Katie Palmer

2008 | Freshman Year

Indoor:

• A 2008 All-American, being named to the ustfccca.com First Team in the distance medley relay
• Finished first in the 800m (2:10.61) at the Big 12 vs Mountain West Conference Challenge
• Finished eighth in the 800m (2:10.29) at the New Balance Invitational
• Took third in the 800m (2:12.39) at the Mountain West Conference Championships
• Placed fifth in the distance medley (11:10.96) at the NCAA Division I Championships

Outdoor:

• Placed fourth in the 800m (2:10.73) and fifth in the 4x400 relay (3:50.08) at the Arizona State Invitational
• Competed in the 1500m (4:28.20) at the Stanford Invitational
• Finished seventh in the 800m (2:08.72) at the Mt. SAC Relays
• Ended the season with a first place finish in the 800m (2:06.70) at the MWC Championships

2009 | Sophomore Year

Indoor:

• Started off the year with a first place finish in the 800m at the Bengal Shootout with a time of 2:10.31
• Ran a provisional qualifying time of 2:05.96 in the 800m at the Washington Indoor Invitational, good enough for first
• Ran on the second place distance medley team (11:06.55) at the UW Indoor Invitational
• Placed second in the 800m at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational (2:05.90)
• Finished second in both the 800m (2:10.28) and 1 mile run (5:14.46) at the Mountain West Indoor Championships
• Part of the distance medley relay team that placed third at the Indoor National Championships (10:56.73)

Outdoor:

• Began outdoor season with a second place finish in the 800m at the Stanford Invitational (2:05.56)
• Followed that with a first place finish at the Sun Angel Track Classic in the 1500m (4:16.44)
• Finished 4th in the 800m at the Mt. Sac. Relays (2:03.26)
• Earned a second place finish at the MWC Outdoor Championships in the 800m (2:10.47) to go along with first place finishes in both the 1500m (4:30.58) and 4x400m (3:36.56)
• Finished the season with a sixth place finish at the West Regional in the 1500m (4:24.66)

2010 | Junior Year

Indoor:

• Did not compete

Outdoor:

• Ran the 1500m at the Stanford Invitational, finishing tenth in 4:29.04
• Placed first in the 1500m steeplechase (5:01.53) at the BYU Cougar Invitational
• Placed fifth at the Mt. Sac Relays in the 800m (2:08.48)
• Finished second in the 1500m (4:31.80) and sixth in the 800m (2:10.36) at the MWC Outdoor Championships
• Competed at the NCAA West Preliminary, finishing the 1500m in 4:26.80 and placing 26th

2011 | Senior Year

Indoor (Junior Eligibility 2011):

• Opened the indoor season with a first place finish in the mile (4:52.86) at the Snake River Open
• Finished third in the 800m at the UW Invitational in 2:05.91
• Competed at the New Balance Invitational and placed second in the 800m (2:06.20) and was part of the second place finishing distance medley relay team (11:03.70)
• Won the mile at the MWC Indoor Championships in 4:51.73 and also finished sixth in the 800m in 2:14.31
• Ended indoor season with a ninth place finish at the NCAA Championships in the 800m (2:06.49)

Indoor (Senior Eligibility 2012): 

• Earned All-America honors for a third place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 800m (2:04.56) 
• Earned a second All-American award by anchoring the distance medley relay team to a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships. The team finished in 11:09.81 
• Ran the second-fastest 800m time in BYU history at the New Balance Invitational (2:03.79) 
• Nearly broke the BYU record in the mile with a new career best time of 4:39.76 at the MPSF Championships. The time ranks second in BYU history
• Part of the record-setting 4x800m team at the New Balance Invitational. The team finished the relay in 8:37.97, nearly twenty seconds faster than the second place team and four seconds faster than the previous BYU record
• Placed no worse than third in every individual event (800m or mile) that she competed in during the 2012 indoor season

Outdoor (2011):

• Finished first at the Stanford Invitational in the 800m in 2:05.11
• Took third in the 1500m in 4:21.11 at the Sun Angel Classic
• Placed fourth in the 800m in 2:04.47 at the Mt. SAC Relays
• Won the 1500m at the MWC Outdoor Championships in 4:28.49
• Took ninth in the 800m in 2:07.06 at the NCAA West Preliminary to advance to the NCAA Championships
• Earned Second Team All-America honors for her performance in the 800m at the NCAA National Championships