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Katie Casto
- Position:
- XC/Distance
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ga.
- High School:
- Brookstone School
Awards and Honors
GS President's List Spring 2026
Dean's List Fall 2025
Freshman (2025-26) – XC: Competed in all seven meets, including the SBC Championships and NCAA Regional • Posted a career-best of 18:51.7 at the Sand Shark Invitational. Indoor: Competed in four meets…Posted a 10:40.45 3K at the Jimmy Carnes Invite. Outdoor: Competed in five meets…Ran a 12:01.73 in the 3K steeplechase at the Electric City Invite, moving to No. 8 on the program’s all-time list…Recorded a personal-best 4:50.48 in the 1500 at the Spec Towns Invite…Clocked an 18:35.34 in the 5K to move into ninth on the program’s all-time list at the East Coast Relays.
High School: Competed for four years for coach Jonathan Flinn at Brookstone School • Earned eight varsity letters in cross country and track and field • GIAA All-Region Cross Country Team (2022–2024) and All-State Cross Country Team (2022–2024) • GIAA All-Region Track and Field Team (2023–2025) and All-State Track and Field Team (2023–2025) • Three-time All Chattahoochee Valley Cross Country First Team (2022–2024) and three-time All Chattahoochee Valley Track and Field First Team (2023–2025) • Nike Outdoor Track Nationals Qualifier (2024, 2025) • Member of the 2022 and 2023 GIAA AAA Cross Country State Championship teams and the 2024 GIAA AAA Track and Field State Championship team • Helped Brookstone to runner-up finishes at the 2024 GIAA AAA Cross Country State Championships and 2025 GIAA AAA Track and Field State Championships • 2024 Ledger-Enquirer Player of the Week nominee • Senior season personal bests: 2:25 (800m), 5:18 (1600m), 11:32 (3200m), 7:23 (2000m steeplechase)
Personal: Born Kathryn May Casto on May 24, 2007, in Columbus, Ga...Daughter of Mark and Kristi Casto...Has one sister Kimmell...Father, Mark, played baseball at Western Carolina.
Major: Exercise Science
GS President's List Spring 2026
Dean's List Fall 2025
Freshman (2025-26) – XC: Competed in all seven meets, including the SBC Championships and NCAA Regional • Posted a career-best of 18:51.7 at the Sand Shark Invitational. Indoor: Competed in four meets…Posted a 10:40.45 3K at the Jimmy Carnes Invite. Outdoor: Competed in five meets…Ran a 12:01.73 in the 3K steeplechase at the Electric City Invite, moving to No. 8 on the program’s all-time list…Recorded a personal-best 4:50.48 in the 1500 at the Spec Towns Invite…Clocked an 18:35.34 in the 5K to move into ninth on the program’s all-time list at the East Coast Relays.
High School: Competed for four years for coach Jonathan Flinn at Brookstone School • Earned eight varsity letters in cross country and track and field • GIAA All-Region Cross Country Team (2022–2024) and All-State Cross Country Team (2022–2024) • GIAA All-Region Track and Field Team (2023–2025) and All-State Track and Field Team (2023–2025) • Three-time All Chattahoochee Valley Cross Country First Team (2022–2024) and three-time All Chattahoochee Valley Track and Field First Team (2023–2025) • Nike Outdoor Track Nationals Qualifier (2024, 2025) • Member of the 2022 and 2023 GIAA AAA Cross Country State Championship teams and the 2024 GIAA AAA Track and Field State Championship team • Helped Brookstone to runner-up finishes at the 2024 GIAA AAA Cross Country State Championships and 2025 GIAA AAA Track and Field State Championships • 2024 Ledger-Enquirer Player of the Week nominee • Senior season personal bests: 2:25 (800m), 5:18 (1600m), 11:32 (3200m), 7:23 (2000m steeplechase)
Personal: Born Kathryn May Casto on May 24, 2007, in Columbus, Ga...Daughter of Mark and Kristi Casto...Has one sister Kimmell...Father, Mark, played baseball at Western Carolina.
Major: Exercise Science
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