Paige Kouba

Paige Kouba (born January 8, 1994) is an American cross country and track athlete from Eugene, Oregon. Paige earned a 2016 NACAC U23 silver medal. As a long-distance runner she has been most successful in the steeplechase, earning National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) All-American honors in that event in 2016 after finishing 7th at Outdoor Nationals. She was a 2016 Olympic Trials qualifier, the 2016 Ivy League champion in the steeplechase, and was also a member of Harvard's winning DMR at the 2016 Ivy League indoor championships.

Paige Kouba

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1994-01-08) January 8, 1994 (age 30) Eugene, Oregon
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	3000 metres steeplechase
College team	Harvard Crimson
Club	Saucony
Turned pro	2016
Achievements and titles
Personal best	3000 m SC: 9:50.21
Medal record Representing the  United States NACAC Under-23 Championships 2016 El Salvador steeplechase

High school

As a freshman, Paige Kouba won the 2008 Northwest regional meet in the Nike Cross Nationals series, and was a four time state cross country finalist. As a senior, Kouba won the 2012 Outdoor track and field Oregon School Activities Association 6A title in 800 meters.^[1]

NCAA

Competing in the Ivy League (2012–16), Kouba ran cross country and track and field and was captain of the 2015-16 Harvard University team that won in the 2016 Ivy League outdoor championships at Princeton University. Kouba placed 7th in steeplechase at 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.^[2]

Professional

Paige Kouba signed with Saucony in July 2016 and debuted at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field).^[3][4] Kouba represented the US in steeplechase by earning a silver medal in a time of 10:38.84 at 2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics in El Salvador contributing to USA's 62 medals at this competition.^[5]

References

1. Paige Kouba TEAM: South Eugene HS, athletic.net, retrieved July 18, 2016
2. Paige Kouba TEAM: Harvard, NCAA DI, Heptagonals, Ivy League, NEICAAA, DI East, IC4A/ECAC, TFRRS, retrieved July 18, 2016
3. 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - 6/30/2016 to 7/10/2016 Eugene, Oregon Results, USATF, retrieved July 18, 2016
4. Goe, Ken (April 5, 2016). "South Eugene grad Paige Kouba qualifies for the Olympic Trials in the steeple: Oregon track & field rundown". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
5. North America Central America Caribbean (NACAC) - IX International Athletics Championships 2016 NACAC U23 - Technical Manual, NACAC, retrieved July 16, 2016

External links

• Paige Kouba at World Athletics