Grace Henderson

Position:
Distance
Class:
Senior
High School:
Belle Vernon Area
Hometown:
Rostraver Township, Pa.

2024 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all six races for the Zips...ran a season-best 6K time of 22:12.2 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15)...crossed the line in 22:42.54 at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Nov. 2)...recorded a season-best 5K time of 18:35.0.

2024 CROSS COUNTRY ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC selection.

2024 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets for Akron...crossed the line in 11:22.71 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the MAC Championships (May 10)...recorded season-best performance of 11:20.80 in the steeplechase at the Jim Green Invitational (April 19)...posted season-best times of 2:22.20 and 4:47.87, respectively, in the 800 meters, and 1,500 meters at the Northeast Ohio Open (April 6), while crossing the line in 18:15.93 in the 5,000 meters at the Bob Davidson Team Challenge (March 22).

2024 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.

2024 INDOOR: Competed in six meets for Akron...member of eighth-place distance medley relay squad at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23)...recorded a season-best time of 5:09.36 in the mile at the Al Campbell Invitational (Feb. 16)...added a season-best performance in the 3,000 meters crossing the line in 11:03.87 at the Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 19).

2024 INDOOR ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.

2023 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in a pair of races for the Zips...recorded a season-best 6K time of 24:13.9 at the Falcon Invitational (Oct. 13).

2023 OUTDOOR: Competed in four meets for the Zips...competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the MAC Championships (May 12) crossing the line in 11:46.06...recorded a season-best time of 11:32.30 in the steeplechase at the Ashland Alumni Open (April 29).

2023 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.

2023 INDOOR: Competed in five meets for the Zips...member of ninth place distance medley relay team at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24)...crossed the line in 5:22.67 in the mile at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24)...registered season-best time of 5:13.50 in the mile at the Spire Indoor Games (Feb. 11)...tallied season-low time of 2:22.80 in the 800 meters at the Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 13).

2023 INDOOR ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.

2022 CROSS COUNTRY: Appeared in a pair of races for Akron...ran a season-best time of 23:58.5 in the 6K at the MAC Championships...crossed the line in 24:49.6 in the 6K at the Falcon Invitational.

2022 CROSS COUNTRY ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree.

2022 OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets for the Zips...placed 10th in the heptathlon with a seven-event cumulative score of 4,014 at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 13)...also competed in high jump for Akron at MAC Championships.

2022 INDOOR: Competed in six meets for Akron...tallied a five-event cumulative score of 2.984 in the pentathlon at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 25)...garnered a season-best score of 3.066 in the pentathlon at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 4).

PERSONAL: Majoring in biomedical science...daughter of Scott and Denise Henderson.