Name: Kate Dodds
Hometown: Ambler, PA
Place of Birth: Norristown, PA
Date of Birth: 06.18.93
High School: Ambler Upper Dublin
Alma Mater:  Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 
Graduation Date: Dec, 2015
Major: Psychology
College Coach: Bernie Empie

Honors & Highlights
  • NCAA DII Cross Country All American 2014
  • NCAA DII All American 2015 Outdoor Track & Field
  • 3rd place at 2015 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championship in 10,000
  • Runner-up at NCAA DII Region Cross Country Championships 2015
  • 2 time All Region in Cross Country
  • 2014 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Outdoor Champion at 10,000 meters
  • 2014 PSAC Indoor Champion at 3,000 and 5,000
  • 2014-15 Capital One DII Academic All American
  • 2014 PSAC Athlete of the Year
  • 2014 PSAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Meet
Collegiate Personal Bests
3,000 m (indoor) - 9:52.10
5,000 m (track) - 16:53.93
10,000 m (track) - 34:52.26
6K XC - 20:41

Post Collegiate Bests
3,000m (indoor) - 9:49.36
5,000m (track) - 16:52.89
5K (road) - 17:08
8K (road)- 27:48
10K (road) - 34:49
​Kate Dodds joined the program in January of 2016 after a December '15 graduation from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. She brought NCAA DII All American honors in both cross country and track. She quickly improved her indoor track 3,000-meter personal best with a time of 9:49.36 in winning the UCS Invitational in Winston-Salem, NC. She then improved her outdoor 5,000-meter PB with a victory at the 49er Classic in Charlotte, NC with a time of 16:52.89. In the fall of 2016, she placed 18th at the USA Women's 10K road championships in Boston with a personal best of 34:49. She then ran her first 8K with an impressive time of 27:48 at the VCU Health 8K in Richmond, VA for ninth place. Maybe her most impressive performance was placing 31st at the 2016 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, FL, running 20:49 for the 6-kilometer course. Kate resigned from the program in October of 2017 to focus more on her personal life. ​Kate married teammate Frank DeVar, whom she met while a member of the program, in April of 2021. 

Performances

02.20.16
03.18.16
05.14.16
07.04.16
​08.20.16
​09.17.16
10.10.16
​11.12.16
​11.24.16
​12.10.16
​02.17.17
​04.22.17
UCS Invitational, Winston-Salem, NC
​49er Classic, Charlotte, NC
Governor's Cup, Columbia, SC
​Red, White & Blues Shoes, Greenville, SC
​Michelin Run, Greenville, SC
Dam Run, Irmo, SC
USA Women's 10K Champs (Tufts 10K), Boston, MA
VCU Health 8K, Richmond, VA
Abington YMCA Gobble Wobble, Abington, PA
USATF National Club XC Championships, Tallahassee, FL
​Tiger Tune Up, Clemson, SC
​TD Bank Reedy River Run, Greenville, SC
3,000 m (indoor)
​5,000 m (outdoor)
​5K (road)
​5K (road)
​5K (road)
​10K (road)
​10K (road)
​8K (road)
​5K (road)
​6K (XC)
3,000 m (indoor)
10K (road)
9:49.36
​16:52.89
​17:08
​17:25
​17:33
​36:24
​34:49
​27:48
​17:59
​20:49
​9:56.94
​37:06
1st
​1st
​4th
​2nd
​2nd
​3rd
​18th/22nd
​9th
​1st
​31st
​3rd
​5th