College: Competed at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri, a NCAA Division II school … Majored in Finance and Spanish … Established school records in 800m indoors, as well as 3,000m, 4 x 400 relay, and distance medley relay outdoors … Career best marks include 2:07.25 (800m), 4:30.57 (1,500m), 4:54.43 (mile), and 9:48.76 (3,000m) from 2022 season along with 17:35.36 (5,000m) in 2019 …
(2022): Finished seventh in 800m (2:08.32) at NCAA Division II Championships … Won 800m title at GLVC Championships in career best of 2:07.25 and ran on third-place 4 x 400 relay … Posted career best times of 59.05 (400m) and 4:30.57 (1,500m) on same day to place third in both events at Central Missouri Mule Relays … Indoors, finished seventh in 800m at NCAA Division II Championships with a time of 2:10.09 after posting a 2:09.34 in prelims … Runner-up in 800m (2:13.53) at GLVC Indoor meet, while also running on runner-up distance medley relay and seventh-place 4 x 400 relay … Posted mile best of 4:54.43 to place sixth at Gorilla Classic … Won 3,000m in career best of 9:48.76 at Rumble in the Jungle Invitational … During 2021 cross country season, placed 18th at GLVC conference meet and finished 46th at Division II Midwest Region meet with a time of 21:54.1 over 6k course.
High School: 2017 graduate of New Covenant Academy in Springfield, Missouri … Coached by Mike Workman … Lettered four years in track and field, three years in cross country and four years in swimming … Member of three State championship teams (twice in track and field, once in cross country), and two State runner-up teams (cross country, track and field) … Senior season placed third in State cross country, then during track season at State meet placed second in 1,600m, third in 3,200m, and sixth in 800m … As a junior, State runner-up in cross country, placed fourth at State in 1,600m and 3,200m while running on winning 4 x 800 relay … In sophomore season earned All-State on winning 4 x 800 relay, finished seventh in State cross country … Earned All-State honors as a freshman on 4 x 800 relay … Seven time All-State in swimming … Has competed in club swimming for 12 years.
Personal: Katie Ann McCune was born October 31, 1998 in Springfield, Missouri … Daughter of Grant and Laura McClune … Has twin sister, Claire, and younger sister Anna … Mother was an All-American swimmer at Drury University … Relatives Molly Moore (Arkansas ’22) and Maggie Moore (Kansas ’26) compete in swimming … Majoring in Business Analytics with plans to follow an entrepreneurial path … Life ambition is helping people through sport and enjoy running after college … Favorite athlete is Allyson Felix … Person she most admires are her parents … Worked as a scuba diver during summer of 2022, also loves being outside and visiting national parks … Chose Arkansas for it’s great location, program and academics.
