Kara McCartney

Personal Bests
400 - 57.1
800 - 2:14.00
1500 - 4:43.59 
Mile - 5:11.1
5k - 17:45
10k - 37:39

Kara started running in the sixth grade, along with five other elementary students. Trained by their soon-to-be cross-country and track coach, the six girls ran across fields, ditches, and every other terrain in Iowa—even doing 100 meter sprints in the river.  That unconventional approach paid off in high school, as her team won three state titles in cross-country, and had two runner-up finishes in track.  At Drake University, Kara was Academic All Conference each of her four years, and All-Conference in the 800 her junior year. After her focus on short track distances in college, Kara has transitioned to the 1500 on the track, and has also shown great promise on the roads and cross country.  Kara lives in Washington, DC and works in marketing and advertising.