Kathleen Abrams
- position Distance
- class Senior
- Hometown Matthews, N.C.
- High school Weddington HS
- position Distance
- class Senior
- Hometown Matthews, N.C.
- High school Weddington HS
Kathleen Abrams Bio
Career Honors and Recognition
2x Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2022)
2023 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
Season and Career Results
2023-24
Indoor
Competed in all four home meets for the Gamecocks and recorded three new personal bests during the campaign … Set a new collegiate best in the 1000m at the Carolina Challenge, running 3:10.14 to finish seventh overall … New a new indoor mile PR when she ran 5:16.09 at the USC Indoor Open … Posted a Top-10 finish in the women’s 3K at the SC Invite with a new collegiate best time of 10:34.37.
Cross Country
Competed in two meets during the season, running the Royals Challenge and the Upstate Invite … Set a new personal best in the 5K at the Upstate Invite when she clocked 19:25.7.
2022-23
Indoor
Did not compete.
Outdoor
Competed in one event during the season, running the 3,000 meter at the Weems Baskin Relays … Turned in a time of 11:46.76 to finish 16th overall.
Cross Country
Did not compete.
2021-22
Indoor
Competed in four meets for Carolina during her sophomore season … Ran the Mile in three events during the indoor season and competed in one 3,000-meter event … Her best placement in the Mile was 13th at the UofSC Indoor Open with a time of 5:18.42, setting a new PR … Her 3,000-meter time of 10:50.43 also set a new PR, finishing 17th in the ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ Invitational.
Outdoor
Appeared in three outdoor races for the Gamecocks … Ran the 1,500-meter in all three meets with a best finish of 8th in the Gamecock Invitational with a time of 5:01.21 … Set a new PR in the 1,500-meter at the UofSC Open on April 23 when she ran it in 4:56.23.
Cross Country
Competed in all five events for the Gamecocks in her second season in Columbia … Competed in two 5K races with her fastest time being the Eye Opener in Spartanburg, S.C., running with a time of 20:20.8 … Her best finish was 16th in the Winthrop Invitational, running a 20:32.02 time … Took part in three 6K races, with her best outcome coming in the Pirate Invitational in Greenville, N.C. with a time of 24:25.9 to place 39th overall.
2020-21
Indoor
Ran in four races for Carolina … Ran her only Mile at the Gamecock Opener where she took 5th place and ran a time of 5:33.31 … Ran the 3,000 meter three times … Her best placement came at the Carolina Challenge where she took home 8th in the 3k … Ran a season-best 3,000-meter time of 10:56.22 at the ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ Invitational … Also ran the 3k at the USC Indoor Open.
Outdoor
Ran in three races for the Gamecocks … Ran the 1,500 meters at the Gamecock Invitational and took 25th with a time of 5:09.58 … Ran the 3,000 meters at the USC Open and took 24th with a time of 11:13.34 … Ran the 5,000 meters at Weems Baskin and finished 14th with a time of 19:59.39.
Cross Country
Ran in three events for ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ in her first season in Columbia … Ran a time of 19:37.5 in her collegiate debut at the FSU Invite, marking her then collegiate PR in the 5K … Ran her first collegiate 6K at the UAB Blazer Classic, finishing in a time and PR of 24:04.71 … Competed at the 2020 SEC Championships in Baton Rouge.
Pre-·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ
High School
Member of her high school’s DMR school record … Took third at states in Cross Country for four years … Her team took second place at the North Carolina State Indoor Track and Field Championships … Her 4x800m relay team took 4th at the Indoor Track and Field Championships … Was on the Honor Roll and was a Junior Marshall all four years of high school.
Personal
Daughter of Mary and Michael Abrams … Has two siblings, William and Anne … Plans to major in Biomedical Engineering … Uncle, Dave, played basketball at Holy Cross … Uncle, Mike, played basketball at Villanova … Uncle, Tom, played basketball at Catholic University … Uncle, Pat, played basketball at Hampden-Sydney.
Personal Records
Indoor
1000m | 3:10.14 (1/19/24) |
Mile | 5:16.09 (2/17/24) |
3000m | 10:34.37 (2/3/24) |
Outdoor
1500m | 4:56.23 (4/23/22) |
3000m | 11:13.34 (4/17/21) |
5000m | 19:59.39 (3/27/21) |
Cross Country
5K | 19:25.7 (10/14/23) |
6K | 24:04.71 (10/16/20) |