2024 Track & Field Roster
Law, Katherine
Katherine Law
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Jefferson
- Hometown:
- Jefferson, Ga.
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- Pitch an NIL Deal
Bio
2025: Outdoor – Opened the season at the Yellow Jacket Invite, clocking a 17:42.51 to place 16th in the 5,000-meter run…Finished fifth in the 1500m at the Tiger Track Classic with a time of 4:35.50.
Indoor – Placed 11th in the 3,000m at the Music City Challenge with a time of 10:05.71.
2024: Cross Country – Scored in all three of her races to end the season…Made her season debut at the Crimson Classic, clocking a 21:22.0 in the 6k to finish 70th and score for the Lady Bulldogs…Scored for the second straight meet at the SEC Championships, posting a time of 21:08.3 to finish 110th…Finished 104th at the NCAA South Regional, clocking a 6k time of 22:03.3 and scoring for Georgia...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Outdoor – Placed eighth in the 5,000-meters at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, finishing in 17:43.25…Victorious in the 3,000m at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational with a time of 10:23.79…Crossed the finish line in 4:40.48 in the 1500m at the Georgia Tech Invite.
Indoor – Placed fourth in the mile at the Clemson Invite, posting a personal-best 5:02.16 in the season opener…Clocked a 5,000-meter time of 17:46.73 for a personal record and fifth-place finish at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
2023: Cross Country – Placed 22nd in her season debut at the 5k Stan Sims Cross Country Opener (18:18.61)…Posted a top-10 finish at the 5k Gamecock Challenge, finishing seventh with a 17:12.3 to score…Was the first Lady Bulldog to cross the line at the 6k Paul Short Run, finishing 95th (21:42.00)…Placed 48th to score at the 6k Crimson Classic with a time of 21:11.8…Ran a 22:03.8 at the 6k SEC Championships finishing 87th to score…Was the second Georgia runner across the line at the 6k NCAA South Regionals, finishing 93rd overall with a personal-best time of 20:50.6.
Outdoor – Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.
Indoor – Finished sixth in the mile at the Clemson Invite with a 5:05.65…Also ran a 10:22.70 in the 3,000-meter run at the Clemson invite for 17th.
2022: Cross Country – Scored in her first collegiate meet after taking 26th (19:22.6) at the 5k Charlotte Opener…Also competed at the 6k SEC Championships, where she was 126th (22:43.81), and 6k NCAA South Regional, where she finished 195th (23:32.20).
High School: Earned First Team All-State honors in track, cross country and swimming all four years (other than when COVID canceled her junior track season in 2020)…Finished seventh at the GHSA Class 3A cross country state meet as a freshman before taking fifth as a sophomore (4A), winning as a junior (4A) and crossing the line in third in her final season (4A)…Was the GHSA 4A state runner-up in the 3200 meters and third in the 1600m as a senior while her cross country and track teams took second at state…Established Jefferson records in the 1500m (4:40), 1600m (5:01), 5k XC (17:50) and the 4x800m relay in her last season…Set fresh school records in the 800m (2:18), 1600m (5:06), mile (4:59), 3200m (10:51), three mile XC (17:40) and 5k XC (17:55) as a junior…Was the state runner-up in the 800m and 1600m and took third in the 3200m in her third year while leading Jefferson to second-place honors on the track and in cross…Named Mainstreet News Cross Country Runner of the Year (2x), Athens-Area Prep Cross Country Runner of the Year and to Team Georgia (3x) as a junior…Broke school’s 5k cross record (18:36.59) as a sophomore…Named Blitz Cross Country Runner of the Year her last three years…Named to Team Georgia (3x)…Secured runner-up honors in the 3200m at state as a freshman…Second at region cross country meet as a freshman and then won three straight titles…Personal bests of 4:59.12 (mile), 10:51.94 (3200m) and 17:50.63 (5k XC)…Also swam at Jefferson…Set school records in the 200m freestyle, 200m medley and 400m freestyle relay…Placed fifth in the 200m free and seventh in the 100m free at the state Class 4-5A meet as a junior…Collected Northeast Georgia champion in the 100m free, 200m free, 200m free relay and 400m free relay…Anchor leg of 400m freestyle relay of team that finished on the podium at state and also was the Northeast Georgia Champion in the 200m and 400m freestyle relay as a sophomore…Finished ninth in the 100-yard freestyle and 10th in the 200-yard freestyle for the Class 4-6A state meet in her second year…Swam anchor leg on 200m freestyle relay that earned a spot on the podium at stadium for the first time in school history as a freshman while also taking eighth in the 100-yard freestyle for the Class 1-3A…Valedictorian and Honor Graduate with Distinction…Jefferson Homecoming Queen and Miss Jefferson High School 2022…Played trumpet in school band…National Scholar with Distinction…Georgia Merit Award winner…Member of National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Letter of Commendation from National Merit Scholarship Program, Beta Club (president), Watson Brown Junior Advisory Board (secretary), Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Principal’s Leadership Council, Total Person Program, Mu Alpha Theta Club and Spanish Club.
Personal: Born June 4, 2004…Daughter of Steve and Elizabeth Law…Mother, Elizabeth, got a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from UGA…Father, Steve, played football at Vanderbilt…Also had a grandmother, Patti Law, and uncle, Pat Law, who achieved UGA degrees…Intending to major in Biological Engineering...Recipient of the Ramsey Scholarship for Academic/Athletic Excellence.
Indoor – Placed 11th in the 3,000m at the Music City Challenge with a time of 10:05.71.
2024: Cross Country – Scored in all three of her races to end the season…Made her season debut at the Crimson Classic, clocking a 21:22.0 in the 6k to finish 70th and score for the Lady Bulldogs…Scored for the second straight meet at the SEC Championships, posting a time of 21:08.3 to finish 110th…Finished 104th at the NCAA South Regional, clocking a 6k time of 22:03.3 and scoring for Georgia...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Outdoor – Placed eighth in the 5,000-meters at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, finishing in 17:43.25…Victorious in the 3,000m at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational with a time of 10:23.79…Crossed the finish line in 4:40.48 in the 1500m at the Georgia Tech Invite.
Indoor – Placed fourth in the mile at the Clemson Invite, posting a personal-best 5:02.16 in the season opener…Clocked a 5,000-meter time of 17:46.73 for a personal record and fifth-place finish at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
2023: Cross Country – Placed 22nd in her season debut at the 5k Stan Sims Cross Country Opener (18:18.61)…Posted a top-10 finish at the 5k Gamecock Challenge, finishing seventh with a 17:12.3 to score…Was the first Lady Bulldog to cross the line at the 6k Paul Short Run, finishing 95th (21:42.00)…Placed 48th to score at the 6k Crimson Classic with a time of 21:11.8…Ran a 22:03.8 at the 6k SEC Championships finishing 87th to score…Was the second Georgia runner across the line at the 6k NCAA South Regionals, finishing 93rd overall with a personal-best time of 20:50.6.
Outdoor – Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.
Indoor – Finished sixth in the mile at the Clemson Invite with a 5:05.65…Also ran a 10:22.70 in the 3,000-meter run at the Clemson invite for 17th.
2022: Cross Country – Scored in her first collegiate meet after taking 26th (19:22.6) at the 5k Charlotte Opener…Also competed at the 6k SEC Championships, where she was 126th (22:43.81), and 6k NCAA South Regional, where she finished 195th (23:32.20).
High School: Earned First Team All-State honors in track, cross country and swimming all four years (other than when COVID canceled her junior track season in 2020)…Finished seventh at the GHSA Class 3A cross country state meet as a freshman before taking fifth as a sophomore (4A), winning as a junior (4A) and crossing the line in third in her final season (4A)…Was the GHSA 4A state runner-up in the 3200 meters and third in the 1600m as a senior while her cross country and track teams took second at state…Established Jefferson records in the 1500m (4:40), 1600m (5:01), 5k XC (17:50) and the 4x800m relay in her last season…Set fresh school records in the 800m (2:18), 1600m (5:06), mile (4:59), 3200m (10:51), three mile XC (17:40) and 5k XC (17:55) as a junior…Was the state runner-up in the 800m and 1600m and took third in the 3200m in her third year while leading Jefferson to second-place honors on the track and in cross…Named Mainstreet News Cross Country Runner of the Year (2x), Athens-Area Prep Cross Country Runner of the Year and to Team Georgia (3x) as a junior…Broke school’s 5k cross record (18:36.59) as a sophomore…Named Blitz Cross Country Runner of the Year her last three years…Named to Team Georgia (3x)…Secured runner-up honors in the 3200m at state as a freshman…Second at region cross country meet as a freshman and then won three straight titles…Personal bests of 4:59.12 (mile), 10:51.94 (3200m) and 17:50.63 (5k XC)…Also swam at Jefferson…Set school records in the 200m freestyle, 200m medley and 400m freestyle relay…Placed fifth in the 200m free and seventh in the 100m free at the state Class 4-5A meet as a junior…Collected Northeast Georgia champion in the 100m free, 200m free, 200m free relay and 400m free relay…Anchor leg of 400m freestyle relay of team that finished on the podium at state and also was the Northeast Georgia Champion in the 200m and 400m freestyle relay as a sophomore…Finished ninth in the 100-yard freestyle and 10th in the 200-yard freestyle for the Class 4-6A state meet in her second year…Swam anchor leg on 200m freestyle relay that earned a spot on the podium at stadium for the first time in school history as a freshman while also taking eighth in the 100-yard freestyle for the Class 1-3A…Valedictorian and Honor Graduate with Distinction…Jefferson Homecoming Queen and Miss Jefferson High School 2022…Played trumpet in school band…National Scholar with Distinction…Georgia Merit Award winner…Member of National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Letter of Commendation from National Merit Scholarship Program, Beta Club (president), Watson Brown Junior Advisory Board (secretary), Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Principal’s Leadership Council, Total Person Program, Mu Alpha Theta Club and Spanish Club.
Personal: Born June 4, 2004…Daughter of Steve and Elizabeth Law…Mother, Elizabeth, got a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from UGA…Father, Steve, played football at Vanderbilt…Also had a grandmother, Patti Law, and uncle, Pat Law, who achieved UGA degrees…Intending to major in Biological Engineering...Recipient of the Ramsey Scholarship for Academic/Athletic Excellence.
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