feb. 12).
2021 CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete in any meets.
2021 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in five meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … ran a season-best time of 4:35.27 in the 1,500-meter run at the MAC Championships (May 8), improving by nearly 12 seconds from the 4:47.14 mark at the Blizzard Buster (March 20) … part of second-place finishing 4x800-meter relay with a time of 9:29.19 at the Blizzard Buster (March 20) … took third at the RedHawk Invitational (April 24) in the 1,500-meter after crossing the line in 4:36.69.
2021 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in four meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … ran sea-son-best mile time of 5:02.85 at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27) and placed 10th, improve by nearly five seconds from the season-opening time of 5:07.33 at the Sid Sink Invite (Jan. 29), which was a second-place finish … improved 800-meter time by three seconds, cap-ping it off with a 2:16.37 mark and a fourth-place finish in the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 18).
2020 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in three meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … ran season-best 6k time of 22:46.1 at the MAC Championships (Nov. 21), a 30-second improvement from the 23:16.2 time posted during a 17th-place finish at the Cardinal Classic (Oct. 30).
2020 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: The 2020 outdoor season was canceled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in seven meets ... placed second in the 800m with a career-fast time of 2:17.75 at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 21) ... was also a member of the winning 4x400m relay which clocked in at 4:53.86 at the meet ... turned in a career-fast mile time of 5:07.26 at the Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 25) ... ran anchor for the distance medley re-lay which scored two points at the Mid-American Conference Championships with a seventh-place time of 11:52.20.
2019 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in three meets ... opened the season with a career-fast 5K time of 19:53.6 at the Butler Open (Aug. 30).
HIGH SCHOOL: Placed 26th in the 1600m at the 2018 Girls IHSAA Track and Field State Championships … helped her 4x400 meter relay team to a third-place finish and her 4x800 meter re-lay team to a fourth-place finish at state in 2018 … placed 25th in the 800m and 13th in the 1600m at the 2017 Girls IHSAA Track and Field State Championships … helped her 4x400 meter relay team to a 12th-place finish at state in 2017 … finished 18th in the 800m at the 2016 Girls IHSAA Track and Field State Championships … helped her 4x800 meter relay team to an 11th-place finish at state in 2016.
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