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2024 Track & Field Roster

UC San Diego

Kate MacNaughton

  • Position Jumps/Hurdles
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Valley Catholic HS
  • Hometown Portland, Ore.
  • Major Intl Studies - Intl Business

Biography

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT IN 2024
Serving on the Tritons Athletes' Council as the social chair for the 2023-24 athletic year... UCU Athlete of the Week (4/8) 

AS A SENIOR IN 2023
Spring Big West All-Academic Team.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2022
Big West All-Academic ... Finished third overall at the Chris Rinne Twilight (4/22) with a high jump of 5' 1" ... Placed fourth in the high jump at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (3/11), clearing her season high of 5' 3.75" ... Took fifth overall at the Steve Scott Invitational (4/30) with a leap of 5' 3".

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2021
UC San Diego All-Triton Scholar-Athlete Team selection ... Big West All-Academic ... Came in seventh in the high jump with a leap of 5' 4.25" at the APU Last Chance Twilight (5/15) ... Took second in the high jump (5' 5") at the Matador Invite (4/23) ... Set personal bests in the 100 hurdles (15.55/3rd) and the high jump (5' 7"/1st) at the Triton Quadrangular (4/10) ... Entered the program's all-time list, tied for No. 5 in the high jump (5' 7") at the Triton Quadrangular (4/10) ... Earned second in the high jump, clearing 5' 5" at the Chris Rinne Twilight (4/2). 

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020
CCAA All-Academic ... Finished third in the high jump (5' 3.75") at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (3/7) ... Took first overall in the high jump (5' 3.75") at the Rossi Relays (2/22) ... Ran a personal best in the 400 hurdles (1:07.00) at the Rossi Relays (2/22). 

HIGH SCHOOL 
A 2019 graduate of Valley Catholic School in Beaverton ... Team captain ... Team MVP ... Jesuit Twilight Relay Champion ... Finished second at 4A State Championships ... Personal bests in the 100 hurdles (15.12), 300 hurdles (46.45) and high jump (5' 7") ... Led the Valiants to consecutive second place finishes in the 4x400 relay ... Also played soccer. 

PERSONAL
Born March 20 in San Francisco ... Parents are Robert and Carolyn MacNaughton ... Mother competed for Queens' (N.C.) cross country, track and field and swim team ... Father played soccer at Queens (N.C.) ... Has a younger brother, William and younger sister, Charlotte ... Majoring in international business and minoring in Spanish at Marshall College ... Aspires to become an executive or VP for a big company and take upon a leadership role where she can help and advise others ... Wants to become involved in the stock market and invest in small businesses ... Top track moment is running in the high school state championships on Hayward Field ... Favorite UC San Diego moments are being around her teammates and feeling the support for one another ... Hobbies include hiking and spending time with friends and family ... Roots for the Portland Timbers and Thorns and Manchester United ... ... Favorite athlete is American hurdler and sprinter, Sydney McLaughlin ... Listens to Drake ... Favorite foods are all types of pasta ... Loves the movie Black Panther ... Most people do not know that she is a dual citizen - Canadian and American. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    Jumps/Hurdles
    5'9"
  • 2021Sophomore

    Jumps/Hurdles
    5'9"
  • 2022Junior

    Jumps/Hurdles
    5'9"
  • 2023Senior

    Jumps/Hurdles
    5'9"
  • 2024Graduate Student

    Jumps/Hurdles
    5'9"

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