Grace Kowalkowski's TFRRS Page
Career Highlights: Three time NCAA National Meet Qualifier. 2021 Outdoor All-American. School Indoor and Outdoor Pole Vault Record Holder. Indoor NACC Championships Record Holder. Scored 12 points at the 2023 NACC Indoor Championships with a win in pole vault, and a 7th place finish in triple jump. Scored 10 points at the 2022 NACC Outdoor Championships with a win in pole vault, and competing in triple jump. Scored 10 points at the 2022 NACC Indoor Championships with a win in pole vault, and competing in the 60m hurdles. Scored 6 points at the 2021 Midwest Conference Championships with a 3rd place finish in 100m hurdles, and competing in pole vault. Personal records include: 15.84 seconds in the 100m hurdles, 10.32 meters in triple jump, and 3.79 meters in pole vault.
2023: Indoor: Improved in vault throughout the season, eventually peaking with a height of 3.75 meters at the NACC Championships to win the event, and set a new conference championships record. Also took 7th in triple jump with a mark of 9.96 meters.
2022: Indoor: Started out the season by setting a personal record of 9.87 seconds in the 60m hurdles at the Ripon Early Bird Invite. At the conference meet, she won pole vault with a height of 3.45 meters. The following week, she set a season best with a height of 3.75 meters at the Carthage Last Chance Invite to qualify for Nationals. Wrapped up the season competing at Nationals. Outdoor: Competed at the Texas State Invite where she cleared a height of 3.75 meters. The following day, competed at the Texas Lutheran Invite where she set a new personal, and school record of 3.79 meters. At the NACC Championships, she won pole vault with a height of 3.29 meters, and also competed in triple jump. Wrapped up the season by competing at Nationals where she finished 17th with a height of 3.60.
2021: Indoor: No season due to COVID. Outdoor: Set a then personal, and school record in pole vault with a height of 3.72 meters at the Beloit Invite, a height that also qualified her for Nationals. Continued to drop time while competing in hurdles as well. At the Midwest Conference Championships, she finished 3rd in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.84 seconds, and also competed in pole vault. Wrapped up the season at Nationals where she finished 8th to secure All-American status with a height of 3.70 meters.
Before SNC: Spent her freshman year at the University of Minnesota
Personal: Majoring in psychology. Attended De Pere High School. Four-time WIAA Division 1 State Qualifier in the pole vault. Took second as freshman and then finished in third place the next three years. Personal prep records were 12 feet 3 inches in pole vault, 16.19 seconds in 100 hurdles and 16-6 in long jump. Enjoys water sports, skiing and hiking. Birthdate is Feb. 8, 2001.
