OTHER COMPETITION:
Placed first in the 3K, second in the 1500-meter, and second in the high jump at the Junior Olympics ... Finished first in the 5K at the 2009 National XC AAU.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Competed at Sparkman High School in Harvest, Ala. ... Two-time Alabama State XC Champion ... Two-time Alabama High Jump State Champion ... Won the 3200 State Championship as a freshman ... Recorded a 5:01 personal best in the mile, 10:41 personal best in the 2 mile, 17:58 personal best in the 5K, and a personal best height of 5'6" in the high jump ... Member of the All-State Choir, Madison County Advanced Choir, the Rosetta James Foundation, and the National Honor Society ... Graduated top 10 in her class.

PERSONAL:
Born Mary Katharine Huston on March 9 in Nashville, Tn. ... Daughter of Dorothy and Bill Huston ... Father (Bill Huston) played football and was a cheerleader at the University of Toledo and Grandfather (Richard Huston, Sr.) ran track, played baseball and football and was named to the University of Toledo Hall of Fame.